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Wine Description
The Story
At the turn of the 20th century, the phylloxera epidemic swept across Champagne, devastating nearly every vine in the region. To save the vineyards, growers were forced to replant using American rootstocks, which offered natural immunity to the destructive root-feeding pests.
However, two tiny, walled plots adjacent to Bollinger’s estate—Chaudes Terres and Clos St-Jacques—miraculously survived un-grafted. Together spanning a mere 0.36 hecta...
Vintage 1969
The 1969 Champagne harvest stands as an good, high-acid, and profoundly long-lived benchmark for vintage declarations across the Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs, and Vallée de la Marne. Following a cool, wet spring that severely restricted crop yields through coulure, the growing season was saved by an intensely hot, dry August and a sun-drenched, crisp September that pushed Chardonnay and Pinot Noir to high natural sugar levels while prese...
