Perrier Jouet

Perrier-Jouët was founded in 1811 in Épernay and is renowned for floral, elegant Champagnes built around Chardonnay purity and the iconic Belle Époque bottle adorned with Art Nouveau anemone blossoms. The range spans Grand Brut (50 Crus blend, honey and candied citrus), Blason Rosé, Belle Époque, Belle Époque Rosé, and Belle Époque Blanc de Blancs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Belle Époque and how is it different from Grand Brut?

Belle Époque is Perrier-Jouët’s prestige cuvée — a vintage-dated Champagne produced only in the best years, meaning it is not made every year. The Grand Brut is a non-vintage blend produced annually from a consistent selection of 50+ Cru villages, designed to deliver house style reliably across harvests. Belle Époque, by contrast, expresses a single harvest’s best available fruit — primarily Chardonnay from grand cru Cramant and Avïze, with Pinot Noir from Aÿ. The wine is aged significantly longer than the Grand Brut before disgorgement, typically around six years on the lees, producing a more complex, more developed Champagne with greater aromatic depth. The hand-painted Art Nouveau anemone bottle — designed by Emile Gallé in 1902 — is the most recognizable prestige cuvée bottle in Champagne.

What makes Perrier-Jouët’s style distinct from other major Champagne houses?

Perrier-Jouët is one of the most Chardonnay-focused of the major Champagne houses — even the Grand Brut, which includes Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, prioritizes the floral, mineral, and citrus character that Chardonnay contributes over the fuller-bodied, more vinous profile that Pinot-dominant houses produce. This produces a house style that is lighter, more delicate, and more aromatic than Bollinger or Krug (both Pinot-dominant), and distinctly different from Veuve Clicquot’s rounder, more commercially accessible style. For buyers who prefer elegance, minerality, and floral complexity over richness and power, Perrier-Jouët is the benchmark choice among the major houses.