Winery:  Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Region:  Champagne – Reims France     

Bottle: 75cl                                                       

Grape Varieties: 56% Pinot Noir, 15- 20% Pinot Meunier and 28 - 33% Chardonnay

Type:  Sparkling Wine Brut Non-Vintage

Alcohol Content:  12%

Serving Temperature:  6º - 8º C

Production:   The non-vintage Brut with its unmistakable yellow labels is a signature of Veuve Clicquot’s quality and style that maintains every year thanks to the collection of reserve wines that contains, a blend of 30 to 45% reserve wines aged up to 20 years for more intensity, with grapes from as many as 50-60 different Crus. Its ripe red fruits and spice flavours shaped by the predominance of the Pinot Noir in the blend is a true signature which reveals the strength of the wine, the Chardonnay (28-33%) adds elegance and finesse, and the small touch of Pinot Meunier (15-20%) to round out the blend. The ageing is in the Cellars called “Crayères” minimum of 3 years, which will give that silkiness. The result is strength and silkiness in perfect balance with aromatic intensity and lots of freshness harmoniously matched.

Veuve-Clicquot is the giant of the champagne industry and getting bigger. Actually, they belong to the LVMH Group a world leader in luxury and success. Veuve Clicquot owns one of the largest vineyards in Champagne. This beautiful estate was the achievement of the widow Clicquot and shows her great talent and instinct of entrepreneurship, as the vineyards can be found evenly spread across the best and classic wine-growing districts, comprising large numbers of grands crus on the Cote des Blancs and also some on the Montagne de Reims.

Note:  Ideal to be enjoyed through-out the whole meal from the aperitif to the dessert.  Enjoy it now or can be enjoyed after many years when stored with care.