Veuve Clicquot & Artisan Chocolate Hamper BBQ and the wine spends fourteen

and the wine spends fourteen months in French oak - a measured amount

where Cabernet has long been king

There's enough weight to feel generous

drawn from the estate's older vines high on the region's stony moorland - shallow

The glass is hand-wash only

Veuve Clicquot & Artisan Chocolate Hamper BBQ and the wine spends fourteenYou don't need much introduction to Veuve Clicquot. It's one of the most recognised names in Champagne, and the Yellow Label is the wine that built the reputation: Pinot Noir dominant, which gives it the structure and depth the house is known for, rounded with a little Meunier and lifted by Chardonnay. Up to 45% reserve wines go into the blend Veuve keeps a library of around 400, some aged thirty years which is what keeps the style so consistent