Bottiglia 75 cl di Veuve Clicquot

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Ended:December 14th 2018, 12:05pm EST

Winner: umluka

€130($139 USD)

Charity percentage

85%

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Charity percentage

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The Prize

Launched in 1972, a tribute to Madame Clicquot named La Grande Dame de la Champagne is an exclusive blend of eight traditional grand crus reaching a peak of refinement - voluptuous, rich and simply stunning.

La Grande Dame is an exclusive blend of eight classic Grands Crus: Aÿ, Bouzy, Ambonnay, Verzy and Verzenay for the Pinot Noir (53%); Avize, Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger for the Chardonnay (47%).

Intense color with copper glints. Very small, sparkling bubbles. The initial nose reveals a saline, mineral background, followed by floral notes such as acacia and peony, along with notes of fresh fruit including bush peach and pear, finished with toasted notes of hazelnut and roasted almonds. When swirled the bouquet becomes rich and voluptuous, with notes of brioche, nougat, ginger, and preserved lemon. On the palate, the wine is plump and full of substance. The texture is crisp and silky. The minerality of the chalk resonates brightly with the fleshy structure and contributes to the length of finish. The endnote is fresh and generous, hinting at a discreet dosage followed by a long period of post-disgorgement aging, so as not to disturb the wine’s natural equilibrium.

Especially recommended as an accompaniment to oysters, crab, sea bass, turbot, scallops, caviar, truffles, or hard aged cheese such as Parmesan.

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The Cause

AMKA Onlus is a charity founded in 2011 that wants to help people with various difficulties who live in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guatemala by providing education, medical help and by supporting the development of the local economy. To promote the involvement of the local population, they also created AMKA Katanga, fully composed of people from the Congo.

The charity aims to promote the active participation of the local community and create and manage health, educational and economic projects. By caring about all these factors, AMKA can create sustainable long-term developments. It creates, thanks to the local members of the community, wells, vegetable gardens, schools and health centers; it helps the local authority and other charities to create new educational and health policies to fight starvation, malaria and HIV; in Italy, it raises awareness about these realities and it makes people understand the tragic level of economical imbalance.

Website

amka.org

Item #P26374

In condition as donated.

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