Veuve Clicquot Vintage 2008 Sainsburys

The first in nearly 50 years to contain a proportion of oak aged wine veuve clicquot vintage brut 2008 is deep lively and well structured with a high concentration of pinot noir the 2008 vintage reflects that year s ideal growing and harvesting conditions.

Veuve clicquot vintage 2008 sainsburys. Assembling 35 chardonnay 5 meunier and 60 pinot noir the 2008 vintage brut is one of the rare vintage champagnes of veuve clicquot ponsardin and it follows the earlier releases of 1999 2004 and 2012. New to this 2008 vintage. What fascinated him at lambrays was winemaker thierry brouin s consummate talent in capturing from the red iron rich soil a wonderfully bright character in the wine so fresh rich yet elegant density and delicacy in magical harmony. The quality of this harvest was exceptional with great potential for aging naturally then 2008 was declared a veuve clicquot vintage the third in the decade following 2002 and 2004 and the house s 65th since its first vintage of 1810.

Go to shop eton vintners. Disgorged in march 2015 with eight grams dosage the bright colored 2008 has a. In 1810 madame clicquot invented the first vintage champagne in 2008 veuve clicquot declared the 65th vintage of the maison. Grapes from as many as 50 to 60 different crus go into the blending of brut yellow label and the chef de caves draws on priceless reserve wines to achieve the total consistency of quality and taste.

Case of 12 btls. Free uk delivery over 200 no ship to us ca ru tr no africa mid east. The harvests grouped together throughout champagne took place between mid september and early october in perfect weather. The veuve clicquot 2008 is vc chef de caves dominique demarville s first solo vintage.

Grapes 34 chardonnay 5 pinot meunier 61 pinot noir pinot nero 5 meunier. In order to buy products from us and check out of the website you need to enable cookies in your web browser before using the site. As with every veuve clicquot champagne pinot noir dominates 61 and provides the structure that is so typically veuve clicquot followed by chardonnay 34 that adds finesse and elegance essential in a perfectly balanced wine and then meunier 5 that rounds out. Veuve clicquot vintage 2008 type sparkling colour white country france region champagne sweetness dry closure natural cork alcohol 12 00 body medium.

2008 veuve clicquot gold label reserve brut champagne. Veuve clicquot yellow label is the ultimate reflection of the superb vineyards and consistent nature of the house style. For example we can use the cookie to recognise you and complete your username or email address and securely retrieve your shopping details if you move to different parts of the sainsbury s website. 2008 veuve clicquot vintage brut future arrival 414 00 69 00 750ml.

The quality of the 2008 harvest was exceptional with great potential for ageing.