Amour de Deutz 2009

Amour de Deutz 2009 is the blanc de blancs prestige cuvée of Deutz, the house in Aÿ. It comes from Chardonnay grown on chalk soils in grand cru villages. The vintage first shows youthful freshness, and with time depth and the structure of the grape variety come more to the fore. Here it is offered as a magnum, a format in which champagne generally matures particularly slowly and evenly. It comes in a gift box.

In the glass you can expect a finely beaded, clearly drawn Chardonnay of the kind chalk sites give: taut, mineral, with citrus freshness and increasingly creamy depth. Serve it at 9 to 11°C in a large white wine glass or tulip glass so the bouquet can unfold. It goes with oysters, scallops, steamed turbot or shellfish, and leaves a larger table plenty of room to taste.