Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut champagne / 12.5% ​​/ 0.75l

The history of today's Veuve Clicquot began rather sadly - Madame Clicquot, wife of François Clicquot, the founder's son, was widowed at the age of 27 and took over the champagne house, which she then renamed to the name known to this day. Despite her young age, she developed her business with enthusiasm, regardless of the adversities of fate and finding solutions to maintain quality, but also taking care of the business. Her motto "Only one quality. The highest." Accompanies the champagne house to this day. She is credited with many innovations in champagne production, including rotating maturing bottles by ¼ turn, legal protection of the brand, ending with the invention of the first rosé champagne and vintage editions. "From today on, I drink nothing else" - said the Russian Tsar Alexander I when he tried this champagne in 1812, which was the best recommendation, in 1814 all of Russia and the rest of the world were delighted with the batch from 1811.

The final product Veuve Clicquot Brut is obtained by blending dozens of base wines of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier varieties, with the former dominating. The bottles are aged in chalk cellars under the city of Reims for 3 to 10 years to achieve the fullness of flavors and aromas. Veuve Clicquot is a lively and energetic champagne, suitable wherever there is a lot of emotion and joy. The wonderful composition honors many sports and cultural events. 

The yellow label of this champagne has been a sign of quality and fresh, full of emotion style of Veuve Clicquot for many years, which is blended annually from 50 to 60 wines from different plots with the addition of wines from reserves. It consists of Pinot Noir (50-55%), Chardonnay (28-30%) and Meunier (15-20%). Aged for at least 3 years. On the nose it is very energetic, lively, captivating with aromas of peach, mirabelle and pear, there are also accents of vanilla and brioche. On the palate it is silky, with delicate, fine effervescence. The finish is moderately long, with a lasting toasty note and a bit of fruit.

Perfect as an aperitif, chilled to a temperature of 8-10 degrees. It will go well with seafood, fish tartare, but also with slightly heavier dishes based on pasta with the addition of parmesan. Ageing potential is about 3 years.

Color : white

Aroma : pear, apples, citrus, peach, floral accents, vanilla

Taste: ripe fruit, baked pineapple, bread, croissant, sponge cake, honey, minerality

Finish: long, minerality, slight bitterness, honey, caramelized pear, toast