Product Overview
The non-vintage Veuve Clicquot Extra Brut Extra Old (#2) is the second blending of this special cuvée. Extra Brut Extra Old 2 is a complex, nuanced blend of eight of the House's prestigious reserve wines - 1990, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012, aged for a minimum of five years. Pinot Noir dominates the blend (45%) and provides the structure that is so typically Clicquot, followed by Chardonnay (27%) that adds finesse and elegance essential in a perfectly balanced wine, and then Meunier (28%) that rounds out the blend. With notes of ripe fruits and frangipane, it pairs nicely with smoked meat, lobster risotto, fois gras, and dry aged cheeses. The aging potential is more than 15 years.
Varietal Composition: 45% Pinot Noir, 28% Pinot Meunier, 27% Chardonnay
Appellation: Champagne AOC
Dosage: 3 g/L
92 Points - Wine Spectator
"A harmonious version in a firm, finely knit style, with a creamy mousse and a subtle range of toasted almond, baked pear and preserved lemon flavors underscored by minerally salt and chalk notes. Disgorged November 2018. Drink now through 2025." -AN, 12/15/20
92 Points - Wine Enthusiast
"A new approach for this producer, this Champagne is almost dry and has also had six years' aging before release. The result is a taut, nervy and well-structured wine that is wonderfully crisp. Great acidity and citrus flavors add to the effect. Drink now." -RV, 12/31/19
91 Points - Wine Advocate
"One of the most interesting wines in the Veuve Cliquot portfolio is the NV Extra-Brut Extra Old, a blend of reserve wines from 2010 back to 1988—though the latter only represents some 2% of the assemblage—that spent three years in foudre before tirage, followed by three years sur lattes before disgorgement. Opening in the glass with a complex bouquet of toasted nuts, candied peel, orchard fruit, peach and smoke, it's medium to full-bodied, rich and saline, with a textural profile, lively acids and a long finish." -WK, 4/30/20
