Pierre Nicolas Perrier supplied corks in Épernay, and around 1810 he married Rose Adélaïde Jouët, the daughter of a Calvados producer. The house they started is dated to 1811. She looked after the vineyards and winemaking, he handled sales and marketing, and the family had vines in Dizy, Chouilly and Aÿ. Shipments reached Britain in 1815 and the United States in 1837.
Grand Brut is the house's non-vintage cuvée. Pinot Noir and Meunier each make up about 40 per cent of the blend, and Chardonnay supplies the remaining fifth. It is aged for at least three years before release.
Tasters have found ripe pear, white peach, citrus oil and fresh bread, then baked apple and a lemony, mineral finish. The house suggests serving it at about 10 degrees, and sees it running from aperitif to white meat or fish in a creamy sauce.