Champagne Perrier-Jouet Uncorks the Oldest Champagne in the World--http://www.cnwinenews.com

EPERNAY, France, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- This weekend, 12 of the world's top wine and champagne experts flew from all corners of the globe to the boutique Champagne House Perrier-Jouet for the chance to taste 20 historic vintages from the House's own cellars, including the oldest champagne in the world: Perrier-Jouet Vintage 1825.

Each sip would have been worth hundreds of Pounds/ Euros/ Dollars at auction, according to the Head of the International Wine Department at Sotheby's, Serena Sutcliffe MW, who co-hosted the tasting with Perrier-Jouet Chef de Cave, Herve Deschamps. Sutcliffe comments, "It is virtually impossible to assign a value to the 1825 vintage - we've never seen anything like it on the market! This was, quite simply, the opportunity of a lifetime tasting such exceptional, historic vintages."

The private event was organised to mark the release of the House's inaugural vintage of the 21st Century, Perrier-Jouet Millesime 2002. The tasting also included the renowned "PJ 1874" - heralded as the most expensive champagne in the world when it was sold at a world famous auction in 1885.

Guests included world-renowned champagne expert: Richard Juhlin from Sweden; France's most famous wine critic: Michel Bettane; Roger Voss from one of the USA's top wine magazines The Wine Enthusiast; together with wine experts from the UK, China, Japan, Italy and Finland.

Notes to editors:

Perrier-Jouet Vintage 1825 is recognised by The Guinness Book of Records as the oldest remaining champagne in the world.

The following historic Perrier-Jouet vintages were tasted at the event:

- 1825, 1846, 1858, 1874, 1892, 1906, 1911, 1928, 1952, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1995, 1996, 2002

Further information and photography is available from: http://www.perrier-jouet.com

or https://easyshare.oodrive.com/easyshare/fwd/link=1LT0g0mmgzOh5s9Msei0RB

Interviews can be arranged with Herve Deschamps, Cellar Master, or Olivier Cavil, Director of Communications at Champagne Perrier-Jouet. Photographs from the tasting are available on request, together with comments on the tasting from the following guests:

    
    Serena Sutcliffe (International)
    Richard Juhlin (Swedish)
    Roger Voss (USA)
    Ch'ng Poh Tiong (China/Singapore)
    Alberto Lupetti (Italy)
    Koutaro Hayama (Japan)
    Tsuneo Yamaura (Japan)
    Essi Avellan MW (Finland)