1969 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Rosé Vintage

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 91 points

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  12/31/2021 - kmforster Likes this wine: 96 Points

  This was spectacular. I bought this (en magnum) at auction last April as a birthday gift for my wife since 1969 is her birth year. We know our mature Champagne well enough that we were prepared for either an amazing experience or major disappointment, and as always with a serious old bottle like this, we figured it would at least be interesting. Well, we got lucky! It defied its age, with lots of bubbles left and a sublime combination of still-fresh fruit and secondary and tertiary characteristics. Deep salmon color and surprisingly bracing acidity for a wine this old. Tasted blind I would have guessed early to mid 1980s (and still would have been very impressed). We enjoyed it over several hours and saved the last couple of sips for near midnight. Those last sips were at least as incredible as the rest - a sign of a truly great Champagne. It's so wonderful when a rare find like this pans out. We just had a few nibbles of food with this, though almost anything other than very spicy food would have worked in my view. The ossetra was certainly a hit. But my favorite pairing was room temp Brillat-Savarin on a thin slice of baguette. What a memorable evening. Happy new year indeed!

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  11/13/2016 - roberta_abbate wrote: 91 Points

  Very nice

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  4/14/2010 - BradE wrote:

  We tried hard to like this, and it was drinkable, but its flirting with the grave.

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  4/13/2010 - Dave Dalluge wrote: 86 Points

  '88 Northern Rhones at Siggy's: Light brownish-orange color more reminiscent of cognac than Champagne; almost no bubbles. The nose gives a reserved expression of citrus, caramelized sugar/creme brulee. On the palate this delivers good flavor intensity but a flat palate presence more like a cola than champagne. Nice acidity and medium length on the finish. Fun to sip while sitting in the sun on Siggy's patio and a pleasant way to kick off the night.

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  4/22/2009 - Cheryl wrote:

  First Auction - Acker (New York, NY): Nice

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