Sténopé 2011

The Sténopé 2011 links Champagne with the Rhône Valley. Devaux created it together with Michel Chapoutier as a portrait of a single year, just as a pinhole camera captures an image of reality. The cuvée is made from equal parts Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and is aged in oak barrels. It already shows real maturity.

The nose offers hazelnut, vanilla, toast and dried apricots. On the palate come lemon zest, white fruit and pear. The powerful finish is very long and carries saline, iodine-like notes. This blend suits oysters and veal sweetbreads, as well as scallops with caviar and watercress emulsion. Serve the champagne at 10 to 12 degrees in a wide white wine glass, where the mature aromas can open up nicely.