Following the warm response from bundling together the latest disgorgements of our Benoit and Burtin imported champagnes as one, we got to thinking what other bubbly pairings felt fitting in bringing together for Champagne Monday. Plenty of potential picks, with a few now sitting in the pipeline for other weeks in the future, but the brightly-toned charm and striking value behind Perrier-Jouët's NV creations remain hard to pass up.
With one a toasty golden delight and its companion a salmon-pink spell of spice and savoury bite, together this pair would make for sensory joy across a long lunch or evening events, popping the tropical and citric-laden Grand Brut with a hearty central meal (a crab lasagne, creamy clam linguine, or some foie gras are the first in our thoughts), before the Blason Rosé can swing its allure alongside dessert (go for a sticky date pudding, pavlova or classic crème brûlée), so topped and textured with red apple skin, red berries, grapefruit and biscuit.
It has been current cellarmaster Séverine Frerson's objective to maintain a sweeping sense of personality and gastronomy across her wines, appreciating that while the average restaurant goer in today's culture might be ordering less to the table in the way of whole bottles, there still remains the tremendous appeal for the perfect palate mingling between what they're drinking and what they're eating. In that sense, we thought of very few duos that will appease the senses over the long summer more blissfully than PJ's current disgorgements.
Available at one great price in the bundle, or as individual specials for the coming week!
Perrier-Jouët cellarmaster Séverine Frerson working closely in the kitchen with former head chef Pierre Gagnaire (right), and his protégé Sébastien Morellon - a house always on the lookout for the whole experience surrounding the enjoyment of their wines.
Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut + Blason Rosé Duo Pack
$185 on special this week ($214 RRP)
This pack includes one bottle of
Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut NV -
// 40% Pinot Noir, 40% Pinot Meunier, and 20% Chardonnay
Aged for at least 3 years on lees before disgorgement
11g/L dosage
"This is a rich and inviting Champagne displaying lots of style and beauty. It has a full mouth feel with lots of baked brioche, French patisserie, almond, lemon and apple blossom greeting the nose. It is followed by a palate of dark cherries, strawberries and blackberries. Then appears rockmelon, ripe apricot, mandarin, hazelnuts, mango and yellow peach drizzled with honey and toasted almonds. There is a layer of apple strudel and little flicks of mineral and nougat entwined throughout the palate" - Bernadette O'Shea, Champagne Consultant, The Wine Emporium
And one bottle of
Perrier-Jouët Blason Rosé NV -
// 50% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay and 25% Pinot Meunier
Aged for at least 3 years on lees before disgorgement
10g/L dosage
"An overflowing fruit basket of ripe cherry, raspberry and exotic spice amplified by a crunchy, complex texture and a lifted mousse; beautifully elegant and enthralling." - 96 Points (Gold Winner), Decanter World Wine Awards
Also available individually -
Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut NV
$98 on special this week ($109 RRP)
Perrier-Jouët Blason Rosé NV
$94 on special this week ($105 RRP)
If you wish to purchase these champagnes, either individually
or as the duo pack, please use the links above
If you have any questions, please contact us on (07)32521117 or email sales@thewineemporium.com.au
// Special prices valid until Monday the 2nd of November