Clicquot La Grande Dame Champagne

La Grande Dame 2006 is an exclusive blend of our eight classic Grands Crus: A Bouzy Ambonnay Verzy and Verzenay for the Pinot Noir (53%); Avize Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger for the Chardonnay (47%). The grape harvest of 2006 The winter was particularly cold and long. The spring was mixed but with good conditions for budding. The flowers opened in late June in what was unseasonally hot weather. The summer was chaotic with an August worthy of late autumn. Fortunately the vines were able to draw on their reserves to produce an abundant yield of superb quality. Therefore between 14 and 29 September we harvested a very fine crop of grapes. At the very end of picking Botrytis struck though it had no impact on the quality of the harvest. An effective sorting operation was carried out. The Pinot Noir wines are fruity and full-bodied; the Chardonnay wines are of considerable distinction. TASTING NOTES APPEARANCE: Shiny with golden highlights Shimmery very thin bubbles