Yellow Label Brut Luminous
⏳ Drikkevindue
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Fresh oysters on the half shell, roasted chicken with light herbs, and aged Comté cheese.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut Luminous represents the iconic house style of one of Champagne's most legendary estates, presented in an innovative, light-up bottle designed for celebration. Founded in 1772, the house owes its global renown to Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin—the 'Grande Dame of Champagne'—who took the reins in 1805 as a young widow. Madame Clicquot revolutionized Champagne production by inventing the riddling table to clarify the wine and creating the first recorded blended Rosé. The Yellow Label Brut, first introduced in the late 19th century, is dominated by Pinot Noir (typically 50-55%), which provides structure and strength, balanced by the elegance of Chardonnay (28-33%) and the roundness of Pinot Meunier (15-20%). To ensure consistency across years, the blend incorporates up to 45% reserve wines, some aged up to nine years, before undergoing a minimum of three years of cellar aging on its lees. The result is a complex, rich Champagne with notes of yellow fruit, brioche, and vanilla, reflecting the historic terroir of the Champagne AOC.
🍾 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, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier