Perrier-Jouët : Belle Epoque 2015

Characteristics and tasting advice for Perrier-Jouët’s Belle Époque 2015

Tasting

Appearance
The appearance reveals a delicate pale gold color.

Nose
The nose combines subtle fruity (white peach, pink grapefruit) and floral (lime blossom, hawthorn) aromas.

Palate
Balanced and beautifully fresh, the palate offers delicious aromas of poached pear and sugar, along with subtly spicy notes (cumin and green pepper).

Serving

For optimal tasting, serve at around 12°C.

Food and wine pairings

Thanks to its harmony and finesse, this cuvée is the ideal partner for jumbo prawns with creamy polenta, sole meunière, or cheeses such as Parmesan or Comté.

A seductive vintage Champagne combining freshness and elegance

The estate

The Champagne Perrier-Jouët House was founded in 1811 by Pierre Perrier and his wife Adèle Jouët. Drawing on outstanding Champagne terroirs (Aÿ, Mailly-Champagne, Avize and Cramant), the house’s cuvées are renowned for their distinctive style combining aromatic richness, refinement and subtlety. From 1861 onward, Perrier-Jouët became Queen Victoria’s official Champagne, and later that of the French Imperial Court.

Owned since 1959 by the Champagne company GH Mumm, the Perrier-Jouët House stands out in particular for the iconic bottle of its prestige cuvée "Belle époque", designed in 1969 by Émile Gallé.

The vineyard

A perfect expression of the house style and crafted from an exceptionally harmonious blend, Perrier-Jouët’s Belle Époque 2015 is produced from emblematic crus of Champagne (Cramant, Avize, Chouilly, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Vertus and Mailly). This champagne is aged for a minimum of 6 years in the house’s cellars.

The cuvée

Iconic, the champagne Perrier-Joüet Belle Epoque is the first cuvée adorned with the Japanese white anemone, a motif created for the house in 1902 by Émile Gallé, a master of Art Nouveau.

The vintage

Following a mild winter, a dry spell set in from mid-May, leading to early flowering. July was exceptionally dry and hot, breaking temperature records. Nevertheless, rainfall in mid-August promoted berry ripening, providing optimal conditions for a harvest of healthy, perfectly ripe grapes.

Blend

This 2015 vintage champagne is the result of a blend of chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier.