New Years Eve
Besserat de Bellefon
Besserat de Bellefon Cuvée des Moines SEC
Sec (Low Bar Pressure)
NV
Epernay
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Club Price $103.55 (?)
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Billecart-Salmon
Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve Magnum 1.5L
Brut
NV
Mareuil-Sur-Aÿ
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Club Price $217.55 (?)
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Perrier Jouet
Perrier-Jouët Belle Époque 2012 Vintage
Vintage
Epernay
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Club Price $250.80 (?)
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The palate offers notes of white peaches, pears, lime blossom and sweet almond before a gentle, mineral finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-title\"\u003eChampagne Perrier-Jouët Belle \u003cspan\u003eÉ\u003c\/span\u003epoque is a subtle wine, the fruit of an astonishing year marked by a very mild winter and an exceptional spring. Light gold with an almost radiant clarity and fine, vibrant bubbles. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the house\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerrier-Jouët was founded in 1811 by Pierre-Nicolas-Marie Perrier, who added the maiden name of his wife, Adele Jouët, to create the house. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEstablished in the heart of Épernay, Perrier-Jouët quickly began to build an international following from its success in exporting to foreign markets. Early entry to the UK (1815) meant that by 1847 exports represented nearly ninety per cent of House sales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis European success allowed the family to increase their vineyard holdings, hand-picking land in the grand cru villages of Aÿ, Avize, Cramant, Mailly. When replanting vines they focused on chardonnay, bringing the lightness to the Perrier-Jouët wines which is still a characteristic of the wines today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Maison Belle Epoque in Epernay is the private chateau of the Perrier-Jouët family and houses one of the world’s foremost collections of Art Nouveau masterpieces. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA dedicated global campaign to reunite pieces from the Belle Epoque era saw the creation of one of the world’s genuinely unique properties: a living testimony to the era, featuring works from such great Art Nouveau protagonists as Rodin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Lalique, Majorelle and Hector Guimard, creator of the famed Paris Metro iconography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is home to many original works by Emile Gallé, friend of the House and designer of the original Belle Epoque Anemone bottle in 1902.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFood suggestion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt pairs wonderfully with the salty freshness of seafood, the subtle flavour of tender poultry, or the pure sweetness of lightly sugared fruit desserts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}