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MAISON PERRIER-JOUËT Maison Perrier-Jouët was originally founded by Pierre-Nicolas Perrier and Rose-Adélaïde Jouët just a year after their wedding in 1811. Pierre-Nicolas was a botanist and vintner, whilst Rose-Adélaïde came from a Norman merchant family with a cultured background. Born of the couple's equal love for nature and the arts, Perrier-Jouët embodies their strong desire to make a Champagne House with a difference. Key to the Champagne itself is its distinctive style including the bold but triumphant decision to base the Champagne on the Chardonnay grape, which in fact gives Perrier-Jouët its internationally recognised floral and elegant style. In line with this grape choice alongside the family’s search for Champagne excellence, the Perrier-Jouët plots are situated on the Côte des Blancs, in the heart of Champagne’s “Golden Triangle”, as an ideal location to nurture and grow the Chardonnay grapes. As the house started to expand, shipments began to Great Britain in 1815 and to the United States in 1837. Further, the 1842 vintage marked the creation of the first Perrier-Jouët Brut Champagne, Cuvée K. Crucially though, in spite of its expansion and growing popularity globally, the family’s creative philosophy and core values have prevailed throughout generations, starting with the founding couples’ son Charles Perrier. Owing to this, the Champagne house has a strong connection with the Art Nouveau movement, whose central ethos involved the reinvention of nature to bring alive the everyday. This relationship is reflected well by the signature Japanese anemones that adorn the bottles of Perrier-Jouët Cuvée Belle Epoque. These sinuous forms were created by Emile Gallé one of the pioneers of the Art Nouveau movement in 1902 as the Champagne house’s illustration. After the death of Charles Perrier, Henri and Octave Gallice became the directors of the Champagne house. Whilst Henri managed the family business from Épernay, Octave spent much more time in Paris, where he met Emile Gallé whom he commissioned for the floral Champagne house emblem. This affinity with the Art Nouveau movement has remained strong throughout the years, culminating in the 1991 opening of Perrier-Jouët’s Maison Belle Epoque. In over 200 years, Perrier-Jouët has seen only eight Cellar Masters, each trained by their predecessor to ensure that the distinctive style is preserved. The current Cellar Master, Séverine Frerson is the first woman to hold the position in the history of the House. Rarities Direct from the Cellars of Maison Perrier-Jouët This spectacular sale of finest and rarest vintage Champagnes direct from the cellars of Maison Perrier-Jouët incorporates 147 bottles in total, including rare magnums and jeroboams and is viewed as a tribute to the wine legacy of Maison Perrier-Jouët. It includes treasures from the Eden cellar, said to house the most precious of wines in the world. This selection was handpicked by Séverine Frerson from the Oenothèque Perrier-Jouët. The top lot of this collection is one bottle of the 1874 vintage. Previously sold in 1888 at Christie’s in London, this Brut set the longstanding benchmark for the most expensive Champagne ever sold at auction from 1888 right up until 1967. 1874 was an outstanding vintage which created huge interest in the wines from Champagne during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This wine was blended by Charles Perrier (son of the founders of the Maison), and is formed of the exquisite Chardonnay grapes from Cramant, one of the Maison’s original and most prestigious vineyards. The current Cellar Master has named this bottle ‘a testament to the heritage of the House’. The buyer will be able to open this bottle at the Maison Belle Epoque in Épernay, France. The bottle is offered alongside a bespoke VIP experience, including a night at the Maison for up to 10 guests, a guided tour of the cellars and the House which showcases one of the largest private collections of French Art Nouveau in Europ