Philipponnat Champagne Brut Reserve Perpetuelle NV ALTCALI and honey—with the perfect amount

and honey—with the perfect amount of bubbles to make each flavor even more vibrant than the next

Schramsberg spent years mastering the art of the multi-vintage sparkler

Jim Rutledge

Initially strong with agave on the palate

Philipponnat Champagne Brut Reserve Perpetuelle NV ALTCALI and honey—with the perfect amountThis is the Champagne formerly known as Royale Rserve Philipponnat renamed it to put the actual method on the label. The perpetual reserve is a solera: a portion of every vintage goes into wooden barrels that already hold every vintage before it, so each bottle carries a thread running back through decades of the house's history. Roughly half the blend here is reserve wine, Pinot Noir dominant with Chardonnay and a touch of Meunier, then aged three