Blanc de Blancs en Fût de chêne

This cuvée is a rarity: Florent Bergeronneau Marion bottles at most 3,000 bottles of it a year. The Chardonnay, 100% single-variety, comes from a 25-year-old vineyard and is vinified in oak barrels. Wood generally gives a blanc de blancs more texture and roundness without masking the freshness. In the glass you find citrus and fresh fruit, and the overall impression stays refreshing.

This champagne shows at its best as an aperitif. Serve it at around 10 °C in a wide white wine glass or a tulip glass with a little belly, so the aromas can open up. Gougères, aged Comté or a simple scallop carpaccio go well with it. With bottles from a run this small, it is worth drinking them calmly and without hurry.