L'Intemporelle Grand Cru 2012

L'Intemporelle 2012 is a blend of carefully selected plots from the Grand Cru village of Mailly. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are at the centre with 40 per cent each: the Chardonnay comes from the best sites, while the Pinot Noir is meant above all to bring elegance. In the glass it shows a shining golden yellow with fine, even bubbles. The nose combines fruit, blossom and minerality.

The opening is creamy and supple, then the freshness carries ripe mirabelle and citrus fruit into a long, savoury finish. A champagne for an aperitif with canapés as much as for a festive menu, for example with pan-fried scallops, sea bass in a salt crust or turbot. Drink it at 9 to 11 °C from a larger white wine glass. The bottles are numbered, and the cuvée remains rare.