SPECIAL CUVEE/VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE GIFT BOXES

We have hand picked these great bottles to make superb gifts! True Fact about Cuvée As you may know, in Champagne and some other regions, producing sparkling wines by the traditional method, Cuvée refers to the best grape juice from gentle pressing of the grapes. In Champagne, the region of Champagne in France, the Cuvée is the first 2,050 litres of grapes juice from 4, 000kg of grapes. Many Champagne producers pride themselves on only using the Cuvée in their wine. Vintage bottles Vintage Champagnes can include any of the top three grapes featured in Champagne — Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, or Pinot Meunier (or other heritage grapes)— but must be aged for a minimum of three years in the bottle, as opposed to 15 months for non-vintage versions. “Aging is the luxury factor,” pairing vintage Champagnes with less complex dishes, allowing the distinct, and often fuller, bolder flavors of the Champagne to come through. Vintage Champagnes can have notes of fruit, such as green apple, peach or baked apples, and minerality specific to the region in which the grapes were grown.