Cuvée de Réserve Brut

The Cuvée de Réserve Brut combines 66 per cent Chardonnay with 17 per cent each of Pinot Noir and Meunier. It lay for eight years in the cellar of the house of Veuve J. Lanaud before being bottled. On the nose it shows toasted bread and fresh citrus notes. The palate follows with layered fruit and fine hints of bread crust. The champagne feels round and slightly full-bodied, yet stays fine and elegant.

The house recommends a serving temperature of 8 °C, and a tulip glass brings fruit and ageing notes together nicely. It cuts a fine figure as an aperitif, but its structure also carries a whole meal. Particularly good matches are pan-fried foie gras, whose richness is met by the round fruit, or pan-fried langoustines, which benefit from the citrus freshness.