

2012 is for Champagne Brut 'Belle Epoque' it is one of the best vintages ever for the Perrier-Jouët maison's icon. The result of a hot summer, which resolved an unpredictable and rainy spring in the vineyard, it has a prodigious balance and a marked exuberance, given above all by a Pinot Noir in great evidence. Extraordinarily fresh, it immediately offers you all the elegant roundness you expect from a cuvéè de prestige, plus the unmistakable signature of the Maison: white flowers, spices, marzipan. Another Champagne at the top, after the very celebrated 2008.
THE WINE
2012 is for Champagne Brut 'Belle Epoque' it is one of the best vintages ever for the Perrier-Jouët maison's icon. The result of a hot summer, which resolved an unpredictable and rainy spring in the vineyard, it has a prodigious balance and a marked exuberance, given above all by a Pinot Noir in great evidence. Extraordinarily fresh, it immediately offers you all the elegant roundness you expect from a cuvéè de prestige, plus the unmistakable signature of the Maison: white flowers, spices, marzipan. Another Champagne at the top, after the very celebrated 2008.
THE HOUSE
Two centuries of traditions are a precious baggage, represented by a true craftsmanship savoir-faire that is passed on from generation to generation since 1811. It is precisely on this date that the spouses Pierre-Nicolas Perrier and Adèle Jouët founded the Maison Perrier-Jouët , which counts today 65 hectares of vines, almost totally classified at the top of the Grand Cru scale. As a pioneer in traceability and counterfeiting, Maison Perrier-Jouët was the first winery to make the vintage of its millesimate bottles. Among the rows, careful and forward-looking choices are all about obtaining valuable and excellent grapes, and the fruits harvested in the five major cruces of what is called the "magical champagne triangle" - composed of Cramant, Avize, Mailly, Aÿ and Dizy - they are present in all those who are the cuvée of the maison. Chardonnay bouquets with generous and aromatic scents, then pinot black, fresh and delicate, and pinot meunier, generous and fruity, are worked in the cellar without looking for shortcuts, pursuing the highest quality level without ever compromising. From "Grand Brut" to "Blason Rosé", up to the millennium "Belle Epoque", producing Champagne punctually distinguished by refined, intense and sought-after style, the company offers a range of unmistakable labels, characterized by a wide aromatic persistence elegant. All this is the result of knowledge transmitted over time and in the silence of the cellars, where the chefs of caves have cultivated and increased an important know-how that, as is not enough, is often enriched and embellished by internationally renowned artists who starting in 1902, they decorate with their works the bottles that retain the most important cuvée of the maison, almost as a celebration of Champagne tasting in a kind of marriage that combines art, poetry and beauty of everyday life.
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Specific References
Product Category - Champagne Production Method - Champenois Designation - Champagne AOC Blend - Blanc de Noirs Cru - Cru Grape / Raw material - chardonnay Dosage - Brut Nature - Pas Dosé Variety - chardonnay 50%, pinot noir 45%, pinot meunier 5% Vintage - Cuvée - Millésime, 2013 Size - 750 ml. Country - France Region - FR - Champagne Alcohol Content - 12.5% vol. Service Temperature - 8° - 10° C. Suggested Glass - Flùte transparent Special Features - Artistic label Packaging - Branded Case Food Matches - Seafood - Shellfish, Fish plates, White Meat Tasting - Color: pale golden yellow, with greenish reflections Perlage: lively and lively Bouquet: unique and delicate of yellow and exotic fruits, spring flowers, sweet spices Taste: markedly mineral, round and silky, with an elegant and long persistence.
Champagne Brut 'Belle Epoque' by Perrier-Jouët is maison's icon. 2013 was characterised by a cold winter and a cool, wet spring, which resulted in the vines flowering more than two weeks later than average, in the first days of July. The month of July was hot, dry and sunny, though marred by several violent thunderstorms, while August was cooler but equally sunny. Autumn brought favourable conditions up until the harvest, which began on 30 September. The grapes attained full maturity with a good balance of alcohol and acidity, resulting in a wine of finesse and character with significant potential for ageing.