Veuve Clicquot - La Grande Dame - Rosé
94 points - The Wine Advocate
93 points - The Wine Advocate
Veuve Clicquot - La Grande Dame - Rosé
94 points - The Wine Advocate
93 points - The Wine Advocate
Regular price€328.18
€328.18
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The 2012 Brut Rosé La Grande Dame is the finest wine I've tasted from Veuve Clicquot in several decades. Offering up aromas of red berries, bee pollen, orange zest and freshly baked bread, it's medium to full-bodied, pillowy and precise, with a deep core of fruit and a vibrant, tightly coiled profile, concluding with a penetrating, sapid finish. This isn't the muscular, powerful Clicquot style of yesteryear, but it's a compelling effort in a fine-boned, more polished register.
The 2008 Brut Rosé La Grande Dame is also showing well, wafting from the glass with notes of red berries, warm spices, toasted brioche and citrus rind. Full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping, it's a vinous, muscular wine like its white sibling, with a lively spine of acidity and delicately phenolic back-end grip.
Deep gold-orange. Almost coppery. Not much on the nose, a touch salty, then light red fruits and even a hint of blossom. Slightly smoky on the palate, super-dry and finely textured, supple and subtle but with good length. Tannins are elegant and present, serious and persistent and are very significant in the overall style of this wine. This has a real savoury wine-like quality, even though only 15% of the blend is red wine.
Type: |
Sparkling |
Country: |
France |
Region: |
Champagne |
Appellation: |
Champagne |
Producer: |
Veuve Clicquot |
Grapes/Blend: |
Pinot Noir |
Style: |
Brut |
Serving temp: |
6° - 8° C |
ABV: |
12.5% |
Pairing Sugesstions: |
Lobster, Duck, Game Birds, Berries and Fresh Fruits, Charcuterie and Cured Meats, Fresh Herbs and Aromatic Dishes |
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