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ROSE VINTAGE

Veuve Clicquot Cave Privée Rose 1996

12.5% | 75CL

1-3 Business Days

€ 274,95

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France flag - Origin of Veuve Clicquot Cave Privée Rose 1996

France, Champagne

Product details

1996 was an unusual year in Champagne, marked by alternating periods of cool weather and heat, drought and humidity. After a gentle, sunny start to the year, gray skies and freezing weather settled over the vineyards of Champagne. Spring frosts covered the region in March and May, but once again they spared our vineyards. Conversely, a record-breaking heat wave hit in April, with temperatures rising as high as 26°C on certain days. The blend of this vintage is based on rigorously selected grapes from around twenty Premier and Grand Cru villages. As usual, Pinot Noir dominates at 59%, followed by Chardonnay at 33%, and a hint of Meunier at 8% to finish the balance between the three grape varieties. Faithful to the method created by Madame Clicquot in 1818, we add 15% red wine to this white vintage blend.

Tasting notes

Crystallized fruit, candied quince, Violets, acacia, almonds, honey, nougat. Tension, complexity and substance generous palate, rich and structured.

94

Wine Spectator rating 94 for Veuve Clicquot Cave Privée Rose 1996

GRANDE DAME OF CHAMPAGNE

Barbe Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin was born in 1777, the daughter of a textile manufacturer in Reims, Champagne. Widowed at the age of only 27, she took control of her own destiny and became one of the first modern entrepreneurs. In an era when women were excluded from the business world, she dared to assume the head of the company founded by her father-in-law in 1772, a role she undertook with passion and determination. Her creativity and lust for innovation led to many firsts in Champagne: the first known vintage champagne; the invention of the riddling table; the first known blended rosé champagne. Three inventions that revolutionised champagne making and were widely adopted by producers, becoming the basis of modern champagne production. Madame Clicquot made her name into a brand of excellence and had it shine the world over. Her formidable contributions earned her the nickname of "La Grande Dame of Champagne".

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