PR 20-90
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared scallops, roasted pheasant, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Champagne Henri Giraud's 'PR 20-90' is an extraordinary expression of the house's mastery over blending and oak vinification. The 'PR' stands for Perpetual Reserve, a solera-like system maintained by the estate. This specific cuvée marries the vibrant energy of a base vintage with a deep, complex perpetual reserve that has been continuously enriched since 1990. Crafted primarily from the Grand Cru terroir of Aÿ, the wine is vinified in small oak casks sourced from the nearby Argonne Forest, a signature Giraud technique that imparts unmatched texture, micro-oxygenation, and vinous depth. This process yields a Champagne of remarkable complexity, characterized by layers of dried fruits, toasted brioche, honeyed nuts, and a profound chalky minerality that pays homage to the historic chalk soils of Champagne.
🍾 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, Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
12%