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This is a new wine from Champagne Veuve Clicquot, called Extra Brut Extra Old. With a dosage of 3 g\/l this is the first release of an extra brut from this house (with the exception of some of the very limited Cave Priv\u00e9e<\/a> releases). It contains six different vintages of reserve wines (1988-2010), aged for 3 years on the lees. It has a lower pressure than most Champagnes (4.5 bars versus 6 bars) which makes the fizz less assertive. The blend is 47% Pinot Noir and then equal parts Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay. RRP is \u00a369 and initial stockists will be Jeroboams, Selfridges and Harrods in the UK.<\/p>\n Champagne Veuve Clicquot Extra Brut Extra Old NV France<\/strong>
\nDisgorged 06\/16. There’s lovely precision to this wine. It’s bright and citrussy, but there’s also some pear and peach richness, a touch of red cherry, a hint of cream and subtle toast. All blends together with lovely finesse. It’s tight and fruit focused, but it also has some savoury maturity in the background. I love the contrasts here, with high acidity and linearity, complemented by the notes of maturity. Really gastronomic and structural, this is quite serious and austere and is quite a contrast to the richness regular Veuve NV, although the family resemblance is there from the reserve wines, which feature quite prominently in the NV. 93\/100<\/p>\n