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  • Country ranking ?

    791
  • Producer ranking ?

    6
  • Decanting time

    20min
  • When to drink

    now - 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Sashimi and sushi

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Wine Spectator 95 p /  An elegant Champagne, powered by a sculpted frame of acidity and minerality, this wears the refined, lacy mousse and well-meshed flavors of black currant, lemon curd, toast and marzipan like finely tailored clothing. Fresh and lasting, with hints of spice and smoke on the finish.

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The Story

Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame is name in honour of the famed and undoubted Champagne pioneer, widow Clicquot. Widowed at the tender age of 28, Madame Clicquot continued her late husband's work and is the sole reason why her Champagne house is held in the high esteem that it is today. The 1998 La Grande Dame is a wine of pure beauty and power.

A majority blend of Pinot Noir, the vintage conditions are clearly visible in the glass with flavo...

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Wine Information

La Grande Dame, the prestige cuvée of Veuve Clicquot was created in tribute to Madame Clicquot. The finest expression of the House style it is a wine of incomparable finesse.

Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2008 is a great wine for gastronomy. This cuvée will pair extremely well with oysters, fish tartare, seafood or even chicken with sesame.

On the eye, La Grande Dame 2008 light gold color has a surprising glint. The initial nose reveals ...

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Vintage 2008

2008 -The Champagne vintage set to make history!

A first taste of leading winemakers’ 2008 champagnes reveals a miraculous vintage, bubbling with potential, which – whisper it – might just prove the greatest in living memory.

2008 was not, by any standards, a vintage year for the financial world. And for the greater part of it, 2008 was a pretty poor year for Champagne too: spring was freezing, summer gloomy and overcast. But then, aroun...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

19 tasting notes

Tasting note

color

Medium, Yellow and Clear

ending

Long, Pure, Lingering and Sharp

flavors

White fruits, Apricot, Smoky, Mineral, Creamy and Bread

nose

Intense, Complex, Fresh and Pure

recommend

Yes

taste

High in Acidity, Warming, Perfectly balanced, Concentrated, Well-structured, Youthful, Medium-bodied, Fresh, Harmonious, Elegant and Dry

Verdict

Intelligent and Outstanding

Written Notes

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, minerals, some chalky notes, elegant. Fresh acidity, apples, minerals, elegant texture, bit bitter finish, long. 92

  • 92p

 2008 La Grande Dame is radiant, supple and voluptuous, with all of the generosity of the year front and center. Candied lemon, almond, chamomile, brioche and baked apple tart develop in a rich, inviting champagne that will drink beautifully upon release. A wine of pure and total pleasure.

  • 97p

Good looking normal size bottle and in an perfect condition. Colour is yellow, and looking bright, clear and medium. On the nose it is intense, fresh, complex and seductive. The taste is fresh, fruity, and dry, warming, and high in acidity, with well-integrated structure and developing. On the palate it is layered and has floral, white fruits, citrus and bread flavours. The finish is long, extensive and a bit too sharp .. This wine is impressive. I paid around 100-200€ a bottle. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 10-15 years and decant at least 15min before tasting. Good value for money. I do recommend.

  • 95p

A stunningly beautiful wine with seductive aromas and precise, refined flavors; bright, crisp, and exceptionally long, it shows purity and finesse.

  • 96p

Tasted in August 2019 in Helsinki, Finland. One of the 20 champagnes tasted. Complex, finesse and elegance. Fine acidity and finish. 

  • 94p
Good looking normal size bottle. Colour is yellow and medium. On the nose it is open, intense, youthful, complex, charming, pure and fresh. The taste is fresh, harmonious, elegant, silky, vivid, refined, and dry, and high in acidity, medium-bodied, with perfectly balanced, well-structured, concentrated structure and youthful. On the palate it is layered and has apricot, mineral, smoky, white fruits and creamy flavours. The finish is long, lingering, pure and vibrant. This wine is intelligent, masterpiece and outstanding. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 10-15 years.
- (Tasting note created by Tb's AI)
  • 95p
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Origin

Reims, Champagne

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Below Average

Fake factory

None

Glass time

45min

Drinking temperature

7

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