Tasting notes:

Since 2019, Penfolds has partnered with family-owned Thiénot for limited-release Champagnes. This wine, pale lemon-yellow in colour with a narrow cordon, shows ripe peach and melon fruit, with a bread crust overlay and just a hint of evolution in a penuche fudge note. Brut-style, the palate is focused and concentrated, supported by racy acidity and a brittle mousse texture, giving extra interest across the palate. Really long on the finish and in perfect balance, this is a wine to pair with monkfish baked with limes, onions and green peppercorns.  (Patricia Stefanowicz MW)