Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Limited Edition 2018 by Simon Porte Jacquemus

Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2018 Limited Edition by Simon Porte Jacquemus

Name: Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2018 Limited Edition by Simon Porte Jacquemus
Brand: Veuve Clicquot
SKU: 10969623
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Experience the purest expression of Pinot Noir with La Grande Dame 2018 Limited Edition by Simon Porte Jacquemus. This year, Veuve Clicquot unveils the 2018 vintage of La Grande Dame, a celebration of Madame Clicquot's unique vision, drive and audacity.

From the gift box sheathed in “toile du Marais” to the bottle wrapped in white linen, this limited edition reflects Simon Porte Jacquemus’ singular vision: where artisanal excellence meets everyday poetry. Sun rays and a ribbon alternating the Veuve Clicquot logo and Simon’s signature bridge the worlds of couture and champagne.

Details

La Grande Dame honors Madame Clicquot's groundbreaking vision with a blend that features 90% Pinot Noir, her favorite grape variety.

She wrote: "Our black grapes give the finest white wines."

Following in Madame Clicquot's footsteps, today's Cellar Master carries the flame to perpetuate her intuition, finetuning the balance and tension between selected Pinot Noirs to achieve the unique oenological signature of La Grande Dame: elegance and precision.

Now, in this 25th vintage of the cuvée, discover the expression of a centuries-old craftsmanship and an unprecedented year, offering a maturity of grapes close to perfection. From a harvest when the sun was truly smiling.

Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2018 by Simon Porte Jacquemus

"Deep and precise, La Grande Dame 2018 vintage expresses a new facet of l'Art du Pinot Noir."

Didier Mariotti, Cellar Master

Tasting notes

BALANCE, FINESSE, TENSION

To taste La Grande Dame 2018 is to experience ideal balance, with perfect harmony and intensity.

Like the sun that blessed that exceptional harvest, its color is bright and luminous.

Its deep and precise style is characterized by subtle finesse and freshness, expressed through its salinity. Intense aromas emerge through a delicate scent of citrus - lemon, lime, yuzu - blended with white fruit, enhanced by spring and floral notes.

Ratings and Reviews

95/100

The World of Fine Wine
2025

"A rich, luminous gold, appropriately enough, with a pristine mousse reveling in its own energy. Aromatic vigor marries citric and orchard fruit, with tropical creamy notes in deference to the warm vintage, red fruit, and a toasty, near-savory texture thereafter in prase of the Pinot Noir. Artistry, indeed: approachable and yet powerful, silky and generous mid-palate and also marked by amertume noble on the finish and a tacit promise of the future complexity. A very complete and accessible Grande Dame, despite its youth, juxtaposing drama and beauty."

97/100

Decanter
2025

"The long sunny days and warmth of the 2018 vintage has provided glowing stone and citrus fruit to this glorious Grande Dame. While the initial attack plays on various riffs of lemon oil, verbena, orange rind and grapefruit, it’s the deeply mineral and tightly wound core that surprises most with this wine, and this is what will ensure its long-term ageing potential. Delectable candied orange rind builds to a crescendo of yuzu and coconut cream.A luminous and energetic iteration of La Grande Dame."

17/20