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I've been given a bottle of champagne that Mr Google reveals to cost £80. I can't bring myself to drink it and would prefer the money. How would I go about selling it? Or will it get more valuable if I keep it for a few years? It's a 2004 Bollinger La Grand Annee.
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Any wine buffs on here? on 10:44 - Jun 28 with 1732 views
Champagne isnt really a wine that keeps for many years to be honest. So not worth going to a wine merchant or seller or whatever. I have some wine investments but none of them are champagne and as far as I know Champs is basically a wine to drink. Not sure exact length of time you get but def not worth keeping till we win the league (assuming he means PL anywhoo)
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Any wine buffs on here? on 12:04 - Jun 28 with 1637 views
Any wine buffs on here? on 10:51 - Jun 28 by TGRRRSSS
Champagne isnt really a wine that keeps for many years to be honest. So not worth going to a wine merchant or seller or whatever. I have some wine investments but none of them are champagne and as far as I know Champs is basically a wine to drink. Not sure exact length of time you get but def not worth keeping till we win the league (assuming he means PL anywhoo)
2004 is a good year, that's why Bollinger declared the vintage, however the ex cellar ex vat price is closer to £35 to £60 from a dealer. The wine will change, although only sommelier or wine expert who drink that year over the coming years will know how well it is drinking at any particular point. Vintage Champagnes are a specialist market and provenance is very important. It's value could drop very quickly! It's very unlikely you can get £80 for your bottle right now. I'd find a reason to drink it, give it away, swap it, book dinner in a nice restaurant and pay corkage to make the night/lunch an event. To sell it to get the highest price will attract a sellers fee, cash discount, etc, etc, find away to realise it's value in another way or just drink it in bed with a beautiful woman, your wife, (maybe the same person ) somebody elses wife, Good Luck!
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Any wine buffs on here? on 12:26 - Jun 28 with 1609 views
Any wine buffs on here? on 12:04 - Jun 28 by stansleftfoot
2004 is a good year, that's why Bollinger declared the vintage, however the ex cellar ex vat price is closer to £35 to £60 from a dealer. The wine will change, although only sommelier or wine expert who drink that year over the coming years will know how well it is drinking at any particular point. Vintage Champagnes are a specialist market and provenance is very important. It's value could drop very quickly! It's very unlikely you can get £80 for your bottle right now. I'd find a reason to drink it, give it away, swap it, book dinner in a nice restaurant and pay corkage to make the night/lunch an event. To sell it to get the highest price will attract a sellers fee, cash discount, etc, etc, find away to realise it's value in another way or just drink it in bed with a beautiful woman, your wife, (maybe the same person ) somebody elses wife, Good Luck!
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Yes stansleftfoot is entirely correct.
Champagnes vary an awful lot but most will a) not improve significantly over time b) will therefore not increase in value. Moreover, dealers always take at least 10% and often find some reason to take more.
So agree - Find an excuse to drink it! Nice restaurant is a good idea - say it's your birthday or something.
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Any wine buffs on here? on 12:42 - Jun 28 with 1589 views
A single bottle at this kind of value isn't of interest to the trade, so your only chance would be to sell it privately and you'd get £50 at most. I'd give you £40 for it (I paid less when Sainsburys had it on offer 18 months ago).
The 2004 probably needs another few years before it shows well. I don't where people are getting the idea that Champagne doesn't age! Quality vintage Champagne (and Bollinger is quality) lasts for decades and will certainly increase in value, often significantly, though storage is an important factor. Whether it improves after a certain point is a matter of taste, but for sure a lot of the more well known luxury brands (eg Cristal and Dom) are drunk years before maturity, complete waste of money (mind you, people who blow big money drinking immature wines deserve it!)
I'd keep it in a cool place for a couple of years and drink it when we get promoted in 2016 or 2017.
