Veuve Clicquot Vintage Rosé 2012

Vintage Rosé 2012 is the expression of a prodigious harvest, despite an extremely challenging climate.

In 1810, Madame Clicquot invented the first Vintage Champagne, in 2012 Veuve Clicquot declared the 66th vintage of the Maison. With grapes exclusively from Grands and Premiers Crus, Pinot Noir dominates the blend (51%) and provides the structure that is so typically Clicquot, followed by Chardonnay (34%) that adds finesse and elegance essential in a perfectly balanced wine, and then Meunier (15%) that rounds out the blend. The uniqueness of the Vintage 2012 lies in the addition of 11% of wines aged in large wooden casks (foudres), bringing strength and aromatic intensity. The cask-aged wines act as spices to the blend, bringing very lightly woody, vanilla and toasted aromas.

ROBE

Deep rose color, copper hues

AROMA

Red fruit and wild strawberry, noble tannins and saffron, pastry and almond

FOOD PAIRING

• lobster
• abalone
• duck
• langoustine