Vintage Réserve 2008

The Vintage Réserve 2008 from Veuve Clicquot is made exclusively from wines from Grand Cru and Premier Cru sites. In Champagne, 2008 is regarded as a year of tight acidity and good ageing capacity. The cuvée combines power with finesse and shows a pronounced vinosity, in other words clearly more wine than mere fruit.

That makes it versatile: it works as a first-class aperitif just as well as with a whole menu, for instance with white meat, fish or shellfish. Serve it at 10 to 12 °C in a large white wine glass so the structure has room to show. It is supplied in a wooden box, included in the price, which makes it a fitting gift for lovers of mature champagne.