Philipponnat Champagne Brut Reserve Perpetuelle NV Reasonable Cellar Lean and mineral

Lean and mineral

pastry cream

Grapes are pressed on a traditional wooden press

but can also be used for so much more

From the producer: Nassif Family Reserve was first developed by co-founder Gene Nassif as a whiskey he could enjoy with his family and friends for his wedding

Philipponnat Champagne Brut Reserve Perpetuelle NV Reasonable Cellar Lean and mineralThis 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