{"product_id":"veuve-clicquot-brut-03049614222245","title":"Champagne Veuve Clicquot - Brut","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMadame Clicquot was born in Reims in 1777. As the daughter of Baron Nicolas Ponsardin, her social standing allowed her to obtain an excellent education, founded upon the traditional morals and values of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1798 she married François Clicquot, son to the founder of the Maison Clicquot. François shared his passion and knowledge for champagne creation and distribution with his young wife. It was because she had spent this time at his side that Madame Clicquot was able to take the reins of the family house after the untimely death of François in 1805 at the age of 30.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an era when women were excluded from the business world, she dared to assume the head of the company, a role she undertook with passion and determination. Madame Clicquot’s character might be summarized with two words: audacious and intelligent.  She would seize each new opportunity that arose, willing to take risks, and as such she was able to expand her business to all four corners of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUncompromising when it came to the quality of her wines, she perfected new techniques of production. She invented the “table de remuage” (riddling table) to clarify champagne, and innovated the very first blend of rosé champagne. Within just a few years she made her name into a brand of excellence, a name today renowned throughout the world. Even then, her peers recognized her formidable contributions, and referred to her as the “Grande Dame” of Champagne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe modern day \u003cstrong\u003eMaison of Veuve Clicquot\u003c\/strong\u003e possesses one of the finest champagne vineyards, both in terms of its size and the quality of its vines. Its 390 hectares are divided between 12 of the 17 Grands Crus, and between 20 of the 44 Premiers Crus that constitute the entire Champagne region.  This exceptional heritage was built up over the centuries, founded upon the parcels first established by the founder, and added to by subsequent vineyard directors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile 25% of the vineyards in Champagne are classified as Grand or Premier Crus, 95% of the \u003cstrong\u003eMaison of Veuve Clicquot\u003c\/strong\u003e vines receive such a classification. This land is farmed with care, with no herbicides being used since 2018, only applying organic fertilizers, planting grass between vineyard rows, and trimming under the vines instead of applying pesticides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaison of Veuve Clicquot\u003c\/strong\u003e employs the highest standards in wine production: manual harvest, gentle pressing of the grapes by individual variety and cru, use of natural yeasts for fermentation, followed by malolactic fermentation. The \u003cem\u003evins clairs\u003c\/em\u003e are tasted and classified for blending, with good years resulting in the segregation of some of these \u003cem\u003evins clairs\u003c\/em\u003e for the production of vintage champagne. Dosing liquor is added for a second in-the-bottle fermentation. The wine is aged in the bottles in their underground cellars, and then riddled after the maturation is complete (a process invented by Madame Clicquot). Cold disgorgement takes place, and very little dosage is added (10 g\/l for the Brut Carte Jaune).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vessel Liquor Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44285372170419,"sku":"03049614222245","price":85.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/1229\/2787\/files\/563338.jpg?v=1749233502","url":"https:\/\/vesselliquor.com\/products\/veuve-clicquot-brut-03049614222245","provider":"Vessel Liquor Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}