Bouzy Rouge
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, wild mushroom risotto, or seared salmon.
✨ Technical Specifications
Before the sparkling revolution took hold of Champagne, the region's still red wines, particularly those from the sun-drenched, south-facing slopes of the Grand Cru village of Bouzy, were the darlings of French royalty. Laurent-Perrier's Bouzy Rouge is a rare, prestigious homage to this historic era. Crafted entirely from Pinot Noir grown in the chalky, clay-rich soils of Bouzy, this Coteaux Champenois AOC wine benefits from a unique microclimate that coaxes optimal ripeness from the grapes. Vinified as a still red, it undergoes traditional maceration and aging to express a delicate, mineral-driven profile. It weaves a narrative of bright red cherries, wild strawberries, and subtle forest floor, showcasing a lighter, more ethereal side of Pinot Noir that contrasts beautifully with its sparkling siblings.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1812 by André Michel Pierlot in Tours-sur-Marne, Laurent-Perrier grew into one of Champagne's preeminent family-owned houses under the visionary stewardship of Bernard de Nonancourt. Situated at the junction of the Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne, and Côte des Blancs, the domaine draws from prestigious Grand Cru villages rooted in deep, moisture-regulating Belemnite chalk and limestone subsoils. Pioneering the systematic use of stainless-steel temperature-controlled fermentation during the late 1970s, Laurent-Perrier forged a signature vinous architecture anchored by Chardonnay dominance, absolute reductive clarity, crystalline freshness, and pristine tension without oxidative masking. Led cellar-side by Chef de Cave Olivier Vigneron under the custodianship of the de Nonancourt family, the estate's benchmark cuvées include its emblematic Cuvée Rosé macerated from 100% Pinot Noir and the prestigious Grand Siècle, a benchmark multi-vintage prestige assemblage blending three complementary declared vintage declarations to reconstruct the ideal year.