Forsythe Bespoke Champagne is delighted to be the only UK private supplier of these exclusive and highly limited edition bottles of Hostomme Vikka champagne, aged under the Atlantic Ocean and for 12 months.  Each beautiful bottle of this Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagne bears the barnacles and other natural traces of a year spent lying in its underwater cellar.  Vikka, an exquisite Champagne with an exceptional story.

‘Vikka’ translates as ‘Adventurer’ in Old Norse.  The Hostomme family, producers of Champagne for Forsythe Bespoke Champagne (and many of the world’s finest establishments and Michelin starred restaurants), has Scandinavian roots.  The ‘Vikka’ name pays tribute to both the family’s heritage and the Hostomme brand’s spirit of adventure and exploration.

The 14-year adventure of each bottle of Vikka can be traced back to 2009 when the Chardonnay grapes were harvested from the Hostomme Grand Cru vineyards located in Chouilly in the Champagne region of France.  Having been fermented for many years in the Hostomme cellars in a mix of stainless-steel tanks and Burgundy French Oak barrels, the champagne then spent an additional 4 years ‘sur lie’, a specialist ageing process which adds depth and complexity during fermentation.

The final step in the extraordinary adventure of creating Vikka, one of the world’s finest and rarest champagnes, is to protect the corks with a special wax seal before secretly submerging the bottles in a locked steel ‘caisson’.  This underwater cave, submerged 60 meters below sea level off the cost of Brittany, allows the water to flow through it.   The perfect combination of 12 months of total darkness, gentle sea swell, up to 6 bars of pressure and a constant temperature of between 10-14 degrees ensure the ideal ageing conditions