Veuve Clicquot has launched an innovative experiment of aging wine in cellars in the sea. This would be a 40 year experiment in order to understand the aging process better. Through the years, the bottles aged in the sea will be compared to those aged in standardized cellars.
The Veuve Clicquot Cave Privée is a selection of premium wines that, due to their renowned quality and remarkable aging potential, have been carefully guarded over decades, in the heart of Veuve Clicquot’s chalk cellars in Reims. On this occasion, an event was organized around the launch of The Cave Privée 1990 Rosé, Cave Privée 1989 Blanc, Cave Privée 1982 Blanc, Cave Privée 1979 Rose in addition to a wine pairing dinner in collaboration with Michelin star Swedish Chef Magnus Ek.
The famed shipwreck containing 47 bottles of Veuve Clicquot dating from 1840s was discovered in 2010 in the Äland archipelago, where the event was held. It is for this very reason that Dominique Demarville chose to reveal the Veuve Clicquot Cellar in the Sea experiment; a 40 year venture to further enhance the House’s understanding of the aging process.
This experiment, which was inaugurated during the launch, involved the submersion of a selection of Veuve Clicquot wines in the Baltic Sea, within a specifically designed underwater cellar. The bottles chosen included Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label in 75mL and magnums, Veuve Clicquot Vintage Rosé 2004 and Veuve Clicquot Demi-Sec. Throughout the years, the wines will be compared to a similar selection of bottles kept in the Houses’s cellars in Reims.
Both the Cave Privée and Cellar in the Sea are testament to the heritage of innovation and audacity left behind by Madame Clicquot. With these two launches the House continues to celebrate the excellence of their wines and further the understanding of the aging process.
The Veuve Clicquot Cave Privée is a selection of premium wines that, due to their renowned quality and remarkable aging potential, have been carefully guarded over decades, in the heart of Veuve Clicquot’s chalk cellars in Reims. On this occasion, an event was organized around the launch of The Cave Privée 1990 Rosé, Cave Privée 1989 Blanc, Cave Privée 1982 Blanc, Cave Privée 1979 Rose in addition to a wine pairing dinner in collaboration with Michelin star Swedish Chef Magnus Ek.
The famed shipwreck containing 47 bottles of Veuve Clicquot dating from 1840s was discovered in 2010 in the Äland archipelago, where the event was held. It is for this very reason that Dominique Demarville chose to reveal the Veuve Clicquot Cellar in the Sea experiment; a 40 year venture to further enhance the House’s understanding of the aging process.
This experiment, which was inaugurated during the launch, involved the submersion of a selection of Veuve Clicquot wines in the Baltic Sea, within a specifically designed underwater cellar. The bottles chosen included Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label in 75mL and magnums, Veuve Clicquot Vintage Rosé 2004 and Veuve Clicquot Demi-Sec. Throughout the years, the wines will be compared to a similar selection of bottles kept in the Houses’s cellars in Reims.
Both the Cave Privée and Cellar in the Sea are testament to the heritage of innovation and audacity left behind by Madame Clicquot. With these two launches the House continues to celebrate the excellence of their wines and further the understanding of the aging process.
