Vintage Reserve
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Seared scallops, roasted poultry with wild mushrooms, and aged Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
In 1810, Madame Clicquot, the legendary 'Grande Dame of Champagne,' broke with tradition to create the region's first recorded vintage Champagne, a bold move that forever changed the sparkling wine world. Veuve Clicquot's Vintage Reserve pays homage to this pioneering spirit. Sourced predominantly from prestigious Grand and Premier Cru vineyards across the Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs, and the Marne Valley, this cuvée is anchored by the house's signature grape, Pinot Noir, which imparts structure, power, and vinous depth. Chardonnay contributes elegance and mineral precision, while a touch of Meunier adds supple fruitiness. Aged for several years on its lees in the house's historic chalk crayères, the wine develops complex aromas of toasted brioche, dried fruits, and refined minerality, reflecting both the unique character of a single harvest and the enduring legacy of the yellow label.
🍾 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