Champagne Duperrey: devoted to your pleasure

May 2, 2011 - PRLog -- Woolworths is very pleased to announce that they now import a premium, private label, Premier Cru Champagne.

Champagne Duperrey Premier Cru Brut NV is made exclusively by award-winning and world-renowned house, La Maison G.H. Martel & Cie, established in 1869, in Epernay.

This exclusive Champagne is named after the famous French explorer, Louis Isadore Duperrey (1786–1865), who circumnavigated the globe in his ship, Coquille.  In his travels, Duperrey mapped much of southern Australia and Tasmania.  Just as Duperrey sailed over the waters from France to us long ago, so does this fine Champagne, named in tribute to him.

This charismatic and finely-tuned Champagne is an assemblage of 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir.  The grapes are picked exclusively from Premier Cru vineyards.

Chef de cave and oenologist, Christophe Rapeneau presides over the Gallo-Roman ‘crayères’ (chalk cellars that are up to 22 metres in depth), and combines traditional winemaking methods with modern technology to produce this beautifully balanced Champagne.

Champagne Duperrey Premier Cru Brut NV (Alc./vol. 12 %)

The colour is a pale yellow with a touch of honey, exhibiting a fine and persistent bead, with a creamy mousse.

The aromas evolving are both subtle and complex, showing hints of white flowers, dried apricot, vanilla, hazelnuts and warm bread.

The palate is fresh and full flavoured with a crisp dry finish. It shows fine balance between the elegance of the Chardonnay and the generosity of the Pinot Noir.  The palate lingers, with floral, dried fruit and brioche notes. A complex and persistent Champagne, it is full of charm and character.

Available exclusively at Woolworths Supermarket Liquor, BWS and Dan Murphy’s
Woolworths and BWS RRP $49.99 per bottle      
Dan Murphy’s RRP $44.99 per bottle
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