Bollinger is one of the few pinot noir dominant Champagnes that hits my sweet spot, whether it’s their NV Special Cuvee or La Grande Annee.
I finally was able to pull the trigger on a purchase yesterday and was surprised at how ‘cheap’ the 2002 La Grande Annee was, pretty much at every retailer. It’s not uncommon to find it for sub-$100, a price I haven’t seen for any recent vintage.
Does anyone have a sense of why it’s widely available for such a great price?
I didn’t know this, but might have to go pick some up! The '95 GA is one of the best Champagnes I have ever enjoyed
Yeah it’s not like 1 or 2 shops have great pricing, it’s coast to coast. Maybe someone will blow it out for like $65 over the holidays.
That would be fantastic! Sign me up.
I bought Grand Annee last year as a gift for a couple of clients. It was $79.99 on Wine.com for a while, with free shipping. Made me VERY happy.
Yep - let’s not complain. I bought a bunch of the 2002 for bascially $80/bottle.
The G.A. Rosé (which I also really love) has gotten pricey.
How cheap have you seen it? I see it at under $100…$99.99. 
Big labels like this don’t tend to get ‘blown out’ in these parts.
As far as I can tell, its price point is more or less where it has always been: Somewhat less than 2x the Special Cuvée and about 1/2 of the RD. Or if you compare to others, it has been something like 2/3 to 3/4 the price of Dom Perignon.
And since when is $80 or $100 cheap?
Oh please, David. It’s “cheap” relative to MSRP, not generally speaking. Generally speaking, a $22 bottle of riesling is expensive if you look at what most people pay for a bottle of wine. If someone tried to sell you a brand new Carrera for $55,000 the first thing you would ask is, “why is it so cheap?” although we can both agree that $55,000 is not “cheap” when used in a general sense.
I hadn’t consulted my charts comparing all historic tete de cuvee pricing but it struck me as a good deal 
. YMMV (and does lol).
You missed the quotes around cheap . Relative to what’s in the bottle, especially versus other tete de cuvees - and from what I’ve seen in terms of pricing for the 97 and 00 vintages, of course.
Perhaps, but I bought the 1990 for $39.99. Not enough of course, but that was the going rate at the time.
Sadly all gone.
Wow. I was a freshman in high school in 1990, wish my dad was into wine.
I’m with Cris, I think that’s normal pricing for the wine, most recent vintages I’ve seen for about $100. I think pricing went up to that with the '97 iirc. '96 was something like $70 or $80. So $99 is what I’d expect. I have seen places ask more for some vintages, but always thought those places were high.
Cheers,
-Robert
Wine-searcher shows that there are plenty that have it in the $95-99 range, but also plenty more in the $115-140 range, including some stores that usually have competitive pricing.
Aren’t you a freshman in high school NOW? ![[cheers.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/0ff9bfcdb0964982cd3240b6159868fbdf215b1a.gif "cheers"){kind=small}
Bollinger Grande Annee over $70 is a recent phenomenon - it only started with the 97 vintage when they went up to $100 and sales actually increased. Since then, the price has hovered around $100 with some places going up to $140 and some as low as $80. Over in the UK, it can actually be found for around $70 still. I wouldn’t ask too many questions as the 2002 is the best Grande Annee since the 1990 in my book.
As for the Rose, some offers went out early on the 2002 that were at $100 as well. Now that was a real steal.
It’s cheap if you just started following it. Like an $80 CNP.
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I’m a junior.