Philipponnat Champagne Brut Reserve Perpetuelle NV JULY42024 It is certainly more on

It is certainly more on the elegant side of Cognac

38% Chardonnay and 11% Meunier

with 45% pinot noir and the rest pinot meunier

Mid palate the flavor turns deeply spicy

Philipponnat Champagne Brut Reserve Perpetuelle NV JULY42024 It is certainly more onThis is the Champagne formerly known as Royale Rserve Philipponnat renamed it to put the actual method on the label. The perpetual reserve is a solera: a portion of every vintage goes into wooden barrels that already hold every vintage before it, so each bottle carries a thread running back through decades of the house's history. Roughly half the blend here is reserve wine, Pinot Noir dominant with Chardonnay and a touch of Meunier, then aged three