CLICQUOT MAKES CHANGES WITH LATEST VINTAGE RELEASE - Veuve Goes Back to the Wood
The new vintage comes from the 2008 harvest, and differs from the previous release (which was from the 2004 vintage) for three main reasons: firstly, it is the first vintage at Veuve Clicquot to be made by cellar master Dominique Demarville, who arrived at the house in 2006 from Champagne Mumm; secondly, it is the first vintage since the 60s to use wooden ferme...
“Veuve Clicquot is a wine that is always dominated by the structure, aromas and body of Pinot Noir.” For this it is necessary to thank the energetic Nicole-Barbe Clicquot (1777–1866), née Ponsardin, better known as Veuve Clicquot. Demarville speaks of this Grande Dame of Champagne with reverence. “In the 19th century success came to those champagne houses that had excellent vineyards and a worldwide distribution,” explains Demarville. In that ...
Beginning with the Bouzy vineyards that originally belonged to founder Philippe Clicquot, subsequent generations - and more particularly Madame Clicquot - gradually built up the Veuve Clicquot property through determination, intuition and acumen to make it one of the foremost vineyards in all of Champagne.
The Veuve Clicquot vineyards cover 393 hectares of land belonging to Veuve Clicquot to supply grapes to the House. It spreads over the v...
Who was the first to think of using the old quarries to stock champagne bottles? Although it is difficult to say, Veuve Clicquot did take advantage of the opportunity to increase cellaring space for its wines. In 1909, the House bought some magnificent chalk cellars, located on the Saint-Nicaise hills, which today enjoy new life as ageing cellars.
A labyrinth of shadow and light, pale walls scored by the marks of their creators, these chal...
A great non-vintage champagne is a pleasure to drink, harmonious in aromas and seamless in structure. At best, it delivers an illusion of easiness from the winemaker’s side. However, an immense amount of thought and effort goes into constructing these perfected cuvées. We talked to Dominique Demarville, the nose of Veuve Clicquot and the creative hand of Yellow Label.
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Champagne is essentially a cuvée of numeroust origins (...
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