The first producer of a “dry” style Champagne, served by Queen Victoria at her flash banquets in the mid-1800s, served at the Royal wedding and regularly slurped since by the Royals of Monaco, even Oscar Wilde was drinking the stuff when behind bars for charges of indecency and sodomy!
Perrier-Jouet – we just call it “PJ” for short but if you want to sound like a pro make sure it rolls off the tongue pehr-ree yay jhoo-et (with the “T” pronounced).
Back in the 1920s PJ produced their first Cuvee made entirely from Chardonnay (called Blanc de Blancs) under their iconic (but very pricey) Belle Epoque series. Almost one hundred years later they released a Blanc de Blancs style to fit within their classic collection (the others being Grand Brut and Blason Rose) – the first addition to the Perrier Jouet range for two decades.
Using Chardonnay from five Grand Cru vineyards and aged three years before release. Comes beautifully presented in a Perrier-Jouet Blanc de Blancs branded gift box.