La Grande Dame is Veuve Clicquot’s prestige cuve, named in honor of Madame Clicquot herself the widow who, in the early 1800s, invented riddling (remuage) and dragged Champagne into the modern era. The 2018 is a Pinot Noir-dominant vintage drawn from the house’s historic Grand Cru parcels, built for ceremony and serious meals. Expect the depth and breadth Pinot brings, wrapped in Clicquot’s signature creamy precision. A bottle that earns the occasion it’s poured for.