Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label Champagne Review

Consistently wonderful champagne!

Reference material: Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin is a champagne house in Reims, France and a brand of champagne, easily recognized by its distinctive bright yellow bottle labels. Founded in 1772 by Philippe Clicquot-Muiron, Veuve Clicquot (pronounced vuhv klee-KOH) played an important role in establishing champagne as the beverage of choice of European nobility and the wealthy bourgeoisie. Situated in Reims, Veuve Clicquot has been part of the Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy group of luxury brands since 1987. Among those with champagne tastes, the brand of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin is considered among the very best.  It has been building its fine reputation with the drinking classes since before the French Revolution.

The champagne: A firm, structured wine, which reveals substance and great finesse.
Pale in color, with a strong influence of red fruit in the aromas, this is blended to a rich style. The texture is plush, the fruit sweet yet balanced by a robust architecture so it finishes clean. A generous wine for apertifs or to serve with roast fish.