This holiday season, Kanji Kobayashi celebrates
La Grande Dame 2015

For the festive season, five of our Garden Gastronomy Chefs have created original recipes for a unique gastronomic journey around our La Grande Dame 2015 cuvée.

Kanji Kobayashi, the two Michelin-starred Chef of Villa Aida in Wakayama prefecture, offers a cuisine deeply rooted in the surrounding nature. Set between hills, sea, mountains and river, his restaurant celebrates the Garden Gastronomy philosophy. The Chef, who with his wife grows around 300 varieties of vegetables and herbs in their garden, was awarded a Green Star from the Michelin Guide in 2021.

"The acidity and effervescence of champagne enhance the natural flavors of the root vegetables, allowing you to fully enjoy the best of both."
Kanji Kobayashi

The recipe

Minerals from the Earth
La Grande Dame 2015

La Grande Dame 2015, an exceptionally sunny year for a wine full of energy and elegance, enhances the Pinot Noir grape variety, which accounts for 90% of the blend, in keeping with Madame Clicquot's vision: "Our black grapes make the finest white wines".  

This vintage cuvée highlights the strength and daring spirit of the woman who was nicknamed ‘the grande dame of Champagne’.


Garden Gastronomy

In 2021, inspiration from Madame Clicquot's audacious vision and quest for perfection gave birth to Garden Gastronomy, the gastronomic signature of our prestige cuvée La Grande Dame. This is a collaboration with Michelin-starred Chefs from around the world, who draw their inspiration from sustainable and responsible cuisine and create pairings around the cuvée.

A committed, plant-based and colourful cuisine, where vegetables, herbs and fruit take center stage, while meat, fish and eggs are cooked as condiments.

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