Champagne Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Rose 2008 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2008 Champagne Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Rosé is a rosé champagne from Champagne signed by Veuve Clicquot and classified as a Champagne Grand Cru. This cuvée blends 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay. Jancis Robinson awards it 17.5/20 and recommends drinking between 2019 and 2028; James Suckling scores it 95/100. Critics describe a champagne that is still young, taut, and precise, featuring red fruit notes with a touch of toast and spice, fine bitterness, and a long finish.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- Sparkling Rose
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Champagne
- Producteur / Domaine
- Veuve Clicquot
- Cuvée
- La Grande Dame Rosé
- Millésime
- 2008
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 90% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay
Veuve Clicquot
Veuve Clicquot is a Champagne house founded in Reims in 1772 by Philippe Clicquot and part of the LVMH group. Its own vineyards cover 390 hectares in Champagne, comprising, in particular, Grand Crus and Premiers Crus. The House is historically associated with Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, who took over its management in 1805.
- Owner
- LVMH
- Maître de chais
- Didier Mariotti
- Surface (ha)
- 390.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 1,5 million de caisses/an
Histoire du domaine
Philippe Clicquot, from a Reims-based family of bankers and textile merchants, founded a wine merchant’s business in 1772 under the name Clicquot. Following the death of his son François in 1805, his widow Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin took over the running of the business at the age of 27. Under her leadership, the House played a part in marketing the first vintage champagnes, particularly from 1810 onwards. In 1814, she managed to ship 10,550 bottles to Saint Petersburg despite the blockade, helping to establish the brand in Russia. In 1816, she developed the riddling rack designed to clarify sparkling wines. Two years later, the House produced a rosé champagne by blending it with red wine. The yellow label, which has become its hallmark, was registered in 1877. Veuve Clicquot acquired its chalk cellars in Reims in 1909. The ‘La Grande Dame’ cuvée was launched in 1972 to mark the House’s bicentenary. In 1986, Veuve Clicquot joined the Louis Vuitton Group, and subsequently became part of the LVMH group, which was formed in 1987. The House is now owned by LVMH, and Didier Mariotti has been its eleventh cellar master since 2019.
La Grande Dame Rosé
La Grande Dame Rosé is the prestige vintage rosé cuvée of Veuve Clicquot, created in 1988 and produced only in years deemed remarkable for Pinot Noir. Dominated by this emblematic grape variety of the Maison, it combines white wines with red Pinot Noir wine from Clos Colin in Bouzy. It is distinguished by its rarity, precision, and balance between depth, finesse, and freshness.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name pays tribute to Madame Clicquot, nicknamed by her peers as "the great lady of Champagne".
- Cuvée creation year
- 1988
- Style of the cuvée
- Vintage rosé champagne dominated by Pinot Noir, seeking depth, structure, and complexity while maintaining precision, freshness, finesse, and elegance. The red wine from Clos Colin contributes to its texture and aging potential.
- Position within the range
- Prestige rosé cuvée of Veuve Clicquot, rare and crafted exclusively in years remarkable for Pinot Noir.
Histoire de la cuvée
Created in 1988, La Grande Dame Rosé extends the heritage of Madame Clicquot, who in 1818 created the first known blended rosé champagne by combining red wine from Bouzy with her white wines. The cuvée adopts this blending principle and pays tribute to the visionary spirit of the woman whom her contemporaries nicknamed "the great lady of Champagne". It is only crafted in years considered remarkable for Pinot Noir.
