Half Femme de Champagne Grand Cru

Femme de Champagne Grand Cru is Duval-Leroy's prestige cuvée and results from assessing every single parcel. It is 87% Chardonnay from Grand Cru sites such as Mont-Aigu in Chouilly, Chapelle in Avize, Terre de Noël in Oger, and Chétillon and Aillerand in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. The sites are vinified separately. 13% Pinot Noir, aged in oak barrels, gives structure. Nine years of cellar ageing shape the profile: golden colour, fine bead, vanilla pastry, lemon and mandarin, hazelnut, honeysuckle and citrus peel. The finish is exceptionally long.

Here you can get it as a half bottle. Serve it at 10 to 12 °C in a large white wine glass, to give the mature notes room. At the table it goes with scallops, tender poultry or an aged hard cheese. Even on its own it is a champagne to which you should give time.