Perrier-Jouët Champagne Cuvée Fleur de Champagne 1998

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Winery:

Perrier-Jouët

Varietal:

Champagne Blend

Region:

France > Champagne

Type:

Sparkling Wine

Color:

White

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2010

UPC:

 

User Tags:  fruit, citrus, color descriptors, mediterranean and subtropical fruits, crisp, green, sophisticated, medium, oak, resinous 

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What to Expect

Champagne is specifically a sparkling wine made in the Champagne region of France; every other sparkling is simply that, sparkling wine. Made to be aged for a few to many years, in many languages "Champagne" is synonymous with "party". When young, Champagne exhibits the fresh fruit tones of its "cepage", or blend. Usually based on a blend the features either Chardonnay or Pinot Noir as its main ingredient, Champagne's fruit can range from citrusy to orchard fruits and even red berries. The wine gains distinct yeasty notes from its secondary fermentation, the one that adds the fizz, which is typically described as recalling brioche or bread. As it ages Champagne tends to lose its obvious fruit, which is replaced by subtle nutty tones and subdued elements of dried fruits.

Winemakers Notes

Perrier-Jouet was established in 1811 in the town of Epernay and soon became globally successful. In 1854 Perrier-Jouet became the first house to release a dry Champagne, at a time when the wines were prevailingly sweet, and by this action Charles Perrier was essentially the creator of the Brut designation that is the predominant style today. The 1998 Fleur de Champagne Belle Epoque by Perrier-Jouet arrives in a beautiful bottle, and is made great by a high proportion of Cramant grand cru Chardonnay from the Cotes de Blancs. It is lively and fresh, with vanilla and honey aromas that change on the read more...palate to citrus with a hint of tropical fruit at the close.    (hide)

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