Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque 2002
Price £108.10
Stock Level: 1
| Grape: | Chardonnay 50%, Pinot Noir 45%, Pinot Meunier 5% |
| Strength: | 12.5% |
| Style: | Medium Dry |
| Size: | 750ml |
| Cellar Notes: | Vivacious, cleanly styled, crisp and dominated by Chardonnay character
The vineyards chosen for Fleur de Champagne have an average échelle des crus rating of more than 99 percent, making this one of the most highly-rated prestige cuvées. Chardonnay for this cuvée comes from 100-percent-rated villages of Cramant and Avize within the district of Côte de Blancs. On the slopes of this famous Chardonnay district are Perrier Jouët's 100-percent-rated estate Cramant vineyard that provide the structure, elegance, lightness and floral finesse for which Perrier Jouët Champagnes are known. The Pinot Noir comes from 100 percent rated villages of Aÿ, Dizy, Mailly and Verzenay, the with première cru Pinot Meunier grapes from Dizy. |
| Appearance: | Magnificent greenish gold in colour with a chrystalline brightness and a strong, intense effervescence with fine and regular bubbles |
| Aromas: | Highly aromatic and packed with notes of white flowers, honey, lemon, fresh plum and pineapple |
| Palate: | The palate confirms the complexity and richness of the bouquet with an initial lively freshness leading into a rounded palate that displays notes of honey, vanilla and short bread right through the long, long finish. Truly inspiring. |
| Serving Notes: | Beyond the toasts and ship launchings, Champagne has a place at every dinner table. Belle Epoque Champagne pairs well with gouda and almonds; St. Jacques tartare; smoked salmon, lemon-herb blinis, crème frâiche and caviar and saffron risotta with prawns and sweet pepper romesco; scallops ceviche with lemon. |
Vineyard: Perrier Jouët
The great Champagne House of Perrier-Jouët has been creating exceptional wines for almost 2 centuries. As early as 1840 Perrier-Jouët had began to control vineyards outright, either as purchaser or by planting virgin territory and focussing within Aÿ, Mailly and particularly Avize and Cramant. Pierre-Nicolas-Marie Perrier fully realised the potential for Chardonnay in creating Champagne with elegance and refinement, the hallmarks of Perrier-Jouët today, and this influenced these early decisions. Ever vigilant to the changing tastes of its customers, Perrier-Jouët became the first producer of ’dry’ Champagne in 1854, although it wasn’t until the mid 1880’s that the term ‘Brut’ would be coined. Maintaining this innovative reputation, Perrier-Jouët were also the first Champagne House to release ‘millésimes’ or ‘vintage Champagne’ and in 1858 were also the first House to state the ‘cru’, or village name, and the year of the harvest on the cork and then on the label itself by the 1860’s.
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