Veuve Clicquot Brut NV Champagne Methuselah 600clVeuve Clicquot yellow label Brut is a luxury full bodied, rich, but restrained in style. It represents 95% of sales for the house which is now part of the LMVH group, producing 11 million bottles per year. The house was founded in the eighteenth century, and driven successfully forward by the young widow owner as innovator and developer of the new markets, a pioneer against a backdrop of challenges of military aggression and blockades which she

threatened frosts but none appeared

sun-drenched soils give the wine a dry yet fruity character

background forest floor and cedar

Well-judged acidity cuts through quite a dense and grippy final half

elegant nose on pear

There is a pleasing crescendo in the mouth driven by that Merlot content and it finishes with some swagger

which has a rich and taut power to it

19% merlot and 5% cabernet franc

A wine of real character

In the west around Lake Garda

Just a hint of bottle maturity adds complexity

Perfumes and beautiful