Frerson – Perrier-Jouët’s first female cellar master – describes the Champagne as “pale gold in colour, with subtle glints of apple green”, and notes of “ripe pear, grapefruit zest, ginger, tangerine and a hint of green pepper”. Made from a blend of 50% grand cru Chardonnay, 45% grand cru Pinot Noir and 5% Meunier, the 2013 vintage embodies the delicate floral style that has come to define the house. In the early 1900s, the Art Nouveau movement burst into life, drawing its inspiration from the lines and movements of nature, inviting beauty and poetry into daily life and artist and master glassmaker Emile Gallé was one of the movement's pioneers. He designed the iconic anemone wreathed in gold that was placed on the bottle of the first Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque vintage in 1964, turning it into a work of art the history of which unfurls and continues to this day. Today the Belle epoque range is still painted with his elegant Japanese anemone flowers. Perrier Jouët Champagne is available at The Champagne Company and the origin and love story of Perrier Jouët dates to 1810 when the Épernay-based cork supplier Pierre Nicolas Perrier married Rose Adélaide Jouët, the daughter of a Calvados producer. The newlyweds began producing Champagne under the name Perrier-Jouët. Perrier Jouët is not really looking for minerality or robust forward acidity, it’s more about soft, gentle, floral and fruit elegance,” said brand ambassador Jonny Simms when introducing the wine to the UK trade over Zoom this week.

He added that the 5% Meunier in the blend had a key role to play. “It’s unusual to find Meunier in a prestige cuvée, but it’s there for a specific reason ­­– it brings fruitiness and acts as a bridge between the Pinot and Chardonnay,” he said. Perrier-Jouët has released the 2013 vintage of its prestige cuvée, Belle Epoque, the hallmark of which, according to cellar master Severine Frerson, is lime blossom. Perrier-Jouët’s cellar master, Severine Frerson, says the hallmark of Belle Epoque 2013 is lime blossom and a delicate salinity Perrier Jouët Champagne since 1918, has maintained a creative spirit and quest for perfection. In 1958, Perrier Jouët guaranteed the rarity and quality of their wines by branding the cork of each bottle with the vintage year and PJ seal, proving the wine's authenticity.