2012 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin La Grande Dame Brut by Yayoi Kusama Champagne, France (750ml)

GIFT BOX SHIPPED UPON REQUEST ONLY! PLEASE BE AWARE, WE DO NOT ALWAYS RECEIVE GIFT BOXES WITH THESE BOTTLES TASTING NOTES: With a slight preponderance of Pinot Noir in the blend, this wine is rich and impressive. It is still young, with a crisp edge that makes the fruit shine. Apple and citrus flavors are integrated into a mineral vein.- Wine Enthusiast, 96 points A generous golden colour betrays the dominance of Pinot Noir in the blend; this theme thereafter maintained by aromatics of fig, wild strawberries and Mirabelle plums; behind that, jasmine, red apples and a distant whiff of woodsmoke. Engaging already, in other words. One’s impressions are confirmed and amplified on the palate, with the aspiration voiced by both chef de caves Dominique and Didier, to allow the ‘cooler’ Pinot Noir sites full rein. This is eloquently evidenced by a subtle and deftly textured structure, the primary fruit notes of nectarine and citrus peel underscored by a richer, still somewhat reticent, core, d