NV Veuve Clicquot 'Yellow Label' Brut Champagne

$79.95
(Net Item - no discounts apply)

A true classic for a reason. You can count on this orange label to please a crowd with its richness, complexity, and lemon-buttery persistence. Citrusy and bready, with a judicious dosage to balance out the acidity. Succulent, delicious champagne!

The world-renowned Champagne house Veuve Clicquot was founded in 1772 by the son of a well-to-do French banking family. Ironically though, it was not Philippe, nor his son François whom would make theirs a household name, but François' widow [Veuve] Barbe Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin. At the tender young age of 27 (in 1805) she became one of the first business women in modern times. She would prove to be a great asset to the world of winemaking; marketing and selling wines as far as Russia, inventing the first riddling table to make her wines crystal clear and setting the tone of innovation at the house of Clicquot that prevails today. Honoring their motto, "Only one quality, the finest" they've employed a short lineage of merely 10 Cellar Masters through the ages in their quest to maintain the utmost quality and a style that is uniquely Clicquot.

Varietal:
Sparkling
Winemaker:
Jacques Peters
Vintage:
Non Vintage
Aging:
3 years
Country of Origin:
France
Appellation:
Champagne
Total Varietal Composition %:
50% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier, 30% Chardonnay
Alcohol %:
12.0%
Score Wine Spectator:
90
SKU #:
1024388
Size:
750 ml Bottle
 94
Decanter
Lemony richness on the nose, a struck match character that falls in with lemon vanilla note. Toffee apple allure on the palate with chalky coolness & savoury nutty finish.

JS92
James Suckling
Some oyster shell, berry biscuits, fresh strawberries and gently toasty brioche here. Lots to like. The palate is plump and flavorsome with plenty of berries and citrus intertwined. Good depth here. Grapefruit finish.

WS90
Wine Spectator
This is tightly knit and racy, with a spicy underpinning and a clean-cut mix of poached pear, grated ginger and pink grapefruit zest. An aperitif style, showing a crisp, lacy finish.