Veuve Clicquot - Champagne - La Grande Dame - Blanc - 2012

Wine:

With a broad and powerful structure, the 2012 Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame is a fully realized Champagne, distinguished by notes of ripe fruits, toasted and roasted nuances, and dried fruits. Bursting with energy and driven by the robust vigor of its 90% Pinot Noir blend, it unfolds with remarkable complexity, showcasing mature, deep tones of spices and smoke. This is a grand Champagne, perfect for fine dining. Rated 94/100 by La Revue du Vin de France and 98/100 by Bettane+Desseauve.

Vinification:

Mainly composed of grapes from the historic Grands Crus vineyards of Aÿ, Verzenay, Verzy, Ambonnay and Bouzy. The 10% Chardonnay comes from the Grands Crus vineyards of Avize and Mesnil-sur-Oger.

Brut dosage: 6g/l.

Color:

Gold with fine bubbles.

Nose:

Aromas of white flowers (jasmine, honeysuckle, vine blossom), fruity notes of apple, pear and peach and notes of fresh almonds, frangipane.

Palate:

Elegant and silky with mature fruity notes, this champagne is deep and powerful, revealing more complex aromas of dried apricot, hazelnut, honey and candy sugar.

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Aperitif, turbot fillet, sea bass tartar, seafood.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2030, and even longer for enthusiasts.

Cherished by the LVMH group, Champagne Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin boasts an exceptional vineyard with premier and grand cru sites, along with state-of-the-art production facilities, including barrel and foudre aging. Renowned for its Carte Jaune cuvée—the top-selling Champagne in the United States—Veuve Clicquot also shines with La Grande Dame, the pinnacle of the Maison's work. Focused on Pinot Noir, La Grande Dame delivers a refined, complex, and energetic style that is consistently vinous and well-structured. A reliable standard-bearer of Champagne, Veuve Clicquot is now guided by Cellar Master Didier Mariotti, formerly of Mumm.