Ponsardin Brut Royal Wedding Cuvee
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pheasant, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Comte cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Veuve Clicquot's Ponsardin Brut Royal Wedding Cuvee represents a prestigious chapter in the historic Champagne house's relationship with British royalty. Most famously associated with the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, for which the house provided a specially disgorged 1973 vintage, these rare commemorative bottlings celebrate monumental royal events. Embodying the classic, structured style of Veuve Clicquot, this cuvee relies heavily on the strength and complexity of Pinot Noir sourced from historic Grand and Premier Cru vineyards, complemented by the elegance of Chardonnay. Aged extensively on its lees to develop rich autolytic notes of toasted brioche, honey, and ripe stone fruits, it stands as a testament to Madame Clicquot's enduring legacy of innovation and prestige.
🍾 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
🍷 ABV
12%