In the glass
Aroma: vanilla, red apple, toasty notes, white fruit
Palate: rounded fruit, fresh, fluffy texture, sweetly fruity
The famous yellow-label brut: a soft, youthful, fruity nose of vanilla and red apple with a toasty overtone, the palate fresh, rounded and approachable.
What it pairs with
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Croque monsieur
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Fresh acidity cuts the toasted ham and cheese. -
Fried chicken
Bubbles and fruit scrub fried crust clean. -
Oeuf mayonnaise
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Rounded fruit refreshes the creamy egg.
History
Veuve Clicquot registered its distinctive yellow label in 1877; the Pinot-led brut has been the house signature, built on a high proportion of reserve wines for consistency.
- 1877 — Distinctive yellow label registered as a trademark
Facts
- Producer
- Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
- Classification
- AOC Champagne
- Oak
- Stainless steel; high Pinot Noir proportion and substantial reserve wines
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 45 to 60 at retail
- Drinking window
- now to 6 from release
- First vintage
- 1877
Scores
- Wine Spectator 90