Grande Sendrée 2010

The Grande Sendrée 2010 is Drappier's prestige cuvée and is made only in great years. It takes its name from a plot in Urville that was covered in cinders after the fire of 1838, cendrée in French. The grapes come from very old vines on a small site, and the cuvée is 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay. The bottle is modelled on a 13th-century find that turned up in the cellars of Urville. Production remains small.

In the glass it shows great finesse and powerful aromas in which terroir and vintage come through clearly. That makes it versatile at the table: from the aperitif through crayfish in grapefruit sauce and scallop carpaccio to poultry with truffles. Serve it at 10 to 12°C in a wide white wine glass, not too cold, so the aromas have room to open up.