Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 1979

Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 1979

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Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 1979
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HED64575

75 cl

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£430.00
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The Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 1979 embodies a key moment in Champagne history, reflecting the vision of Madame Clicquot. This specific vintage is predominantly composed of Pinot Noir (approximately 60%) with a notable inclusion of Chardonnay (around 40%), sourced from esteemed Grand Cru vineyards. The 1979 vintage is recognised for its balanced character and structure, benefiting from a warm harvest. After an extended maturation, this Champagne reveals matured aromas of honey, roasted almond, and subtle citrus, with a palate marked by refined acidity and lingering minerality. Veuve Clicquot is celebrated for being the first woman to manage a Champagne house, paving the way for female leadership in the industry.
95 Vinous
- The 1979 La Grande Dame is one of the more exotic wines in this tasting. Kirsch, rose petal and Mirabelle plum all give the 1979 an intensely aromatic, perfumed profile that is nicely balanced by underlying veins of acidity that give the wine its freshness and energy.

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The 'Grande Dame' of Champagne

Founded in Reims in 1772, Veuve Clicquot is one of the largest Champagne houses. The famous Madame Clicquot is credited with many innovations during her tenure as head of the house in the early 1800s - introducing vintage-dated Champagne, inventing the process of riddling to ensure a clearer wine and developing the rosé Champagne produced through blending. Madame Clicquot is also credited with helping to popularise Champagne with high society in Europe during the Napoleonic wars.

The non-vintage is fresh and crisp with ripe fruit balancing citrussy zing while the vintage offerings are richer, fuller and more complex with notes of toasted brioche, almond and crushed green apple. La Grande Dame is the house's prestige cuvée - made only in exceptional years, the Champagne is produced using wines selected from Veuve Clicquot's Grand Cru vineyard holdings.

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