Champagne Thiénot Cuvée Garance 2011 French Champagne is an elegant, exciting Champagne. Its aroma alone is astonishing, with surprising notes of cedarwood, dried flowers, and candied mandarin. The sip floods our mouths, its intensity revealing that it's an extraordinary vintage. Ripe apricot, freshly baked bread crust, and pineapple are discernible. Incredibly tiny bubbles gently and persistently effervesce, a result of 9 years of aging.

The base wine of the 2011 vintage comes from vineyards located in 50% Grand Cru and 50% Premier Cru areas. The champagne is named after Garance Thienot, Alain Thienot's daughter. It is a Blanc de Noir, meaning a pure Pinot Noir Champagne. In this special Cuvée, the house aims to show what grapes from an outstanding Pinot Noir vineyard are capable of, challenging the commonplace idea that Blanc de Noir Champagne is typically lighter and fruitier.

The vineyards and the exceptional quality of grapes provided by the 2011 vintage allow for an exceptionally long aging process. The bottle perfected itself in the cellar for 9 years, or 108 months, to amaze us. The fact that the dosage is only 2g particularly excites Champagne lovers. A total of 5500 bottles were produced in traditional size, along with 500 magnum bottles (the magnum bottle is ideal for accompanying a two-person lunch – assuming the other person isn't drinking).