Veuve Clicquot Rich
Veuve Clicquot Rich is a 750mL non-vintage Champagne created to be combined with ice and a fresh ingredient — a sweet-styled cuvee at 60 g/L dosage, blended 50% Pinot Noir, 30% Meunier and 20% Chardonnay with up to 45% reserve wines, per the house's current Rich Collection page. The house publishes no ABV for this bottling, so none is stated here. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- Size: 750mL
- Blend: 50% Pinot Noir, 30% Meunier, 20% Chardonnay (current official page)
- Dosage: Sweet, 60 g/L (official)
- Reserve wines: Up to 45%
- Serve: Created to be served on ice or very chilled, with a fresh ingredient (official)
- Origin: Veuve Clicquot, Champagne, France
The Champagne You Build On Ice
Rich is Veuve Clicquot's invitation to treat Champagne like a base spirit: pour it over ice and add one fresh ingredient — the house's own list runs to pineapple, grapefruit zest, cucumber, celery, peppers or tea — and the high dosage and Meunier fruit open into something between a Champagne and a serve you build yourself. Pinot Noir stays the structural pillar, as across the house. Explore more on the Veuve Clicquot vendor page or browse Champagne and sparkling wine.
Tasting Notes
From the producer: citrus and floral aromas with a creamy finish; the higher dosage amplifies fresh, fruity, gourmand notes — pineapple and mango brightened by pear, with cool lemongrass and verbena in the house's counterpart description.
How to Enjoy
On the rocks or very chilled, with one hero ingredient added to the glass — start with pineapple or grapefruit zest, the house's classic pairings for the white Rich.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes Rich different from Yellow Label? Dosage and purpose: Rich is bottled sweet at 60 g/L and blended to be served over ice with a fresh ingredient, where Yellow Label is a dry Brut for a straight chilled pour.
What should I add to it? The house selects pineapple, grapefruit zest, cucumber, celery, peppers or tea — each changes the aromatic profile over ice.
How sweet is it? The official page lists it as "Sweet, 60 g/L" — noticeably sweeter than a Brut or demi-sec, by design for the on-ice serve.
Champagne as a canvas — order Veuve Clicquot Rich online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA, and build your serve.