So I'm absolutely no expert on wines or champagnes, but even I got surprised by Veuve's Grande Dame, having only vaguely known their yellow label stuff. I was really surprised by the intense wood-y scent and flavour it had. I wouldn't be inclined to splash out on it but it was definitely noticeably stronger in every way.

Does the woodiness mean it's cask-aged, or is that from something else in the process? I thought all of them were aged in bottles but could be wrong.