CHAMPAGNE PHILIPPONNAT RESERVE PERPETUELLE NON DOSE 2021 Philipponnat

Also a bright silver straw color, the NV Champagne Reserve Perpetuelle Non Dose has a more focused and powdery nose but otherwise is similar to the Perpetuelle Brut, the only difference being the dosage. For me, its citrus and the more stone fruit notes of white peach stand out, with zesty freshness and powdery chalky earth. Medium-bodied, it has more verticality, and the mousse is more focused and lively compared to the roundness of the Brut. Drink over the next 10 years. This is going to be great with crudo and seafood.

Închide review

This dry, bright Champagne has aromas of bread dough, grapefruit, berries and walnuts. It’s sleek and medium-bodied with fine bubbles and a nicely dry and crisp finish. 66% pinot noir, 32% chardonnay and 2% meunier. From base vintage 2021, with 56% reserve wines using a perpetual blend of of wines started in 1946. Zero dosage

Închide review

Made from 44% wine from the 2021 vintage and 56% reserve wines maintained in a perpetual reserve, Philipponnat’s NV Réserve Perpétuelle Non Dosé—the new designation for what was previously Royale Réserve Non Dosé—was disgorged in December 2024 without dosage. It bursts from the glass with aromas evocative of green apple, lemon leaf and delicate early-blooming white flowers. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied and vibrant, driven by incisive acidity and concluding with a chalky, bone-dry finish. Unsurprisingly, with a base year such as this and in the absence of dosage, it presents a more tightly woven profile than its Brut counterpart—an expression likely to resonate more deeply with purists.

Închide review

Also a bright silver straw color, the NV Champagne Reserve Perpetuelle Non Dose has a more focused and powdery nose but otherwise is similar to the Perpetuelle Brut, the only difference being the dosage. For me, its citrus and the more stone fruit notes of white peach stand out, with zesty freshness and powdery chalky earth. Medium-bodied, it has more verticality, and the mousse is more focused and lively compared to the roundness of the Brut. Drink over the next 10 years. This is going to be great with crudo and seafood.

Închide review

This dry, bright Champagne has aromas of bread dough, grapefruit, berries and walnuts. It’s sleek and medium-bodied with fine bubbles and a nicely dry and crisp finish. 66% pinot noir, 32% chardonnay and 2% meunier. From base vintage 2021, with 56% reserve wines using a perpetual blend of of wines started in 1946. Zero dosage

Închide review

Made from 44% wine from the 2021 vintage and 56% reserve wines maintained in a perpetual reserve, Philipponnat’s NV Réserve Perpétuelle Non Dosé—the new designation for what was previously Royale Réserve Non Dosé—was disgorged in December 2024 without dosage. It bursts from the glass with aromas evocative of green apple, lemon leaf and delicate early-blooming white flowers. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied and vibrant, driven by incisive acidity and concluding with a chalky, bone-dry finish. Unsurprisingly, with a base year such as this and in the absence of dosage, it presents a more tightly woven profile than its Brut counterpart—an expression likely to resonate more deeply with purists.

Închide review