Description
Perrier-Jouet Champagne Belle Epoque 2011 (Set with Glasses)
Each cuvee is minutely crafted, like silk lace, unveiling the floral, stylish and diamond-cut style of the House.Maison Perrier-Jouet is a Champagne House founded in Epernay in 1811 by Pierre-Nicolas Perrier and Rose-Adelaide Jouet. Down the decades, this heritage was enriched with discernment and precision, based on the style the family wished to adopt for its wines. The excellence of the raw materials has always been a major preoccupation, and particular attention is given to the noble chardonnays, which lend such particular character to the House wines. A refined and subtle blend of charm and elegance. The multiple facets of each wine reveal a broad aromatic palette and a subtle persistence. Floral, stylish and diamond-cut: the hallmark of wines from the House of Perrier-Jouet. An exceptional vineyard,giving the chardonnays, that are predominant in the House’s champagnes, all the richness of their floral aroma. A style passed down through the years, in the secrecy of the House Cellars by the Cellar Master, expert in their craftsmanship.
This bottle with its swirl of dainty anemones holds Perrier-Jouet’s most remarkable champagne and one of the world’s best known prestige cuvees. The success story began with the discovery of a bottle designed by Emile Galle in 1902. The bottle was so strikingly beautiful that Perrier-Jouet resolved to fill it with prestige champagne. The best grands crus in its vineyard, with a predominance of Chardonnay grapes from the Cote des Blancs district, were blended to make a subtle, elegant, refined champagne. Cuvee “Fleur de Champagne” was launched with brio 1969 reminding the world of the house’s history and identifying it with an Art Nouveau style. Since then this champagne has been the emblem of Perrier-Jouet, and the ambassador of its expertise. Apart from making an excellent champagne, Perrier-Jouet was the first champagne house to have dare decorate its bottle with flowerse. The flower-covered bottle is now instantly recognized all over the world.
