L'Intemporelle Grand Cru Rosé 2012

The L'Intemporelle Rosé 2012 from Mailly Grand Cru comes from single plots and lives by its assemblage: 60 per cent Pinot Noir meets 40 per cent Chardonnay. This balance shapes the cuvée, and it holds in the rosé without the fruit stepping back. The nose joins blossom with white fruit and citrus, and the ripeness of the 2012 vintage is noticeable throughout.

On the palate it feels silky and finishes salty and chalky. That gives it tension and makes it an aperitif of real stature. At the table, sea bass baked in a salt crust, turbot or risotto with white truffle all work well. Serve it at 8 to 10 °C in a wide white wine glass so the floral aromas can open up. Every bottle is numbered, and the run is only a few thousand.