| 2008-07-25 12:11 |
IWC:
By Josh Raynolds
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, November/December 2006, Issue #129
(Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin La Grande Dame) ($175) Light gold. Rich, smoky aromas of buttery pear, peach and smoked meat, complemented by exotic spice accents and a hint of white flowers; seems livelier on the nose than the deep, rich 1996 version. Weighty citrus and orchard fruit flavors are framed by juicy acids, and come across as a bit youthfully stunted right now. With air a note of poached pear emerged, along with a suggestion of toffeed hazelnut. Give this a few years. 92(+?) points |