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Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2008 1.5L Magnum
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About the Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2008 1.5L Magnum
Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2008 1.5L Magnum is a spectacular prestige cuvée that brilliantly reflects the tension and energy of the legendary 2008 vintage, presented in an impressive, highly age-worthy magnum format. Pouring a light gold with a fine, persistent mousse, the wine opens with an aerial and delicate bouquet. It reveals layered aromas of white peach, ripe pear, and candied citrus, sophisticatedly interwoven with autolytic notes of dried figs, toasted almonds, hazelnut, and buttery brioche. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, rich, and remarkably textural. Built around a massive 92% core of Pinot Noir, it displays a powerful and muscular frame that is beautifully counterbalanced by the vintage's driving, high-tensile acidity and a deep, powdery chalk minerality. The silky texture carries flavors of lemon curd, red berries, and oyster shell, culminating in a long, sharply focused, and racy finish.
Food Pairing: This powerful and structurally magnificent Champagne pairs exceptionally well with refined, elegant dishes such as fresh oysters on the half shell, tuna or salmon tartare, butter-drawn lobster, roast quail, sablefish, and sesame-crusted chicken.
Still very youthful, this proves that pinot noir can give super-elegant, cool and tightly focused Champagne. Toastiness and spice build on the very long and tightly wound finish. Almost a blanc de noir with just 10% chardonnay blended into the overwhelming majority of pinot noir. Drink or hold.
Exhibiting aromas of pear, toasted brad, confit citrus and smoke, the 2008 Brut La Grande Dame is full-bodied, rich and textural, with a deep and layered core, ripe but racy acids and a saline finish. A blend dominated by fully 92% Pinot Noir, this is true to the cuvée's rich and muscular style, but the vintage lends it welcome additional cut and precision. It's showing a lot better than the bottles I tasted in the United States last year.
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