Trilogie La Grande Dame Assortment Case
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea scallops, roasted pheasant with wild mushrooms, or aged Comte cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
La Grande Dame is the ultimate tribute to Madame Clicquot, the 'Grand Dame of Champagne' who took the reins of the house in 1805 and revolutionized the region with her invention of the riddling table. This prestige cuvee is a masterclass in Pinot Noir dominance, sourced from the house's historical Grand Cru vineyards in the Montagne de Reims, including Ambonnay, Bouzy, and Verzenay, balanced by Chardonnay from the Cote des Blancs. The Trilogie Assortment Case offers a curated journey through three distinct vintage expressions of this iconic cuvee, showcasing how the mineral-driven, structured, and intensely complex profile of La Grande Dame evolves over decades of precise cellar aging.
🍾 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, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier