2024 is a very important year for the Maison Champagne Pommery: it is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first brut champagne in history.
At the end of last month Pommery’s Apanage Brut 1874 was launched in Sydney with Madame Nathalie Vranken, owner & CEO of Vranken-Pommery Monopole, on her Australian visit from Reims. The venue: the spectacular, brand new “Canvas” restaurant at the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, with views of the best of Sydney Harbour and dishes by Chef Josh Raine paired with Pommery cuvées. And the star of the show was of course Pommery’s new, contemporary Apanage Brut 1874, crafted by Chef de Cave Clément Pierlot as the Brut of the 21st century, and the perfect way for the Maison to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the creation of Brut by Madame Pommery.
Pommery’s new Apanage Brut 1874 honours the historical work around 17 crus, with its great terroirs selected for their character and uniqueness, including the very special Clos Pompadour in Reims. Apanage Brut 1874 is built around great vintages: based on the superb 2018 vintage, a year described by Madame Vranken as “full of joyful happiness” with an elegant addition of 2015 and 2012. As so beautifully described by Madame Vranken “this cuvée is a hug for everyone who loves champagne.” Apanage Brut 1874 is the perfect for a festive apéritif coming into this holiday season!
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