Vintage Sardines Collector Gift Box 2017–2020 – Coralie Joulin

Four tins of vintage sardines from La Perle des Dieux, one from each year from 2017 to 2020. The sardines are packed by hand in extra virgin olive oil and have rested in their tins for years, which makes them soft and almost melting. Taste the vintages side by side and notice how they change with age.

Painter Coralie Joulin gave every tin a portrait of Mademoiselle Lulu, inspired by the women who pack the sardines by hand in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. A collector's box to give away, keep, or open one year at a time.

Serve at room temperature on good bread, with a squeeze of lemon if you like. Or keep the tins and let them age further, turning them every six months as La Perle suggests.

The gift box contains one tin (115 g) of each:

• Vintage sardines 2020, "Le ballet enchanté de Mlle Lulu"
• Vintage sardines 2019, "Le cabaret de Mlle Lulu"
• Vintage sardines 2018, "Mlle Lulu en sari indien"
• Vintage sardines 2017, "Le défilé de Mlle Lulu"

Storage: cool and dry. After opening, keep in the refrigerator and eat within 2 days.