Extra Brut Extra Old 3
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2033
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea scallops, aged Comte cheese, and roasted pheasant or guinea fowl.
✨ Technical Specifications
Veuve Clicquot's Extra Brut Extra Old 3 represents the pinnacle of the house's blending expertise, a concept deeply rooted in the legacy of Madame Clicquot, who revolutionized Champagne production in the 19th century. This unique cuvee is crafted entirely from the house's prestigious collection of reserve wines, drawing from select vintages chosen for their complexity and structure. Dominated by Pinot Noir for strength and structure, complemented by Chardonnay for elegance and Meunier for roundness, the wines are aged on their lees for several years before receiving a minimal dosage of just 3 grams per liter. This low dosage allows the intense depth, mineral tension, and toasted brioche notes of the historic reserve wines to shine through with absolute purity.
🍾 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, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier