Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Cave Privée Vintage Brut Champagne Blend

9.454 ratings
9.514 pro ratings
Champagne, France
Champagne Blend
Squash & Root Vegetables, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cake & Cream, Soft Cheese, Hard Cheese, Salads & Greens, Salami & Prosciutto, Pork, Fish, Chicken, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Nuts & Seeds, Fruit & Berries, Beans & Peas, Exotic Spices, Turkey, Pungent Cheese, Shellfish, Oyster
Top Notes For
Severn Goodwin

🎇🎉New Year's Eve 2020🎉🎇
❤️🍾Cheers to the Delectable Community🥂❤️

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
(Nelson Mandela)

Amount disgorged: 16,388 bottles in October 2008 - Dosage: 4g/l (No Reserve Wine)

Winery Notes:
"The 1990 Vintage is a blend of 17 different Crus, all classified as Grands and Premiers Crus.
Black grapes make up two thirds of the blend: 56% Pinot Noir, from the Montagne de Reims and the Grande Vallée de la Marne, and 11% Meunier, from the Premiers Crus in the west of the Montagne de Reims.
The blend is completed with 33% Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs and, to a lesser extent, from the Montagne de Reims."

🎇🎉New Year's Eve 2020🎉🎇
❤️🍾Cheers to the Delectable Community🥂❤️

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
(Nelson Mandela)

Amount disgorged: 16,388 bottles in October 2008 - Dosage: 4g/l (No Reserve Wine)

Winery Notes:
"The 1990 Vintage is a blend of 17 different Crus, all classified as Grands and Premiers Crus.
Black grapes make up two thirds of the blend: 56% Pinot Noir, from the Montagne de Reims and the Grande Vallée de la Marne, and 11% Meunier, from the Premiers Crus in the west of the Montagne de Reims.
The blend is completed with 33% Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs and, to a lesser extent, from the Montagne de Reims."

Dec 30th, 2020
Michael Scaffidi

Chef Sommelier Jean Georges

10

9 am tasting. Really impressive.

9 am tasting. Really impressive.

2 people found it helpfulOct 20th, 2014
Lewis Chester

1982 vintage. In magnum. Medium lemon hue with delicate bubbles. Roasted aromas, ripe citrus fruits, almond, smoke. Hints of roasted coffee beans Complex. On the palate, high acidity, medium body, medium alcohol and medium plus concentration. Very long and elegant whilst being surprisingly fresh and moreish. Hard to fault. Drink now until 2026+.

1982 vintage. In magnum. Medium lemon hue with delicate bubbles. Roasted aromas, ripe citrus fruits, almond, smoke. Hints of roasted coffee beans Complex. On the palate, high acidity, medium body, medium alcohol and medium plus concentration. Very long and elegant whilst being surprisingly fresh and moreish. Hard to fault. Drink now until 2026+.

1 person found it helpfulNov 4th, 2016
Sam O'Brien

Cave privee, 1990, disgorged in 2008. 16000 bottles. Glorious champagne, why don't we cellar more champange??

Cave privee, 1990, disgorged in 2008. 16000 bottles. Glorious champagne, why don't we cellar more champange??

1 person found it helpfulJun 20th, 2014
Christopher Bates

Master Sommelier, Owner/Winemaker Element Winery

9.5

Stunning.

Stunning.

Nov 12th, 2016
Greg Koslosky

Glorius in magnum!

Glorius in magnum!

Dec 27th, 2015
Greg Koslosky

Another stunning VC . Aromas of ripe apple , baking spices, caramel. Incredible depth and powerful on the palate from this ripe vintage .

Another stunning VC . Aromas of ripe apple , baking spices, caramel. Incredible depth and powerful on the palate from this ripe vintage .

Oct 17th, 2015
Matthew Marcino

Incredible

Incredible

Oct 2nd, 2015
Greg Koslosky

Beautiful depth complexity brioche nuts fig ripe apple .

Beautiful depth complexity brioche nuts fig ripe apple .

Sep 27th, 2015
Christopher Bates

Master Sommelier, Owner/Winemaker Element Winery

9.6

Delicious, youthful nose, palate bright at first, then maturing.

Delicious, youthful nose, palate bright at first, then maturing.

Aug 13th, 2015