Champagne Veuve Clicquot – Rose – NV

Description

PRODUCER NOTE:
Founded in 1772, Veuve Clicquot is among the most prestigious Champagne Houses. Its extensive holdings, many originally purchased by Madame Clicquot, stretch throughout the top-rated areas of the Champagne region and are exceptional in size and quality. As in Madame Clicquot’s day, bottles age in the House’s vast, vaulted cellars in Reims, portions of which were constructed some 2,000 years ago by the Romans. The remarkable Madame Clicquot (1777-1866) is considered one of the first business-women of the modern era. Widowed in 1805 at the age of 27, Madame Veuve Clicquot (born Ponsardin) defied every convention of the day to take the helm of her late husband’s small Champagne House. She personally supervised cellar activities and introduced innovative production techniques still used today. Champagne Veuve Clicquot is known internationally for its classically styled and fullbodied Champagne. The motto of the house is: ‘Only one quality, the finest.’

VINEYARD:
Meticulous care is devoted to tending Veuve Clicquot vines. The champagne house is actively committed to protect the environment and the health and safety of its winegrowers, practicing sustainable viticulture. A single hectare of vines requires between 380 and 420 hours of work per year, including working the soil, pruning, binding, and disease control. The grapes must be harvested when they are perfectly ripe, when the balance between sugar and acidity is just right. The precious fruit is taken to presses, where it is crushed to create a liquid known as must. Veuve Clicquot is able to cover 40% of its grape supply requirements, and has six press houses.

WINEMAKING:
Blended rosé following the traditional method invented by Veuve Clicquot. TastingNote Deeply coloured, with a complex, refined fragrance combined with great structure and a remarkably long finish.

GRAPE:
Pinot Noir 55%, Chardonnay 30%, Pinot Meunier 15%.

COUNTRY:
France

REGION:
Champagne

SUB-REGION:
Champagne