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Winery: Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
Region: Champagne
Variety: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
Vintage: NV

Your Wine Guy says:
A very good example of how non vintage Champagne should be made. The Veuve ‘Yellow Label’ NV is a bright, pale straw colour in the glass with fine, persistent bubbles. The nose is intense with combinations of lemon citrus, yeasty notes and biscuit characters in the background. The palate has a creamy texture, with remarkable concentration of flavour it is very well balanced, with long biscuity finish.
94 Points YWG

Critics say:

“Like Moet & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot is also owned by LVMH, but no-one would suggest this has led to any confusion between what are radically different styles. Most obviously, a few extra years of bottle-age for the Veuve allows the wine to add nuances of toast or biscuit. This bottle is halfway, so it seems, with lots of citrus and stone fruit, backed by good acidity, and a hint of toast.”
94 Points, James Halliday & Halliday’s Top 100 Wines

The winemaker says:

“Fine and persisting sparkle; complex and intense nose (apple, citrus fruit and caramel); dry full flavour balanced with elegance, crispness and a lingering spicy aftertaste. Veuve Clicquot's famous "Yellow Label" is a classic champagne representative of the Veuve Clicquot style. It is excellent with food and as an aperitif.” – Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Winery/Label Information:

A champagne House is eventually judged on the quality of its brut non vintage. It is in the making of such a wine that the true Art of Champagne blending reveals itself. This is an art in which the House of Veuve Clicquot excels. Our Brut Yellow Label reflects the superb vineyards we own and the consistent nature of our House style. The predominance of Pinot Noir provides the structure that is so typically Clicquot, while a touch of Pinot Meunier rounds out the blend. Chardonnay adds the elegance and finesse essential in a perfectly balanced wine.
Grapes from as many as 50 to 60 different Crus go to the blending of Brut Yellow Label. Traditionally, the proportion of each grape variety used is: · 50 to 55% Pinot Noir · 15 to 20% Pinot Meunier · 28 to 33% Chardonnay. These figures vary slightly from year to year according to conditions. The Cellar Master has to achieve the total consistency of taste, which makes Brut Yellow Label so immediately recognisable, so utterly reliable both in terms of quality, colour and bouquet. He will draw on priceless reserve wines for the blend: from 25 to 35%, sometimes as much as 40% to ensure the continuity of the House style. Each of these older wines - perhaps nine years old - is kept separately to preserve the unique qualities of the vineyard and the vintage. – Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
The art of blending a Non Vintage Champagne is an invaluable skill and provides the house with its recognised signature.

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