2015 Veuve Clicquot la Grande Dame Rose
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The 2015 Champagne La Grande Dame Rose saw the addition of 13% red wine, all coming from the same parcel as their Coteaux Champenois, a small parcel of less than a hectare. A deeper pink/salmon hue, it’s packed with aromas of wild berries, layered spice, and crushed flowers. The palate is ripe and full, with a powerful build that’s softened out by a rounded and supple mousse, and it has a lot of length and persistence, with attractive peppery spice on the finish. It should age gracefully over the coming decades.
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Jancis Robinson MW
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90% Pinot Noir from Verzenay, Verzy, Ambonnay, Bouzy and Aÿ and 10% Chardonnay from Avize and Mesnil-sur-Oger, tinted with 13% Pinot Noir red wine from Clicquot's historic Clos Colin parcel in Bouzy. Dosage 6 g/l. No disgorgement date officially given but the back is stamped with '03/23'. Mid strawberry colour – nothing like a Provence pink! Interesting, complex, savoury nose and then raspberry fruit followed by a dry, mineral finish. Lots of ingredients here but still a bit too young. Hint of cough medicine. Much more complex than the Jansz Vintage Rosé 2017 I'm tasting alongside but less ready. (JR)
A blend of 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir (with 13% of red wine), the 2015 Brut Rosé La Grande Dame exhales a complex, elegant bouquet of red berries, flowers, spices, pastry and citrus blossom. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and vinous, it’s perfectly balanced with a pinpoint mousse, a delicate core of fruit and an ethereal, long and mineral finish. This lovely rendition of La Grande Dame Rosé could age well over the next decade.
The 2015 La Grand Dame Rosé is a potent, vinous Champagne. Kirsch, red cherry, cinnamon, dried flowers, blood orange and rose petal fill out the layers. The addition of 14-15% stil Pinot from Bouzy lends notable textural depth in a rich, resonant Champagne that is quite impressive today. This is a decidedly Pinot-driven Rosé. Give it time in the glass to open.