World Wine Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut

Champagne, France Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut, with its signature yellow label, is without a doubt our single most requested gift Champagne. This label has earned its reputation for being "best in class." The matriarch of the brand, Madame Clicquot (1777-1866) was one of the first businesswomen of the modern era. When her husband died, she took over his small Champagne house, a widow ("veuve") at the age of 27. She made important technological innovations (including the invention of riddling) and led the house to world renown. She is perhaps most famous for sending a secret shipment of her Champagne to Russia in 1814, in defiance of Napoleon s blockade! Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut (Yellow Label) is gold in color, crisp and dry, with a fine, persistent sparkle. It is a classically styled blend of two-thirds black grapes (Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier) for body, balanced with one-third Chardonnay for elegance. Its complex nose of apple, citrus and caramel is followed by rich flavors of citrus, hazelnut