Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut is not the highest rated or best known French Champagne, but it's a remarkably good French champagne. It's also reasonably priced, at least compared to the better known champagne brands. So if you'd like to try to good French champagne to see what the fuss is all about but don't want to break the bank, you should get some Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut.
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut Tasting Notes & Review
Color & Clarity
The Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut is a pale yellow with reasonable clarity at the center.
Nose
The primary aromas of the Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut are bread and apple — perhaps even baked apple, though not quite apple pie.
Palate
The Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut has yeasty, baked flavors that are combined with apples and a bit of pear. It's a dry wine that's also fairly rich and robust.
Food Pairing
Pairing Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut with Cheeses
- Cheddar Cheese: The champagne becomes a bit more sour with cheddar, but also more aromatic.
- Aged Gouda: When paired with aged Gouda the Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut is sweeter and more interesting.
- Aged Parmesan: This is a fair and neutral pairing.
- Blue Cheese: When paired with blue cheese, the Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut is more aromatic and flavorful, making this a very good pairing.
- Leichester Cave Cheddar: This is a fantastic pairing, with the Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut becoming much more complex and interesting.
- Manchego: This is just a neutral pairing.
Pairing Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut with Main Dishes
- Sushi: This is a decent pairing, though I've had better.
- Caivar: When paired with caviar the Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut becomes sweeter and more interesting.
- Lox: This is a decent pairing and I'd have it again.
- Fried Chicken: This is only a neutral pairing.
Bottom Line
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut is very, very good — perhaps not the absolute best that is available, but very good. It's better than the average sparkling wine that you might get from California and it easily holds its own against the better known French champagnes that cost twice as much (if not more). Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut is thus not only excellent French Champagne and well worth trying, but it is also an excellent value.
