Extra Brut Extra Old
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Ready to drink upon release, but will continue to develop complexity and depth over 10 to 15 years.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Pan-seared scallops, roasted veal, aged Comt cheese
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Veuve Clicquot's Extra Brut Extra Old is an innovative, ultra-premium multi-vintage cuv e that pays homage to the house's legendary library of reserve wines. Created by blending exceptionally rare reserve vintages—historically spanning years like 1988 to 2010—this champagne represents the absolute essence of the signature Yellow Label, isolated and magnified. The reserve wines are aged on their lees in vats for a minimum of three years before blending, and once bottled, the cuv e undergoes an additional three years of cellar aging. With a minimal dosage of around 3 grams per liter, this Extra Brut expression showcases incredible purity, mineral tension, and a complex, creamy texture. It is a testament to Madame Clicquot's pioneering spirit, offering a deep, historical journey through the house's finest cool-cellar reserves.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1772 by Philippe Clicquot and famously steered to global renown by his visionary daughter-in-law Madame Clicquot from 1805, Veuve Clicquot is a historic Champagne house based in Reims, France. Celebrated for pioneering the riddling table in 1816 to clarify sparkling wine, the house maintains an uncompromising commitment to quality, drawing from exceptional Grand and Premier Cru vineyards. Their production philosophy centers on Pinot Noir dominance, which imparts structure and strength to their signature Yellow Label Brut, elegant Rosé expressions, and the prestigious cuvée La Grande Dame.