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Veuve Clicquot, the renowned French champagne brand, is no stranger to innovation. In fact, it&#8217;s has been an inherent part of the maison&#8217;s DNA ever since Madame Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, an intrepid businesswoman, first took over the company&#8217;s reins after her husband&#8217;s passing back in 1805 and became known within oenologist circles as La Grande Dame of Champagne.
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To pay homage to this avant-garde female entrepreneur, back in 1972 – coincidentally the label&#8217;s 200th anniversary – Veuve Clicquot launched a new prestige cuvée range of La Grande Dame champagnes, which debuted with a 1962 vintage.
<figure id="attachment_46233" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-46233" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-46233" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Madame-Cliquot-the-inspirational-figure-behind-La-Grande-Dame-champagnes.jpg" alt="Madame Clicquot, the inspirational figure behind La Grande Dame champagnes" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Madame-Cliquot-the-inspirational-figure-behind-La-Grande-Dame-champagnes.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Madame-Cliquot-the-inspirational-figure-behind-La-Grande-Dame-champagnes-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Madame-Cliquot-the-inspirational-figure-behind-La-Grande-Dame-champagnes-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Madame-Cliquot-the-inspirational-figure-behind-La-Grande-Dame-champagnes-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Madame-Cliquot-the-inspirational-figure-behind-La-Grande-Dame-champagnes-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-46233" class="wp-caption-text">Madame Clicquot, the inspirational figure behind La Grande Dame champagnes</figcaption></figure>
Last week, the prestigious maison introduced its latest iteration, <a href="https://www.veuveclicquot.com/en-hk/our-champagne/la-grande-dame-2008">La Grande Dame 2008</a>, to Hong Kong with an exclusive lunch at Central&#8217;s Sevva rooftop restaurant. Celebrating the audacious spirit of Madame Clicquot, the event was jointly hosted by Gaëlle Goossens, one of the brand&#8217;s three female winemakers, and Bonnie Chan Woo, winner of the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award Hong Kong 2018.
<figure id="attachment_46232" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-46232" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-46232" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Gaëlle-Goossens-Winemaker-Veuve-Clicquot.jpg" alt="Gaëlle Goossens, Winemaker, Veuve Clicquot" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Gaëlle-Goossens-Winemaker-Veuve-Clicquot.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Gaëlle-Goossens-Winemaker-Veuve-Clicquot-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Gaëlle-Goossens-Winemaker-Veuve-Clicquot-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Gaëlle-Goossens-Winemaker-Veuve-Clicquot-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Gaëlle-Goossens-Winemaker-Veuve-Clicquot-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-46232" class="wp-caption-text">Gaëlle Goossens, Winemaker, Veuve Clicquot</figcaption></figure>
From the go, La Grande Dame 2008 breaks the mold set by its predecessors. Where the 2004 and 2006 vintages featured a 61 and 53 percent pinot noir content respectively, this newest member boasts a staggering 92 percent pinot noir content, a first for Veuve Clicquot. It is perhaps a tad less surprising when you consider that it is also the first vintage overseen by the brand&#8217;s newest chef de cave, Dominique Demarville.
<figure id="attachment_46231" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-46231" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-46231" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Dominique-Demarville-the-new-chef-de-cave-at-Veuve-Clicquot.jpg" alt="Dominique Demarville, the new chef de cave at Veuve Clicquot" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Dominique-Demarville-the-new-chef-de-cave-at-Veuve-Clicquot.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Dominique-Demarville-the-new-chef-de-cave-at-Veuve-Clicquot-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Dominique-Demarville-the-new-chef-de-cave-at-Veuve-Clicquot-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Dominique-Demarville-the-new-chef-de-cave-at-Veuve-Clicquot-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Dominique-Demarville-the-new-chef-de-cave-at-Veuve-Clicquot-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-46231" class="wp-caption-text">Dominique Demarville, the new chef de cave at Veuve Clicquot</figcaption></figure>
“My vision is to bring La Grande Dame towards the finesse and elegance that the Pinot Noir offers us in these Grands Crus,” said Mr. Demarville. “In a way, this is the Veuve Clicquot twist: to combine depth and silkiness with lightness and elegance in this exceptional cuvée.”

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