2018 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin La Grande Dame Brut 750ml Gift Box

Awards, Ratings & Reviews

Decanter World Wine Awards (96 / 100)
2018 Vintage | Tasted: Jan 2025

The Champagne Club by Richard Juhlin (96 / 100)
2018 Vintage | Tasted: Oct 2025

International Wine Challenge (Gold)
2018 Vintage | Awarded: 2025
"Refined and elegant. Beautiful raspberry and creamy mouth feel. Lovely acidity, providing great balance. Long finish"

Jancis Robinson (17 / 20)
2018 Vintage | Tasted: Jun 2025 | When to drink: 2025 to 2032

James Suckling
2018 Vintage | Tasted: Jul 2025
"A lovely perfume of subtle cooked apples, heather, jasmine and flint follows through to a medium body with a dense palate of fruit. Hints of pears and lychees with some honey and a touch of marzipan. A blend of 90% pinot noir and 10% chardonnay. Drink or hold."

About This Wine

La Grande Dame 2018 is a celebration of Madame Clicquot's vision and audacity. In her time she earned the title ‘la grande dame de la Champagne’ – a mark of enduring respect. This vintage expresses a new facet of l'Art du Pinot Noir, described as deep and precise.

To mark this vintage, the new gift box thoughtfully pioneers the use of hemp, one of the fastest carbon converting solutions on earth. It makes up 60% of the yellow paper. Every meticulous detail of the gift box is crafted to elevate gifting.

Winemaking

La Grande Dame cuvée honors Madame Clicquot's brilliant vision for champagne with a blend crafted upon 90% Pinot Noir, her favorite grape variety. Ahead of her time, she wrote: "Our black grapes give the finest white wines.".

The Cellar Master finetunes the balance and energy between selected Pinot Noir to achieve the unique oenological signature of La Grande Dame: elegance and precision. To taste La Grande Dame 2018 is to experience ideal balance, with perfect harmony and intensity.

About the Winery

The modern day Maison of Veuve Clicquot possesses one of the finest champagne vineyards, both in terms of its size and the quality of its vines. Its 390 hectares are divided between 12 of the 17 Grands Crus, and between 20 of the 44 Premiers Crus that constitute the entire Champagne region. This exceptional heritage was built up over the centuries.

Specifications

• Vintage: 2018
• Grape Variety: 90% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay
• Region: Champagne / France
• Alcohol: 13.5%
• Sweetness: Brut
• Winemaker: Didier Mariotti
• Ownership: LVMH
• Closure: Cork
• Drinking Window: 2025–2032