Any wine buffs on here? on 12:42 - Jun 28 by kensalriser
A single bottle at this kind of value isn't of interest to the trade, so your only chance would be to sell it privately and you'd get £50 at most. I'd give you £40 for it (I paid less when Sainsburys had it on offer 18 months ago).
The 2004 probably needs another few years before it shows well. I don't where people are getting the idea that Champagne doesn't age! Quality vintage Champagne (and Bollinger is quality) lasts for decades and will certainly increase in value, often significantly, though storage is an important factor. Whether it improves after a certain point is a matter of taste, but for sure a lot of the more well known luxury brands (eg Cristal and Dom) are drunk years before maturity, complete waste of money (mind you, people who blow big money drinking immature wines deserve it!)
I'd keep it in a cool place for a couple of years and drink it when we get promoted in 2016 or 2017.
Thanks Kensalriser (and everyone else) for your wise and knowledgeable advice, Is "a cool place" the fridge, or will that be too cold for it?
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Any wine buffs on here? on 17:05 - Jun 28 with 1457 views
Any wine buffs on here? on 16:57 - Jun 28 by GloryHunter
Thanks Kensalriser (and everyone else) for your wise and knowledgeable advice, Is "a cool place" the fridge, or will that be too cold for it?
Kendalriser is right. Good champagne does get better with age. Moët had quite a few hundred bottles in their cellar that were 1911 Vintage, which they opened in 2011. It turned out they were so good they started selling crates of them at around £60,000 a pop.
A fridge is probably too cold. You want to store it at around 10 - 15c if you can and lie it on its side.
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Any wine buffs on here? on 18:23 - Jun 28 with 1396 views
Kendalriser is right. Good champagne does get better with age. Moët had quite a few hundred bottles in their cellar that were 1911 Vintage, which they opened in 2011. It turned out they were so good they started selling crates of them at around £60,000 a pop.
A fridge is probably too cold. You want to store it at around 10 - 15c if you can and lie it on its side.
A fridge will kill it. Splace away from either extreme of heat or cold - corner cupboard in kitchen if you don't have attic or cellar
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Any wine buffs on here? on 21:26 - Jun 28 with 1305 views
Sorry to jump on board but I have a bottle of Dom Perrignon(spelling) from the year 2000 vintage. It has been stored in it's display box on its side in my cupboard since I received it as a gift 5 years ago, is it worth anything?
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Any wine buffs on here? on 11:30 - Jun 29 with 1149 views
Any wine buffs on here? on 18:23 - Jun 28 by johann28
A fridge will kill it. Splace away from either extreme of heat or cold - corner cupboard in kitchen if you don't have attic or cellar
Again, thanks to everyone for the advice. I'm afraid expensive wine is wasted on me - this was a gift from a society for a talk I gave - I wish they'd given me 100 bottles of Stella instead.
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Any wine buffs on here? on 11:39 - Jun 29 with 1139 views
My brother is a wine merchant so I've been lucky enough to try several of the great Bordeaux reds. Swap your bubbles for some claret my son. You'll be glad you did.
Strangely, Mrs Sheen and I had our joint 50th Birthday party last night and were given a 2003 Dom Perignon and a 2004 Moet. Thanks for the advice about keeping it, but I doubt either will make it through next weekend.
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Any wine buffs on here? on 22:03 - Jun 29 with 933 views
Any wine buffs on here? on 20:58 - Jun 29 by MrSheen
Strangely, Mrs Sheen and I had our joint 50th Birthday party last night and were given a 2003 Dom Perignon and a 2004 Moet. Thanks for the advice about keeping it, but I doubt either will make it through next weekend.
Congratulations to you both. And that's exactly what you're meant to do with it!
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Any wine buffs on here? on 22:58 - Jun 29 with 901 views
Any wine buffs on here? on 11:30 - Jun 29 by GloryHunter
Again, thanks to everyone for the advice. I'm afraid expensive wine is wasted on me - this was a gift from a society for a talk I gave - I wish they'd given me 100 bottles of Stella instead.
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