Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label NV Champagne

Appearance

Clear, light straw yellow with tiny persistent bubbles.

Aroma

Fresh yeasty green apple skin opening up to buttery tarte tatin and tart gooseberry.

Taste

Slight sweetness balanced by clean acidity. Well integrated, ripe fruit (honey dew melon), nuts and delicate orange blossom honey.

Aftertaste

Biscuity honey finish with a lingering sweetness.

Diffordsguide rating

4.5/5

It is so pleasing to the nose: initially reminiscent of white fruits and raisins, then of vanilla and later of brioche. Note the fine balance between the fruity aromas coming from the grape varieties and the toasty aromas following the ageing in the bottle.

The first sip delivers all the freshness and forcefulness so typical of Yellow Label with a symphony of fruit tastes following on. Here is a true member of the powerful Brut family, well structured, admirably vinous. The lingering aromas echo and re-echo, with each fruit or spice note distinct.