PR 19-90
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pheasant, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Comt cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Champagne Henri Giraud's 'PR 19-90' is an extraordinary multi-vintage cuv e that showcases the house's mastery of the 'Perp tuelle R serve' (PR) system. This unique bottling is crafted by blending two distinct perpetual reserves: one dating back to 1990 and another spanning up to 2019. Sourced entirely from the historic Grand Cru vineyards of A , the wine undergoes vinification in oak casks crafted from the nearby Argonne Forest, a signature Giraud technique that imparts a rich, vinous texture and complex micro-oxygenation. The result is a profound expression of A 's chalky terroir, marrying the fresh energy of younger reserve wines with the deep, oxidative complexity, honeyed notes, and structural nobility of decades-old solera components.
🍾 About the Producer
Rooted in the historic Grand Cru village of Aÿ since 1625, Champagne Henri Giraud represents a benchmark in vinous, artisanal Champagne production. Stewarded by 12th-generation proprietor Claude Giraud alongside cellar master and son-in-law Sébastien Le Golvet, the house is renowned for championing Pinot Noir cultivated on deep, south-facing belemnite chalk slopes. Henri Giraud is celebrated for reviving the historical practice of fermenting and maturing base wines exclusively in new and seasoned casks coopered from local Argonne Forest oak, as well as sandstone and terracotta amphorae, entirely eliminating stainless steel. Viticulture adheres to rigorous sustainable standards, eschewing pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides under a certified zero-residue protocol. The estate produces richly textured, vinous champagnes defined by intense chalky minerality, structural depth, and micro-oxygenated nuance. Flagship cuvées include the prestigious vintage oak-aged Argonne, the perpetual reserve multi-vintage Fût de Chêne MV series, and the PR Perpetual Reserve bottlings.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir 80%, Chardonnay 20%
🍷 ABV
12%