Carte Or
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Historically designated as 'Carte Or' (Gold Label), this bottling represents Veuve Clicquot's celebrated Vintage Brut, a style pioneered by Madame Clicquot when she created the region's first recorded vintage champagne in 1810. Sourced from exceptional Grand and Premier Cru vineyards, this cuvée is produced only in years of outstanding quality. The wine is defined by the house's signature Pinot Noir dominance, which provides a powerful structure and vinous depth, beautifully balanced by the elegance of Chardonnay and the roundness of Pinot Meunier. Extended aging in the house's historic chalk crayères imparts a complex character of toasted brioche, dried fruits, and refined minerality.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1772 by Philippe Clicquot, Maison Veuve Clicquot attained legendary status under the stewardship of Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, who was widowed in 1805. Madame Clicquot pioneered landmark innovations, creating the first recorded vintage Champagne in 1810, developing the riddling table (pupitre) in 1816, and formulating the modern blended rosé Champagne method in 1818. Today owned by LVMH, the house oversees roughly 390 hectares of estate vineyards—dominated by Grand and Premier Cru parcels across the Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs, and Vallée de la Marne—all certified under Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE 3) and Viticulture Durable en Champagne (VDC). Under Cellar Master Didier Mariotti, the winemaking philosophy remains anchored in Pinot Noir, imparting structure, breadth, and vinous intensity. Masterful reserve-wine blending and extended maturation inside Reims' UNESCO-listed Gallo-Roman chalk crayères define benchmark cuvées such as Yellow Label Brut, Extra Brut Extra Old, and the prestigious vintage cuvée, La Grande Dame.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir (approx. 50-60%), Chardonnay (approx. 30-35%), Pinot Meunier (approx. 10-15%)
🍷 ABV
12%