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
Veuve Clicquot blev grundlagt i Reims i 1772 af Philippe Clicquot, men opnåede for alvor global berømmelse under Madame Clicquots visionære lederskab. Den legendariske »Grande Dame de la Champagne« overtog huset i 1805 og revolutionerede branchen med skelsættende nyskabelser som opfindelsen af pultrebrættet (la table de remuage) og fremstillingen af den første blendede rosé-champagne. Huset har dermed sat et uudsletteligt præg på den moderne mousserende vinhistorie. Med rødder i Champagnes fornemste terroirs dyrker ejendommen en Pinot Noir-domineret stil, der forener strukturel styrke og fylde med en rank og vedvarende friskhed. I dag hører champagnehuset under LVMH-gruppen og er verdenskendt for sin ikoniske Yellow Label Brut samt prestigeserier som La Grande Dame og de eksklusive årgangsvine i Cave Privée-serien.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir 50-55%, Chardonnay 28-33%, Meunier 15-20%
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
12%