Gold Label
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
pan-seared scallops, roasted duck breast, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
In 1810, Madame Clicquot made history by creating the very first recorded vintage Champagne, a revolutionary concept in a region defined by multi-vintage blending. Today, the Veuve Clicquot Vintage—famously recognized by its distinctive 'Gold Label'—continues this legacy, declared only in years of exceptional harvest quality. Reflecting the house's signature style, the blend is anchored by a dominant proportion of Pinot Noir, which provides a robust structure, power, and vinous depth. This is elegantly balanced by the finesse of Chardonnay and the round fruitiness of Pinot Meunier. Sourced primarily from prestigious Grand and Premier Cru vineyards, the wine undergoes prolonged aging on its lees in the house's historic chalk cellars, resulting in a complex, texturally rich masterpiece defined by notes of toasted brioche, candied citrus, 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, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
🍷 ABV
12.5%