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La Grande Dame 2018 pays a vibrant tribute to Pinot Noir, Madame Clicquot’s emblematic grape variety. As early as the 1820s, she recognized its potential, describing it as “the only one capable of producing wines with incomparable finesse and freshness”. This 25th vintage is the embodiment of that vision, crafted from a blend of 90% Pinot Noir sourced from prestigious crus on the Montagne de Reims, and 10% Chardonnay, which brings balance and elegance. La Grande Dame expresses the full subtlety of a northern terroir with chalky soils, revealing beautiful mineral tension, refreshing... Read more
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We experienced a very humid end to spring, leading Benjamin Massié of Derenoncourt Consultants to describe it as an "ultra-trail" vintage, both for organic and conventional wines, with fairly...
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Since 2021, Maison Lehmann, a French brand of tasting glasses based in Reims, has been investing in research and development to offer wine enthusiasts glassware that subtly combines glassmaking...
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Always full of ideas, Champagne Brimoncourt has just created the perfect accessory for the arrival of the summer days. In collaboration with Scottish tailor John Sugden of Campbell’s of Beauly, the...
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The region’s premier wine and spirits trade show Vinexpo Asia returned to Hong Kong at the end of may after a hiatus of six years due to the pandemic. “Vinexpo Asia has been buzzing with the...
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Located near Limoux in the Languedoc, in Saint-Polycarpe, Domaine de Baronarques was a natural choice for Baroness Philippine de Rothschild and her children, as early as 1998. “The desire to...
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The exhaustive tasting (over 100 cuvées!) held at Villa Malbec (Cahors) first invited us to delve into wines from terraces or alluvial zones. A second day was dedicated to the production from the...