Fine Champagne for Valentine’s Night
Staying in is the new going out and this should apply to Valentine’s night as well.
My tip would be to get adventurous in the kitchen and knock up something extra special for your loved one. This should impress enough, but on this night, you need to step up a gear or two.
And that’s where G.H. Mumm comes in. Maximum impressing, and thanks to the great range of G.H. Mumm, you can control the budget, without any taste compromise.
Here’s two fantastic options, complete with food pairing ideas -
G.H.Mumm Cuvée R.Lalou
Voted as the finest of all of the Prestige cuvées on the market, (Tom Stevenson’s No 1 rated quality champagne 2008) this very special champagne is only made in exceptional vintages from a range of 12 Grand Cru vineyards. Crafted from 50% Grand Cru Chardonnay grapes and 50% Grand Cru Pinot noir wines this is an extremely rich and powerful wine requiring complex dishes. This champagne should be treated like a fine white Burgundy and accordingly would be perfect with white truffles, meaty fish in sauce, poultry and some game (partridge / grouse).
Cordon Rouge
The Cordon Rouge non-vintage champagne may well be the most widely available of G.H. Mumm’s wines, but that doesn’t mean that there’s anything ordinary about it. Instead, Pinot Noir (for power and structure), Chardonnay (for a touch of delicate finesse) and Pinot Meunier (which adds fresh, fruity flavours) combine to create a zesty, rich wine with a long finish.
Cordon Rouge’s power gives it the body to stand up to rich flavours such as duck and scallops – but it has enough restraint and elegance to ensure a harmonious marriage between wine and food.
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