Veuve Clicquot Champagne La Grande Dame 2018 NO20231018 named for the amber-tinged hue

named for the amber-tinged hue that defined Pinot Noir Champagne in the early 1900s

the pits removed

extended lees aging — and Ca' del Bosco is one of the region's founding benchmark estates

The wine-barrel influence adds dark fruit and tannic complexity you won't find in standard bourbon

while the silky midpalate reveals notes of flint and white flowers

Veuve Clicquot Champagne La Grande Dame 2018 NO20231018 named for the amber-tinged hueLa Grande Dame is Veuve Clicquot's prestige cuve, named in honor of Madame Clicquot herself the widow who, in the early 1800s, invented riddling (remuage) and dragged Champagne into the modern era. The 2018 is a Pinot Noir dominant vintage drawn from the house's historic Grand Cru parcels, built for ceremony and serious meals. Expect the depth and breadth Pinot brings, wrapped in Clicquot's signature creamy precision. A bottle that earns the occasion