Cuvée des Moines 2008

The Cuvée des Moines 2008 is a vintage champagne from Besserat de Bellefon. In Champagne, 2008 is regarded as a year of lively acidity and good ageing potential. The wine comes across as expressive and powerful. The nose brings spicy scents and aromas of cooked fruit. The mousse is silky, and in the glass it gives the creamy impression for which the Cuvée des Moines is known. The bottle follows an 18th-century shape.

This champagne belongs on the table. Grilled sea bass goes well with it, as does a plate of bellota ham, whose spice and nuttiness the wine picks up. Serve it at 10 to 12 °C, not too cold, so that the spice and the cooked fruit come to the fore. A wide white wine glass is the better choice here than the narrow flute.