Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Vintage Brut Champagne Blend

9.2495 ratings
9.184 pro ratings
Montagne de Reims, 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
Will Stanley

Tasted Dec 2024.

Zesty, uncomplicated champagne that fared well as a toast to the year that’s been.

Tasted Dec 2024.

Zesty, uncomplicated champagne that fared well as a toast to the year that’s been.

Jan 19th, 2025
Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.0

Lot of there there. Quite nice. 2015. Some age.

Lot of there there. Quite nice. 2015. Some age.

Dec 26th, 2024
Brian Boulden

Beautiful champagne and has aged gracefully. Lots of character and life. Love it

Beautiful champagne and has aged gracefully. Lots of character and life. Love it

Apr 9th, 2023
Sipping Fine Wine

Blend of 51% Pinot Noir, 34% Chardonnay and 15% Meunier, Golden straw color with aromas of stone and citrus fruits with notes of spice and nutty toast. On the palate flavors of ripe apple and pear with citrus tones and floral notes. Great balance, good bubble bead flow and mousse, lively acidity, long finish ending with crisp toasty mineral tones. A Fav!

Blend of 51% Pinot Noir, 34% Chardonnay and 15% Meunier, Golden straw color with aromas of stone and citrus fruits with notes of spice and nutty toast. On the palate flavors of ripe apple and pear with citrus tones and floral notes. Great balance, good bubble bead flow and mousse, lively acidity, long finish ending with crisp toasty mineral tones. A Fav!

Feb 1st, 2023
Bob McDonald

A Valentines Day tipple earlier this week. 61% Pinot Noir, 34% Chardonnay, 5% Pinot Meunière. Quite pale for a 2008 vintage with a fine bead. Initially yeasty aromas of a fresh bread shop. Citrus and toast on nose and palate. More a summer, racy, fresh crisp champagne than a heavy, hearty, rich Winter Champagne. Good but hoping for more from the 2008 vintage. No harm in drinking these now but still years to go in its vintage journey.

A Valentines Day tipple earlier this week. 61% Pinot Noir, 34% Chardonnay, 5% Pinot Meunière. Quite pale for a 2008 vintage with a fine bead. Initially yeasty aromas of a fresh bread shop. Citrus and toast on nose and palate. More a summer, racy, fresh crisp champagne than a heavy, hearty, rich Winter Champagne. Good but hoping for more from the 2008 vintage. No harm in drinking these now but still years to go in its vintage journey.

Feb 15th, 2022
Will Stanley

Enjoyable but I couldn’t find anything about this that wowed me. Will revisit in a few years.

Enjoyable but I couldn’t find anything about this that wowed me. Will revisit in a few years.

Jan 24th, 2022
Josh Morgenthau

Tight, almost imperceptible mousse until this hits the tongue and the bubbles fill your mouth. Really long acids, though the fruit feels a bit primary at this point. With more time will probably be drinking really nicely. Very vinous.

Night two and this is really beautiful!

Tight, almost imperceptible mousse until this hits the tongue and the bubbles fill your mouth. Really long acids, though the fruit feels a bit primary at this point. With more time will probably be drinking really nicely. Very vinous.

Night two and this is really beautiful!

Jan 7th, 2022
Tobin Trevarthen

Classic. Apple. Honeysuckle. Honeydew.

Classic. Apple. Honeysuckle. Honeydew.

Dec 24th, 2018
Lee Pitofsky

Golden apples, toasted brioche citrus and a bit of orange peel

Golden apples, toasted brioche citrus and a bit of orange peel

Apr 5th, 2018
Craig Haserot

Founder and Proprietor Sojourn Cellars

9.2

Tasty toasty

Tasty toasty

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