L'Intemporelle Grand Cru Rosé 2013

The L'Intemporelle Rosé 2013 comes from Mailly Grand Cru, a house based in the grand cru village of the same name on the Montagne de Reims. It is made from single-site parcels and a careful assemblage of 60 per cent Pinot Noir and 40 per cent Chardonnay. The nose shows red fruit, with spice and fine toasty notes coming through.

On the palate it is elegant and harmonious. Citrus freshness enlivens the soft texture and keeps the wine lively. That makes it as suitable as an aperitif as it is with spiny lobster, red mullet with truffles, scallop carpaccio or gratinated crayfish tails. It also goes well with a fruit soup for dessert. We recommend 8 to 10 °C and a white wine glass with a little volume. The bottles are numbered, and only a few thousand exist.