Philipponnat Champagne Brut Reserve Perpetuelle NV CALIOTHER From the producer: La Tierra

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Philipponnat Champagne Brut Reserve Perpetuelle NV CALIOTHER From the producer: La TierraThis 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