Veuve Clicquot Vintage 2015 In Veuve Box (75cl)

Veuve Clicquot Vintage 2015 In Veuve Box (75cl)

Introduction:
In 1810, Madame Clicquot invented the first Vintage Champagne, in 2015 Veuve Clicquot declared the 66th vintage of the Maison.
 
With grapes exclusively from Grands and Premiers Crus, Pinot Noir dominates the blend (51%) and provides the structure that is so typically Clicquot, followed by Chardonnay (34%) that adds finesse and elegance essential in a perfectly balanced wine, and then Meunier (15%) that rounds out the blend. The uniqueness of the Vintage 2015 lies in the addition of 11% of wines aged in large wooden casks (foudres), bringing strength and aromatic intensity. The cask-aged wines act as spices to the blend, bringing very lightly woody, vanilla and toasted aromas.
 
Tasting Notes:
To the eye, a bright yellow colour with refined gold hints. Aromas of candied citrus, roasted pears, green hazelnuts and almonds.
 
On the palate, the attack is fresh and frank. Then appear the first aromas of fruits with mirabelle tart, candied citrus and roasted pears notes. Finally, refreshing notes of green hazelnuts and almonds arise.
 
Dosage 8 g/l
 
Food Pairing:
Veal, crawfish, smoked scallops
 
Background Information:
In 1772, Philippe Clicquot founded a wine-making business under the name Clicquot. In 1798, his son François, who had taken over the family enterprise, married Barbe Nicole Ponsardin. At the time of François' death in 1805, the young 27-year-old widow decided to continue her husband's legacy. A woman of vision, she became the driving force behind the prestige and success of the brand, which in 1810 was renamed Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin.

Ever in pursuit of excellence and innovation, in 1816 Madame Clicquot invented the riddling table with the aim of obtaining clarified champagnes of unrivalled quality. She became known by her contemporaries as the "Grand Dame of Champagne", in recognition of her audacity and determination. Row by row, Madame Clicquot used her skills to develop an exceptional wine-growing territory, consisting of515 hectares in the heart of the Champagne region's finest vineyard estates.

Today, both in France and abroad, the Veuve Clicquot brand continues to embody the values held dear by Madame Clicquot: modernity and audacity blended together with an emphasis on quality and expertise that are second to none.

Made only in exceptional years, this wine is a blend of Grands and Premier Crus, and all harvested in the same year. The strength due to two-thirds of black grapes is balanced by finesse and eleganceof the remaining third of Chardonnay.
 
Veuve Clicquot Vintage made its appearance in 1810. The following year in 1811 after a comet crossed the Champagne sky this vintage became known as the "Year of the Comet".