Veuve Clicquot Vintage La Grande Dame 2012

LA GRANDE DAME IS A TRIBUTE TO MADAME CLICQUOT AND TO THE CREATIVE AND ELEGANT SOULS WHO HAVE FOLLOWED IN HER FOOTSTEPS

A wine to reflect the image of La Grande Dame herself. Madame Clicquot used her determination, intuition and vision to choose and acquire exceptional grand crus parcels with exceptional grapes.

Veuve Clicquot presence in Grand Cru terroirs dates back to 1760. Madame Clicquot knew she needed the best grapes to produce the best champagne.

Thanks to her extraordinary intuition, she identified a few parcels which turned out to be some of the best in the region.

She then acquired prestigious parcels like Verzenay, Verzy and Bouzy, now all classified as Grand Cru, and used in the blend of La Grande Dame.

A remarkable quality vintage.

LA GRANDE DAME Rose 2008

PRECISION, SILKINESS, COMPLEXITY

La Grande Dame Rose 2008 features 14% Pinot Noir red wine from the Clos Colin in Bouzy, one of the most historical plots in the Veuve Clicquot vineyard.

THE BLEND

This particular champagne is dominated by Pinot Noir wine, up to 90%, with Chardonnay making up the balance.

The wine is derived exclusively from the house’s Grand and Premier Cru vineyards.

It was fermented with its yeasts in the bottle for more than 8 years before it was ready.

Its sweetness (dosage) is 6 g of sugar per litre.

TASTING NOTES

La Grande Dame Rose 2008 offers a beautiful pink gold with light copper hues.

It is full-bodied and smooth, then becomes refined with fresh aromas.

The Pinot Noir’s generosity resonates beautifully after a slow and long aging in the Veuve Clicquot cellars.

The wine shows powerful notes of red fruits (raspberry and strawberry), combined with citrus notes (blood orange, grapefruit), and finally holds a perfect balance between subtle and spicy with notes of red berries, rooibos tea and fine leather.

The attack is delicate and smooth. In full harmony with the nose, fruit outshines the palate and presents intensity in red and black fruits (cherry, strawberry, blackberry and blackcurrant).

The strength and youth are carved by long aging notes, dried flowers and smoky notes, presenting an incredible complexity which is worthy of the best Pinot Noir of Champagne.

FOOD PAIRING SUGGESTIONS

Beef, Ravioli with prawns, Lamb, Stuffed tomatoes

TECHNICAL IDENTITY

Structure - Pinot Noir : 92%

Freshness - Chardonnay : 8%

Red Wines : 14% Clos Colin Pinot Noir

Brut : 6 G/L

Serving temperature : 10-12°C

Ageing potential : 15 YEARS

Blend : 6 grands crus