Perrier-Jouet
Wine store · Épernay ·
Elegant Champagne house with floral decor & fine dining
Elegant Champagne house with floral decor & fine dining
"The experience starts in Épernay at Perrier-Jouët, a classic maison dating back to 1811, with whimsical floral decor rivaling this year’s Met Gala red carpet and a general feminine aesthetic that I’d happily adopt as my entire personality." - Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
"Despite the number of major Champagne houses that lord over the avenue de Champagne in Épernay, none have offered a full fine dining experience until Perrier-Jouët launched Belle Epoque Society in June 2021, the 200-year-old house’s new culinary program meant to fit within a range of budgets." - Lindsey Tramuta
"Named as a pricier alternative the author might choose when willing to spend more on a New Year’s Eve bottle to lean into a more luxurious version of the fast-food-and-bubbles ritual." - Hillary Dixler Canavan
"For the past 36 years, Hervé Deschamps has been the cellar master of Perrier-Jouët—and it's a job of significant responsibility. Over eighty percent of all Champagne is non-vintage (NV), meaning that various vintages are blended together to create a distinctive, consistent house style. Perrier-Jouët has been around for over 200 years and in that time there have only been seven cellar masters. Deschamps has spent literally his entire career maintaining its styles and guarding its traditions." - Jacob Dean
"Based in the Épernay region of Champagne, this more-than-200-year-old house places a particularly vital emphasis on blending to sustain a distinctive, consistent style, especially for its non-vintage cuvées. With only seven cellar masters in its history, Hervé Deschamps spent 36 years maintaining its styles and guarding its traditions and is now training Séverine Frerson to ensure continuity. The spirit of the brand—with Chardonnay expressed as floral, delicate, and elegant—remains central even as it responds to demand with releases like a new Blanc de Blancs (NV). In challenging harvests the Belle Epoque vintage cuvée may not be made, but non-vintage bottlings remain an obligation, underscoring the importance of reserve wine." - Jacob Dean
