Rose Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Smoked salmon, seared duck breast, fresh red berry tart
✨ Technical Specifications
In 1818, Madame Clicquot revolutionized the Champagne world by creating the very first blended Rosé Champagne, breaking away from the traditional method of using elderberry-based coloring. She chose instead to blend some of her finest still red wines from the Bouzy region with her classic white sparkling base. Today, Veuve Clicquot Rosé Brut continues this legacy. It is crafted by adding about 12% of still red wine, sourced from specially selected black grape parcels, to the traditional Yellow Label blend. This meticulous process ensures a harmonious balance of structure and elegance, showcasing the house's signature Pinot Noir dominance alongside the freshness of Chardonnay and the roundness of Meunier. The wine is aged for a minimum of three years on its lees in the historic chalk cellars (crayères) of Reims, resulting in a beautifully structured, copper-toned champagne with aromas of fresh red fruits, brioche, and dried fruits.
🍾 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 50-55%, Chardonnay 28-33%, Meunier 15-20% (blended with approximately 12% still red wine)
🍷 ABV
12.5%