Veuve Clicquot to offer La Grande Dame Rosé vertical at Bordeaux Tasting 2026

Veuve Clicquot’s 4-vintage masterclass

Terre de Vins will hold the 2026 edition of Bordeaux Tasting on 12–13 December at the Palais de la Bourse on Place de la Bourse. Maison Louis Latour, Maison Veuve Clicquot, Château Léoville Poyferré and Château Dompierre are among the returning exhibitors that described their reasons for taking part and recalled previous editions.¹

Bordeaux Tasting has been a regular engagement for Maison Veuve Clicquot since 2013, according to Philippine De Villeplée, its Global Wine Food & Education Senior Manager. She cited the conversations with passionate enthusiasts and wine professionals, as well as the opportunity to explain the house’s winemaking expertise, its cuvées and the central place of Pinot Noir in its identity, particularly through La Grande Dame.¹

De Villeplée said visitors bring curiosity and enthusiasm to the house’s tastings and masterclasses, allowing discussions to cover the history and technical detail behind each cuvée and the different expressions of Pinot Noir. In 2026, Veuve Clicquot will offer a masterclass titled “The Art of Pinot Noir in the Service of La Grande Dame Rosé,” with a vertical tasting of the 2018, 2008, 1998 and 1988 vintages.¹

Maison Louis Latour and Burgundy in Bordeaux

Anne Charpin, marketing manager at Maison Louis Latour, said the producer’s earlier participation in Lyon Tasting made its move to Bordeaux Tasting a natural progression. She pointed to the Palais de la Bourse setting and the cordial exchanges with a passionate, curious and receptive audience. Presenting Burgundy in Bordeaux remains a stimulating challenge, she added, because local wine enthusiasts are often relatively unfamiliar with the region but want to learn.¹

Charpin recalled meeting a committed Bordeaux-wine drinker who approached the Louis Latour cuvées with preconceptions. As the tasting progressed, the visitor reconsidered those assumptions, an exchange she retained as a notable memory of the festival.¹

A larger Léoville Poyferré team for visitor conversations

Sara Lecompte-Cuvelier, manager of Château Léoville Poyferré, a 2nd classified growth in Saint-Julien, said the estate has attended Bordeaux Tasting for many years because it provides direct contact with consumers. From one year to the next, the château has arranged a larger team so staff have enough time to speak with visitors; its stand had 3 or 4 team members in 2025.¹

The family uses the event to present its range from Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien: Château Le Crock, Château Léoville Poyferré and Moulin Riche. It also invites attendees to visit the properties, including during the Médoc open-house weekend at the end of March. In 2025, the team brought 24 sample bottles per wine from each estate and still ran out.¹

Château Dompierre’s connection with younger drinkers

Hugo Aroldi, the winegrower behind Château Dompierre in Pauillac, the Médoc and Haut-Médoc, said he has returned annually for 6 years because of his friendship with Terre de Vins and his established Bordeaux network, especially younger consumers. He considers the event accessible to that audience and says support from these younger advocates has helped the estate’s wines reach prominent restaurant tables and venues.¹

Aroldi’s recurring memory is of the same visitors coming back to see him near the end of the festival each year and expressing strong appreciation for both the wines and his work.¹