In the glass
Aroma: red fruits, citrus, rooibos tea, fine leather
Palate: red and black fruit, dried flowers, smoke, luscious length
The rose version of the prestige cuvee: powerful red fruit and citrus over rooibos tea and fine leather, the palate complex with dried flowers and smoke on a luscious finish.
What it pairs with
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Duck breast
Red-fruit power and leather meet the duck. -
Wild salmon
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Citrus and red fruit balance the oily fish. -
Pate en croute
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Smoke and dried flowers frame a rich pate.
History
Veuve Clicquot added a rose version of La Grande Dame in 1988, building it on the same Grand Cru base with red wine from Bouzy.
- 1988 — First La Grande Dame Rose vintage produced
Facts
- Producer
- Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
- Classification
- AOC Champagne
- Oak
- Stainless steel; prestige cuvee with red wine from Bouzy
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 220 to 340 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8 to 25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1988
Scores
- Vinous 95 (2015 vintage, reviewed 2024)