Graham Beck Cuvee Clive 2018 750ml

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Graham Beck Cuvee Clive 2018 750ml

Name: Graham Beck Cuvee Clive 2018 750ml
Brand: Graham Beck
SKU: 971579
Price: 59.94 USD
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Rating: 94 (3 reviews)

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SKU 971579

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DC 93pts

WA 92pts

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Rated 97 – One of the best-ever releases of Cuvée Clive, the 2018 wouldn’t look out of place in a line-up of prestige bubblies from Champagne. Combining Chardonnay from Robertson and Stellenbosch with 5% Pinot Noir from Durbanville, this is wonderfully elegant and refined, with lots of energy, iodine and citrus notes, subtle toasty autolysis and extra layers of complexity from the use of different fermentation vessels. World class. 2024-30 – Tim Atkin

Country: South Africa
Region: Coastal Region

Size: 750ml
Alcohol by Vol: 12.0%

SKU: 971579 Categories: Lower Alcohol Wines, Product Videos

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Winery

Graham Beck

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Varietal

Champagne Blend

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.

Country

South Africa

Situated on the very tip of the African continent, South Africa has proved itself over three centuries to be an ideal location for producing a wide range of wines. Benefiting from something not dissimilar to a Mediterranean climate, with long, hot summers complemented by both Atlantic and Indian Ocean winds, the grapes which grow on the valleys, mountainsides and plains of this fascinating country can ripen to their fullest capacity, producing wines packed full of fruity flavors and an array of interesting and enticing aromas. As a former colony, South Africa has long since been home to a range of different nationalities, who each brought something of their wine culture with them. As such, many European grape varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling and others have been given time to flourish in South Africa, allowing the country to develop a diverse group of wine types which are proving increasingly popular around the world.

Region

Coastal Region

The coastal region of South Africa is one of the most prodigious and productive wine regions on earth, and one which covers a vast distance making up for most of the tip of the African continent. The history of South African wines is a fascinating and surprisingly long one, with the very first wines in the country being produced by settlers in the 1650s, long before many other New World countries had even been discovered. Today, coastal South African wines are wildly popular around the world thanks to their big, fruity flavors and relative simplicity. Wineries in the region make the most of the hot sunshine, the high quality soils, and the brisk oceanic winds which keep disease at bay and stop the grapes from getting too hot, and produce a wide variety of wines of great distinction.

Ratings & Reviews

Winery Notes

Rated 97 - One of the best-ever releases of Cuvée Clive, the 2018 wouldn’t look out of place in a line-up of prestige bubblies from Champagne. Combining Chardonnay from Robertson and Stellenbosch with 5% Pinot Noir from Durbanville, this is wonderfully elegant and refined, with lots of energy, iodine and citrus notes, subtle toasty autolysis and extra layers of complexity from the use of different fermentation vessels. World class. 2024-30 - Tim Atkin

DC 93pts

Decanter

Marzipan nuance to lime, red apple and oyster shell aromas. Lemon sherbet vitality sliding into a rich, nutty and creamy palate. Long tapering finish. (Silver) - DWWA 2024

WA 92pts

Wine Advocate

Composed of 95% Chardonnay and 5% Pinot Noir, the 2018 Cuvee Clive begins with a zesty, fresh, mineral-driven nose with delicate aromas of toasted brioche and almond skin. Light to medium-bodied and with 12% alcohol, the palate offers a food-friendly mouthfeel with succulent acidity, presenting flavors of lemon verbena and nutty peach skin before ending with an acid-driven finish. Just over 13,000 bottles were produced after aging for half a decade on the lees.

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Graham Beck Cuvee Clive 2018 750ml

Winery

Graham Beck

Varietal

Champagne Blend

Country

South Africa

Region

Coastal Region

Winery Notes

Decanter

Wine Advocate

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