Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque 2004 and 2 Glasses - Bicentenary Pack
Special Offer Price. Now £115.00 each. (previously on sale at £119.95)
A Limited Edition gift pack celebrating 200 years at Perrier Jouet (1811 - 2011).
This special limited edition Bicentenary Pack, designed by David Ashram, contains 1 bottle of Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque 2004 75cl and 2 Perrier Jouet branded champagne flutes.
Tasting Notes:
The wine is enticing: clear and bright with a few hints of gold.
The nose is typical of Belle Epoque: with fresh white fruit such as peach, moving into floral notes of hawthorn and acacia. This is rounded off by citrus aromas: grapefruit and pineapple; with a hint of vanilla, the first sign of the wine’s development.
The initial impression is intense, yet it is a delicate wine with a fine balance between structure and acidity, giving harmony and elegance.
The first great vintage champagne of the 21st Century. Truly the epitome of charm and elegance, reflecting the Chardonnays of Cramant and Pinot Noirs of Mailly.
Grape Variety:
50% Chardonnay from Cramant, Avize, Le Mesnil/Oger and Oger; 46% Pinot Noir from Mailly, Aÿ, Ambonnay and Mareuil/Ay and 4% Pinot Meunier from Dizy and Venteuil.
The final dosage was kept low at 9g/l to enable the elegance and subtlety of the wine to shine through.
The cellar master decided on an optimal ageing of 6 years before disgorgement to maintain the balance and freshness of this 2002 vintage.
Background Information:
For over two centuries, Maison Perrier-Jouet has continually pursued its quest for quality. 1811 is not just a legendary vintage, it is also the year that Nicolas Perrier, the son of winegrower, Adèle Jouët, the daughter of a family of wine merchants, went on to create a major champagne House. The combination of tradition, “terroir”, know-how, and a love of work created a champagne with elegance and finess.
Lying in the heart of the champagne region, Perrier-Jouet owns 65 hectares rating 99.2% on the quality scale (100% being the optimum). This means that each vineyard parcels is classified almost exclusively as Grand Cru.
The Chardonnay grape, floral and almost feminine in its elegance and finesse, is the signature variety of Perrier-Jouet’s vineyards, with a strong showing of mature vines (23 years old on average). The holdings take in a homogenous terroir of Chardonnay vineyards some 40 hectares in area within the legendary Grands Crus of Cramant and Avize. Two parcels enjoy almost mythical status - Bourrons Leroy and Bourrons du Midi.
From its early days, the House of Perrier-Jouet has made champagne in small quantities with a “limited edition” approach. Like master craftsmen handing down the secrets of their trade from father to son, the seven Chefs de Cave over two centuries have placed quality before quantity.
They have also managed to conserve the House’s historical treasures in the shape of its early vintages, such as the Perrier-Jouet 1825, the oldest left in Champagne today. Hervé Deschamps, our current Cellar Master and guardian of this heritage, is a natural upholder of this creative philosophy.
