BOLLINGER R.D. 50th ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION CABINET

50 Years of James Bond: The Auction (On Line)

28 September - 8 October 2012, Online

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BOLLINGER R.D. 50th ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION CABINET

Bollinger Champagne RD 1952 in the James Bond 007 Museum Sweden, Nybro. One of the most exclusive Bollniger Champagne from the house keller in Ay outsid Reims in France.

Bollinger Champagne RD 1952 in the James Bond 007 Museum Sweden, Nybro. One of the most exclusive Bollniger Champagne from the house keller in Ay outsid Reims in France.

BOLLINGER R.D. 50th ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION CABINET
A limited edition cabinet with twelve vintages of Bollinger R.D. Champagne
Cabinet number 7 of 12 produced in order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this famous cuvée; featuring six vintage and disgorgement date-stamped drawers each holding two vintages of Bollinger R.D. and a leaflet explaining vintage and champagne information
Bollinger R.D.
--Vintage 1952(1)
--Vintage 1959(1)
--Vintage 1961(1)
--Vintage 1966(1)
--Vintage 1976(1)
--Vintage 1979(1)
--Vintage 1985(1)
--Vintage 1988(1)
--Vintage 1990(1)
--Vintage 1995(1)
--Vintage 1996(1)
--Vintage 1997(1)
Twelve 75 cls bottles. Back labels state "R.D. 50th ANNIVERSARY - LIMITED EDITION" and includes disgorgement date and cépage blend and proportion of Grand Cru and Premier Cru wines. All disgorged on 7th March 2011, except for the 1952 vintage that was disgorged in March 1969. All bottles excellent appearance with new labels and capsules; excellent levels. Light sediment in the 1952 vintage (12)

This limited edition cabinet was gifted to James Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli by Bollinger after filming Quantum of Solace.

The literary James Bond first encounters Bollinger in the book Diamonds Are Forever, when Tiffany Case sends a quarter-bottle to his cabin on the Queen Elizabeth. The relationship between Bollinger and the Bond productions began when the producers sought a wine to match Bond's impeccable taste and refined personality. They chose Champagne Bollinger, long acknowledged as one of the world's finest Champagnes and it has remained a Bond favourite even as the torch has passed from Roger Moore to Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.