Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Blanc 0.75l
A superbly ripe Champagne that has all the open generosity of the 1998 vintage. Peach and apricot aromas are followed by flavors of hazelnuts, honey and spices. Of course, it is still very young, and, like all vintages of La Grande Dame, it will age for many years. La Grande Dame 1998 has a pale gold color with jade glints. The wine is crystal clear, with unbelievably fine bubbles. On the first nose, typical Chardonnay characteristics come to the fore, with the arrival of floral and mineral aromas (acacia, ferns, chalk). By agitating the wine, scents of candied fruit (citrus fruits, apricots, quince) and sweet almond emerge, to reappear later in the mouth. After rotating the wine for a few minutes more, rare notes such as peaty malt, tobacco and delicate herbs, are gradually unveiled. This aromatic, impressively complex bouquet is confirmed in the mouth. On the palate, the wine is clear-cut and pure, perfectly balanced with a delightful silky smoothness. La Grande Dame 1998, with its lace-like construction, has a long, lively, and structured finish. This wine has unbelievable aging potential. The 1998 vintage of La Grande Dame, the quintessence of the Veuve Clicquot style, reaches a peak of refinement, without losing its legendary strength produced by a blend including nearly two-thirds of Pinot Noir. "The contrast of depth and brightness, or intensity and weightlessness creates a sense of harmonic resonance in this wine. All the aromatics are potent, from the scent of rising bread dough to the red skin of an apple, all the corresponding flavors rich yet refreshing. The firmness of the acidity seems to add briskness to the mousse, leaving a clean, chiseled impression of the chalk soils in which this grew. Once in a while, there is a young beauty who will age into a more profound older beauty; La Grande Dame is part of that rare breed.
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| Availability: | Product on stock [Where?] |
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| Our Price: | 3.800 Kč |
| Product code: | CHA032 |
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| Category listing |
Wine » Type » Sparkling » Champagne |
| Volume (liters): | 0.75 |
| Alcohol by volume (%): | 12 |
| Palate: | Brut |
| Vintage: | 1998 |
| Region: | Champagne |
| Country of origin: | France |
| Web: | www.veuve-clicquot.com |
| Quantity in tray/case: | 6 | Purchasable by single unit [Why?] |
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin's Cuvée de Prestige is the flagship champagne and it has every right to be branded Grande. La Grande Dame is made from grapes from grapewines purchased by Madam Clicquot almost 200 years ago and which belong to the most famous in Champagne. Strong colouring, soft perlage, flowery bouquet a fruity taste characterize the best, which the local cellars can achieve. A successful blend of Chardonnay 38% and the ever present Pinot Noir 62% results in a cuvée which, in its year, is simply unbeatable.
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Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin is a champagne house in Reims, France and a brand of champagne, easily recognised by its distinctive bright yellow bottle labels. Founded in 1772 by Philippe Clicquot-Muiron, Veuve Clicquot (roughly pronounced vuhv klee-koh) played an important role in establishing champagne as the beverage of choice of European nobility and the wealthy bourgeoisie. Situated in Reims, Veuve Clicquot has been part of the Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy group of luxury brands since 1987. Veuve Clicquot now owns a controlling interest in New Zealand's Cloudy Bay Vineyards.
Nicole-Barbe Ponsardin, born on 16 December 1777, married François Clicquot on 10 June 1798, the son of Philippe Clicquot-Muiron, but her husband died on 23 October 1805, leaving her a widow (French veuve) and in control of the company. Up until this point, the company was splitting its affairs between Champagne production, banking, and wool trading. Under Madame Clicquot's guidance, the company invested its entire focus into Champagne production.
During the Napoleonic Wars, she was successful in exporting her champagne (to Imperial Russia in 1814, among others) and establishing it in the royal courts.
Madame Clicquot died on 29 July 1866, leaving behind a well-established brand of champagne.
Madame Clicquot is credited with the industrialisation of champagne production in the early 19th century. With the assistance of her cellar master, Antoine de Müller, Clicquot invented the riddling rack that allows the dégorgement of dead yeast and sediment from the wine in a cleaner process. Clicquot's invention was composed of a wooden desk with circular holes drilled in it that allowed a bottle of wine to be stuck sur point or upside down. Every day, a cellar assistant would gently shake and twist (remuage) the bottle to encourage the dead yeast and sediments to settle in the neck of the bottle. Once the yeast settled in the neck, it was frozen. After the cork was released, the sediments would fall out, allowing the clean wine to be topped and recorked. The Champagne also holds a royal warrant for Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
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