La Grande Dame Rose
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, seared wild salmon, slow-cooked pigeon
✨ Technical Specifications
La Grande Dame Rosé is the ultimate expression of Veuve Clicquot’s heritage, conceived as a tribute to the 'Grande Dame of Champagne,' Madame Clicquot. This prestige cuvée is only declared in exceptional vintage years. The soul of this rosé lies in Pinot Noir, sourced from historic Grand Cru plots that Madame Clicquot herself acquired in the early 19th century. The defining element is the addition of still red wine crafted from the legendary Clos Colin vineyard in Bouzy, a south-facing parcel renowned for producing Pinot Noir of extraordinary power, elegance, and longevity. This masterful blend undergoes extensive cellar aging, resulting in a Champagne of sublime complexity, marrying the structural intensity of Pinot Noir with a delicate, silky texture and vibrant red fruit character.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1772 by Philippe Clicquot, Maison Veuve Clicquot attained legendary status under the stewardship of Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, who was widowed in 1805. Madame Clicquot pioneered landmark innovations, creating the first recorded vintage Champagne in 1810, developing the riddling table (pupitre) in 1816, and formulating the modern blended rosé Champagne method in 1818. Today owned by LVMH, the house oversees roughly 390 hectares of estate vineyards—dominated by Grand and Premier Cru parcels across the Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs, and Vallée de la Marne—all certified under Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE 3) and Viticulture Durable en Champagne (VDC). Under Cellar Master Didier Mariotti, the winemaking philosophy remains anchored in Pinot Noir, imparting structure, breadth, and vinous intensity. Masterful reserve-wine blending and extended maturation inside Reims' UNESCO-listed Gallo-Roman chalk crayères define benchmark cuvées such as Yellow Label Brut, Extra Brut Extra Old, and the prestigious vintage cuvée, La Grande Dame.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir (approximately 90%), Chardonnay (approximately 10%)
🍷 ABV
12.5%