Bollinger, La Grande Annee 1996 sold at auction 31 times in the last five years, at a median of $267 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $244 and $295. The most recent sale was on October 19, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $280, across 49 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$267
31 sales · $244–295 middle half
Lowest retail now
$280
49 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 19
2026
Critic scores
96
Wine Advocate
93+
Vinous
93
Wine Spectator
97
Decanter
Bollinger, La Grande Annee, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1996 (2)
$281per 750ml incl. premium
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
1996 · Lot 1189 · Double Magnum
$225per 750ml incl. premium20% below retail
October 26 Online Auction - Week 44
1996 · Lot 45463
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Champagne
- Type
- White
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About Bollinger
Bollinger, the family-run Aÿ house, owns about 160 ha and builds its wines on Pinot Noir, fermented in oak barrels using mainly first-pressing juice. Special Cuvée blends 60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay and 15% Meunier, mostly from grand and premier crus and largely reserve wine, some kept 7–15 years in magnums; it ages twice the legal minimum, showing baked apple, brioche and walnut. La Grande Année is the barrel-vinified vintage and R.D. is a long lees-aged, recently disgorged vintage. The PN cuvées are blanc de noirs built on one lead cru such as Verzenay. Vieilles Vignes Françaises, from 31 ares of ungrafted, layered Pinot Noir in Aÿ, is rare and powerful.
- Region
- Champagne (Aÿ)
- Owner
- Société Jacques Bollinger (Bollinger family)
- Vineyards
- About 160 ha
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Meunier
- Wines
- Special Cuvée; Rosé; La Grande Année (and Rosé); R.D.; PN; Vieilles Vignes Françaises; La Côte aux Enfants
- Style
- Pinot Noir-led, barrel-fermented, long-aged Champagne
- Website
- https://www.champagne-bollinger.com
Sources: champagne-bollinger.com, Wikipedia