Extra Brut Extra Old 4
⏳ Drikkevindue
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Fresh oysters on the half shell, pan-seared sea scallops, or aged Comté cheese.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Veuve Clicquot's Extra Brut Extra Old 4 represents the ultimate expression of the house's blending heritage, drawing from their legendary library of reserve wines. This unique multi-vintage cuvée is crafted exclusively from prestigious reserve years, selected for their complexity and freshness. The blend primarily features Pinot Noir for structure, complemented by Chardonnay for elegance and Meunier for roundness. Madame Clicquot, the 'Grande Dame of Champagne' who revolutionized the region with the invention of the riddling table, championed the use of reserve wines to ensure consistency. For this cuvée, the wines are aged on their lees in vats for several years before undergoing a second prolonged aging period in the bottle after disgorgement. With a very low dosage, this wine showcases a pure, mineral-driven expression of Champagne's chalky terroir, balanced by rich, autolytic notes of toasted brioche, ripe citrus, and candied fruits.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Maison Veuve Clicquot blev grundlagt i 1772 af Philippe Clicquot, men opnåede for alvor sin legendariske status under Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, som blev enke i 1805. Madame Clicquot stod bag en række skelsættende nyskabelser; hun skabte den første dokumenterede årgangschampagne i 1810, opfandt pulten til reolling (pupitre) i 1816 og udviklede i 1818 metoden til fremstilling af moderne blended rosé-champagne. Huset, der i dag er en del af LVMH, råder over cirka 390 hektar egne vinmarker, hvor Grand og Premier Cru-parceller dominerer i Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs og Vallée de la Marne – samtlige certificeret under Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE 3) og Viticulture Durable en Champagne (VDC). Under kældermester Didier Mariotti er vinhusets stil fortsat forankret i Pinot Noir, som tilfører struktur, fylde og vinøs intensitet. En mesterlig beherskelse af reservevine og langvarig lagring i de UNESCO-fredede, gallo-romerske kalkkældre (crayères) under Reims kendetegner husets ikoniske cuvéer, herunder Yellow Label Brut, Extra Brut Extra Old og den prestigefyldte årgangscuvée, La Grande Dame.
🍇 Druer
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier