jj buckley and bollinger questions

My first experience with this retailer. I bought a few bottles of NV Bollinger online this week. The shipping was prompt and the bottles arrived in good shape. On the back is a sticker that lists an importer but also a note that says “acquired from a private cellar.” Shouldn’t this have been indicated pre sale; on the website?

Is this typical for them? Should I be concerned about provenance? How old could this NV be?

I sent an email 24 hours ago but haven’t heard anything. The phone menu leaves me perplexed.

sounds like grey market to me

is there an importer label along with a traditional back label in French?

I was under the impression that JJB buys private collections too. Some of what I’ve bought has the “acquired from a private cellar” sticker too, without any indication online.

There is a traditional label in French. But also a slapped on sticky. Someone named kirkcrest imports.

isn’t JJ Buckley = WineCommune? Seeing that label on it doesn’t surprise me at all

How would one know that JJ Buckley = WineCommune? There is zero indication if you go to the JJ Buckley site, which looks like any other internet wine retailer with a physical presence. I think if you’re going to sell consigned wine it should be obvious. No?

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I ordered the same but did not notice a note on the sticker. Do they come in a red box with 100 anniversary on it? There should be a code on the label. I think the date of disgorgement is a 2 digit number following the first letter. I would be curious as to how old these are. Mine are in storage. Sounds like I should dig them out and check.

Yup, 99% sure its grey market.

JJ Buckley was born out of WineCommune, if I recall correctly… owned by the same company.

+1 Terlato Wines markets Bollinger in the US. Kirkcrest? You got me.

FWIW

https://www.ttbonline.gov/colasonline/viewColaDetails.do?action=publicDisplaySearchBasic&ttbid=11297001000427

https://www.ttbonline.gov/colasonline/viewColaDetails.do?action=publicFormDisplay&ttbid=11297001000427

As stated they came from Wine Commune. I have bought a bunch of their wines and many with the label from a private cellar so no different then Hart Davis or Chicago Wine Co. The bonus of buying from Buckley is when I do get the rare corked bottle they stand behind the product alike Chicago Wine, Premier Cru, etc.

+1, why not just open one? I am pertty sure this is a grey market bottle a la PC.