Description / Reviews
// 50% Chardonnay, 45% Pinot Noir and 5% Meunier
// Dosage 6g/L
"Champagne Perrier-Jouët has released the latest 2008 vintage of the House’s iconic and rare prestige cuvée Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque. This distinctive and alluring cuvée expresses the art of vintage developed by the House for more than 200 years. This cuvee is an intricate, floral vintage wine that honours the importance and heritage of Chardonnay as the heartbeat of the House." - Perrier Jouet, Winemaker
"Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque 2008 is a wonderfully vibrant vintage that presents crisp freshness with good length on the palate – the ideal balance of delicacy and structure." - Hervé Deschamps, Cellar Master
"Perrier Jouët Belle Epoque 2008 reminds me somewhat of the grace of the exceptional 1995, Cellarmaster Hervé Deschamps’ first solo vintage and still one of his best. Though the two vintages 13 years apart share the same grace and class, the 2008 is more mineral, reflecting a quite sunless summer season. Only the return of warmer weather at the start of September imbued the vintage with a freshness of great Chardonnay in tune with the subtly restrained power of Pinot Noir and a soupçon of rounded Meunier – that final little touch making the wine more pleasurable to drink soon, unlike other wines from the Champagne 2008 vintage, which need a lot more time. Chardonnay is from Cramant, Avize, and Mesnil, Pinot Noir from Ay and Ambonnay in the Montagne de Reims, and Pinot Meunier from Dizy. Shimmering pale gold with green lights, radiant clarity; persistent tiny bubbles: riot of white flowers scents, hawthorn, then more stone-fruit than citrus, reine claude (greengage) and elderflower. Vibrant mouthfeel, invigorating, expansive – perfect with saline fruits de mer." - 93 Points, Michael Edwards, Decanter
