Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin RICH RESERVE Vintage Champagne from France, Champagne by Veuve Clicquot (12 x 75 cl)
Region:
France, Champagne
Producer:
Veuve Clicquot
Product ID:
56083
VeuveClicquot Ponsardin WHITE LABEL Demi-Sec Non Vintage Champagne
Description: Continuity of style is all-important to VeuveClicquot, and it is displayed year after year in VeuveClicquot Demi-Sec. Like Brut Yellow Label, Demi-Sec is a blend of several good years, but behind its white label is a very different wine, sweeter yet equally mature and balanced. Demi-Sec is a Champagne blended from wines of several good years, each one made of the grapes of VeuveClicquot's legendary Premiers and Grands Crus. The blend comprises about 56% Pinot Noir, about 28% Chardonnay and about 16% Pinot Meunier. The glorious sweetness of Demi-Sec derives from a weighty dosage of sugar mixed with reserve wine. This is added during dégorgement, after the second fermentation, producing a more soft and supple balance but always retaining the freshness so essential in a sweet wine. The wine is bright and clear, a rich yellow colour with golden shades, with a persistent and delightful sparkle. On the nose it is rich and intense, dominated by nutty, spicy aromas- almonds, nougat, honey and ginger. It is of course sweet on the palate, but this is a refreshing sweetness, not in the least cloying. The taste is well balanced, reminiscent of plums and dried fruits. This finish is both soft and very smooth.
VeuveClicquot Ponsardin YELLOW LABEL Brut Non Vintage Champagne
Description: Ultimately, the reputation of a great Champagne house is based in its skill in blending a consistently fine flagship wine, rather than the vintage Champagnes, which follow exceptional weather. In Champagne, the style of a House is always more significant than the style of a single year, so the re-known of VeuveClicquot is measured by the ongoing performance of Yellow Label. It is the sturdiness of Pinot Noir, which gives the Yellow Label its classical structure, with a touch of Pinot Meunier to add roundness. Chardonnay brings a certain elegance and finesse, essential for the harmony and balance of the wine. Grapes from as many as 60 different vineyards go to the blending of Yellow Label. Traditionally, the proportion of each grape variety used is 55% Pinot Noir, 15% Pinot Meunier and 30% Chardonnay. These figures vary slightly from year to year according to conditions. The blender has to achieve the total consistency of taste, colour and bouquet which makes Yellow Label so immediately recognisable, so utterly reliable. He will draw on priceless Reserve wines for the blend: from 25% to 35%, sometimes 40%. Each of these older wines, perhaps 8 years old, is kept separately to preserve the unique qualities of the vineyard and the vintage. First, Yellow Label looks beautiful: golden yellow, with a foaming necklace of tiny bubbles. Next, it is so pleasing to the nose; initially reminiscent of white fruits and raisins, then of vanilla, and later of biscuits. Note the fine balance between the younger, 'fruity' wines and the older 'toasty' wines, which made up the final assembly. The first sip delivers all the freshness and forcefulness so typical of Yellow Label, with a symphony of fruit taste following on. Here is a true member of the Brut family: powerful, well structured, admirably vinous. The lingering aromas echo and re-echo, with each fruit or spice note distinct. VeuveClicquot Yellow Label manages to reconcile two opposing factors (3 x 1.5 Litres) Price: £207.72
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VeuveClicquot Ponsardin VINTAGE BRUT Champagne
Description: VintageReserve is made from a blend of around twenty Premiers and Grands Crus. The cépage is dominated by the power of the Pinot Noir , making this a perfect expression of the house style. Full and rich, it displays fresh citrus and yellow plum fruits with subtle nuances of hazelnut and honey. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £302.09
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VeuveClicquot Ponsardin YELLOW LABEL Brut Non Vintage Champagne
Description: Ultimately, the reputation of a great Champagne house is based in its skill in blending a consistently fine flagship wine, rather than the vintage Champagnes, which follow exceptional weather. In Champagne, the style of a House is always more significant than the style of a single year, so the re-known of VeuveClicquot is measured by the ongoing performance of Yellow Label. It is the sturdiness of Pinot Noir, which gives the Yellow Label its classical structure, with a touch of Pinot Meunier to add roundness. Chardonnay brings a certain elegance and finesse, essential for the harmony and balance of the wine. Grapes from as many as 60 different vineyards go to the blending of Yellow Label. Traditionally, the proportion of each grape variety used is 55% Pinot Noir, 15% Pinot Meunier and 30% Chardonnay. These figures vary slightly from year to year according to conditions. The blender has to achieve the total consistency of taste, colour and bouquet which makes Yellow Label so immediately recognisable, so utterly reliable. He will draw on priceless Reserve wines for the blend: from 25% to 35%, sometimes 40%. Each of these older wines, perhaps 8 years old, is kept separately to preserve the unique qualities of the vineyard and the vintage. First, Yellow Label looks beautiful: golden yellow, with a foaming necklace of tiny bubbles. Next, it is so pleasing to the nose; initially reminiscent of white fruits and raisins, then of vanilla, and later of biscuits. Note the fine balance between the younger, 'fruity' wines and the older 'toasty' wines, which made up the final assembly. The first sip delivers all the freshness and forcefulness so typical of Yellow Label, with a symphony of fruit taste following on. Here is a true member of the Brut family: powerful, well structured, admirably vinous. The lingering aromas echo and re-echo, with each fruit or spice note distinct. VeuveClicquot Yellow Label manages to reconcile two opposing factors (6 x 75 cl) Price: £203.01
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VeuveClicquot Ponsardin VINTAGE BRUT Champagne
Description: The VintageReserve 1996 shows a beautiful deep gold colour, with slight green hues. The sparkle is lively and persistent. The nose is expressive and complex. The first impression is of citrus, yellow fruit together with subtle dry fruit aromas and spices . In the mouth, it is very full and well structured, and for its age, still dominated by freshness, truly representative of the 96 vintage. Richness and intensity are wonderfully associated. The remarkable balance means that this champagne will keep (12 x 37.5 cl) Price: £308.21
VeuveClicquot Ponsardin VINTAGE ROSE Champagne
Description: The Rose Reserve has an attractive, rosy tint, with deep, gold-bronze reflections. Effervescence is lively and persistent. The wine is very expressive on the nose, with notes of red fruits followed by notes of minerals and violets. This expresses perfectly all the graciousness of the Pinot Noir. In the mouth the attack, in complete harmony with the nose, is energetic and open with strong notes of subtly, crisp fruits (6 x 75 cl) Price: £307.03
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VeuveClicquot Ponsardin VINTAGERESERVE Brut Champagne
Description: Fuller in style than the yellow label. 67% Pinot Noir and 33% Chardonnay, all from Premier Cru vineyards. Only made in the best years when the quality reaches the demanding standards set by this great house. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £326.16
VeuveClicquot Ponsardin VINTAGERESERVE Brut Champagne
Description: THE CUVÉE This Vintage is made up from twenty villages all classified as Premiers or Grands Crus. They are located in the Côte des Blancs and the Montagne de Reims regions.The dominance and power comes from the Pinot Noir, which represents 57% of the b (6 x 75 cl) Price: £332.97
