Perrier Jouet BELLE EPOQUE Vintage Champagne - 1999
Where it's from:
>France
>Champagne
Price per case:
£520.23
Bottle size:
75 cl
Bottles per case:
6
Style:
Dry (Brut) Sparkling
Grapes:
Chardonnay / Pinot Noir / Pinot Meunier
Description:
This bottle with its swirl of dainty anemones holds Perrier-Jouët's most remarkable champagne and one of the world's best known prestige cuvées. The success story began with the discovery of a bottle designed by Émile Gallé in 1902. The bottle was so strikingly beautiful that Perrier-Jouët resolved to fill it with a prestige champagne. The best grands crus in its vineyard, with a predominance of Chardonnay grapes from the Côte des Blancs district, were blended to make a subtle, elegant, refined champagne. Cuvée Belle Époque was launched in 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-Jouët, and the ambassador of its expertise. Apart from making an excellent champagne, Perrier-Jouët was the first champagne house to have dared decorate its bottle with flowers. The flower-covered bottle is now instantly recognised all over the world. The harvest is sometimes so outstanding that Perrier-Jouët decides to make a vintage Cuvée Belle Époque. 1995 was one such year, when the quality of the grapes signalled a remarkable harvest from the outset. All the art of champagne making went into keeping the house style while bringing out the exceptional character of the year. Cuvée Belle Époque 1995 is a harmonious blend of the most prestigious crus in the Champagne wine-making region. The most important are Cramant and Avize for Chardonnay; Mailly, Verzenay, Verzy and Bouzy for Pinot Noir; and Aÿ and Dizy for Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir. The cuvée is distinguished by a high proportion of Chardonnay from the best slopes in the Côte des Blancs district. The delicacy and elegance of this grape variety give a finesse, a fruitiness and a bouquet that are truly exceptional. There's depth and power here, along with a firm structure underlying the honey, vanilla and bread dough aromas and flavors.
