Veuve Clicquot Rich
The only bottle from the house designed to be served over ice cubes, with one ingredient added. Sweeter and fuller in dosage than regular brut, precisely because the ice and garnish would otherwise make it taste flat.
Champagne that calls for ice cubes
Champagne over ice sounds like something you shouldn't do, and for most bottles, that's true: meltwater dilutes the wine and the cold suppresses its aroma. But Rich is made for it. Its dosage is higher than that of regular brut, giving it a sweet, full, rounded style, and that extra body is exactly what holds up when you add three ice cubes. The grapes are the same three used by the house: pinot noir, meunier and chardonnay.
The second part of the idea is the garnish. Add one ingredient, not four: grapefruit, pineapple, bell pepper or cucumber. Grapefruit and pineapple bring out the fruity side of the bottle, while bell pepper and cucumber bring out the spicy, green side, and in both cases you can still taste the champagne. That makes Rich more of a ready-to-serve drink than a cocktail base. One bottle makes about six glasses, including the ice.
In brief
Citrus and floral notes over ice
Floral with citrus
Naturally rich citrus notes with a floral layer behind them. Over a glass full of ice, that floral character comes through surprisingly well.
Full and rounded
The higher dosage makes it broad and soft. Where a brut becomes watery over ice, this one holds its shape as long as you don’t leave it sitting.
Fresh from the garnish
The finish follows what you add: grapefruit makes it bitter and fresh, cucumber cool and green, pineapple fuller and sweeter.
The Rich’s flavor profile as intended: over ice with one garnish. Neat and without ice, you’ll mostly taste the higher dosage.
Build the glass in this order
Ice first, then the garnish, and only then the champagne. Pour down the side of the cubes so the foam doesn’t spill over the rim, and use large cubes that melt slowly.
The basic glass
Fill a large wine glass with three or four ice cubes, add the garnish, and pour 12 cl of chilled Rich down the side. Don’t stir; let the bubbles do the work.
Glass: large wine glass →With grapefruit or pineapple
Two wedges of pink grapefruit or two cubes of fresh pineapple over the ice, then 12 cl of champagne. These two bring the bottle toward the fruity side and are the easiest place to start.
Wine glasses →With cucumber or bell pepper
Three thin ribbons of cucumber or two strips of red bell pepper over the ice, then 12 cl of champagne. Greener, drier in impression, and surprisingly good with savory bites.
Bar tools →Serves in the same spirit
The Rich is already practically a cocktail, so rather than mixing it away, you can serve it alongside these four: all drinks served in a large glass full of ice.
Hugo spritz
Elderflower, mint, and cucumber over ice. The same build as the Rich with cucumber.
Negroni Sbagliato
Campari and red vermouth with bubbles instead of gin. Bitter, unlike the Rich’s rounded style.
Aperol Spritz
The best-known glass full of ice and bubbles. With orange instead of grapefruit.
Limoncello Spritz
Lemon liqueur, bubbles and ice. It closely echoes the citrus notes found in the Rich itself.Why there's no flute on the table here
A flute barely fits any ice cubes, let alone a wedge of grapefruit. This bottle calls for a roomy bowl where ice, garnish and champagne can all fit.
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Veuve Clicquot
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Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame
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Veuve Clicquot Extra Brut Extra Old
Made entirely from reserve wines, the oldest dating from 1988. Silky smooth, complex, and elegant.
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Questions about Veuve Clicquot Rich
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