Ponsardin Brut
⏳ Drikkevindue
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Fresh oysters, roasted chicken, aged Parmesan cheese
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Veuve Clicquot's signature Brut Yellow Label, historically bearing the name of the house's matriarch as Ponsardin Brut, is the definitive ambassador of the house's style and heritage. Named in honor of Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin—the legendary 'Grande Dame of Champagne' who took the reins of the house in 1805 as a young widow—this cuvée embodies her demanding standard: 'only one quality, the finest.' The wine is celebrated for its striking yellow label, a design trademarked in 1877 to distinguish the dry ('brut') style from sweeter offerings of the era. Crafted with a dominant proportion of Pinot Noir, which provides the structure and strength characteristic of the house, it is balanced by the elegance of Chardonnay and the roundness of Meunier. To maintain absolute consistency year after year, the master blender incorporates a high proportion of priceless reserve wines (often 30% to 45%) spanning several older vintages. The wine is aged on its lees in the historic chalk crayères of Reims for a minimum of three years, resulting in a complex, toasty, and beautifully structured Champagne.
🍾 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 50-55%, Chardonnay 28-33%, Meunier 15-20%
🍷 ABV
12%