France Veuve ClicquotVeuve Clicquot la Grande Dame

2008 Veuve Clicquot la Grande Dame

Veuve Clicquot

94Average Score

Champagne / France

White

2022-2045

Rich, caramelised brioche, praline, pastry and sourdough aromas lift from the glass. True to the Veuve style, this is full of intensity and concentration. The palate is fantastically creamy, almost unctuous with indulgent toffee-apple flavours. The wine has serious breadth but finishes crisp, taut and with great focus.

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Bts	-	0 Immediate \| 4 Marketplace	£152.00
12x75cl	-	0 Immediate \| 1 Marketplace	£1,799.00
6x75cl	-	2 Immediate \| 25 Marketplace	£901.00
3xMags	-	0 Immediate \| 1 Marketplace	£901.00

Scores + Notes

Average Score

Drinking window

2022-2045

Still very youthful, this proves that pinot noir can give super-elegant, cool and tightly focused Champagne. Toastiness and spice build on the very long and tightly wound finish. Almost a blanc de noir with just 10% chardonnay blended into the overwhelming majority of pinot noir. Drink or hold.

James Suckling (January 2022)Score: 95/100

Exhibiting aromas of pear, toasted brad, confit citrus and smoke, the 2008 Brut La Grande Dame is full-bodied, rich and textural, with a deep and layered core, ripe but racy acids and a saline finish. A blend dominated by fully 92% Pinot Noir, this is true to the cuvée's rich and muscular style, but the vintage lends it welcome additional cut and precision. It's showing a lot better than the bottles I tasted in the United States last year.

William Kelley, Wine Advocate (April 2020)Score: 93/100Drink 2022-2045

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Product Details

Country

France

Region

Champagne

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

12.5%

Product Type

Sparkling wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

2022-2045

Country

France

Region

Champagne

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

12.5%

Product Type

Sparkling wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

2022-2045

Average Score

Drinking window

2022-2045

James Suckling (January 2022)Score: 95/100

William Kelley, Wine Advocate (April 2020)Score: 93/100Drink 2022-2045

FINE+RARE (March 2020)