Champagne lovers looking for a uncommon new sip of the true factor can hit Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille. The Houston-based restaurant is celebrating its forty sixth anniversary in an particularly bubbly method — with an unique new Perry’s Reserve Premier Cru Champagne.
In line with a launch, Perry’s has collaborated with the family-owned Maurice Philippart Champagne Home, who’ve been crafting high-quality Champagne in France since 1827, to provide its personal model identify grower’s Premier Cru from the esteemed village of Chigny-les-Roses close to Reims.
The outcome: a Perry’s label Carte d’Or Premier Cru, providing a golden hue and high-quality bubbles, with notes of white flowers and a citrus end.
Perry’s started providing it in July in any respect areas throughout Texas and in Birmingham, Chicago, Denver, Miami, Nashville, Raleigh, and Richmond.
Doing a particular home label wine is just not new for Perry’s; they have already got a Perry’s-labeled Reserve Chardonnay, Rose, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Huge Pink (a Bordeaux varietal Mix), made by way of partnerships with wineries based mostly in California.
However the Champagne represents a unique sort of partnership, says Perry’s chief technique officer and chief advertising officer Lesa Sorrentino.
“We partnered with Maurice Philippart as a result of they declare eight generations of custom, and after we sat down with them, we beloved the wine,” she says. “They’re entrenched in French tradition and within the Champagne area the place they are a acknowledged identify. However they are not as well-known within the U.S. We are the first importer to associate along with them, and we have been excited not solely in regards to the alternative to showcase this historic home, but additionally for the chance to create a premier cru with them.”
Based by Maurice Philippart, the home started as a small-scale operation, with Maurice specializing in cultivating his vineyards in Hautvillers, a village well-known for its historic affiliation with Dom Pérignon. The property’s vineyards are primarily planted with the three most important Champagne grape varieties — Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay — every contributing to the home’s distinctive blends.
At Perry’s, the Champagne is accessible by the glass, in a regular 5-oz pour in addition to a bigger 7.5-oz pour, and can be accessible by the bottle, for $130, a relative steal for grower champagne.
“We actually wished to supply premier cru high quality at an approachable value level,” Sorrentino says.
Everybody who orders a sip will get a complimentary Perry’s Champagne Biscuit, a fragile, crisp cookie dusted in powdered sugar. It is their model of a centuries-old confection known as the Biscuit of Reims, additionally known as Biscuits Rose, additionally known as simply plain previous “pink champagne biscuit.”
The biscuit — which has a singular texture … ethereal however crunchy, a light-weight rose shade, and a fragile taste — is a practice that that dates again to the 1600s. You are inspired to dunk it into the Champagne or tea, with its most important attraction seemingly that it is pink.
“It is a enjoyable journey for us that additionally highlights the truth that Champagne is extra versatile than many individuals understand,” says Perry’s beverage director Paige Stroud. “It’s not only a toast in the beginning of the night. We’re showcasing how fantastically it pairs not solely with the seafood but additionally our signature steaks and our well-known pork chop.”
Act quick to pattern Perry’s Reserve Premier Cru Champagne as a part of a Reserve Anniversary Wine Flight for $20, which incorporates three, 2-ounce pours of Perry’s Reserve Premier Cru Champagne, Chardonnay. and Rosé for a broader tasting expertise — however solely till July 31. The Champagne and the biscuit might be accessible indefinitely.
