{"id":2123604,"date":"2026-11-07T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/?p=2123604"},"modified":"2026-11-07T11:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T10:41:56","slug":"ayala-perle-2015-magnum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/2026\/11\/07\/ayala-perle-2015-magnum\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayala Perle 2015: thirteen acts for a secret cuv\u00e9e"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In thirty years of existence, the confidential cuv\u00e9e of the house of A\u00ff has delivered only thirteen vintages. The latest, 2015, is unveiled today in magnum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some champagnes are defined by their regularity; Perle, the rarest cuv\u00e9e of the house of Ayala, is defined by its very rarity. Since the house was founded by Edmond de Ayala in 1860, this always-vintage wine has left the cellar only twelve times before this one: 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2012 and 2013. AYALA Perle 2015, the thirteenth act of this very confidential story, marks a double anniversary: the cuv\u00e9e’s thirty years of existence and its first-ever launch in magnum format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The very name Perle tells an image: that of a jewel preciously hidden in the darkness of the house’s Champagne cellars, in A\u00ff. Made from a vintage the house describes as exceptional, the 2015 cuv\u00e9e displays a precise and elegant expression in which freshness, complexity and depth answer one another. Its launch in magnum is not an isolated commercial gesture: the format enhances the wine and underlines its gastronomic vocation as much as its capacity to evolve over time \u2014 two qualities that the large format traditionally favours through slower and more harmonious ageing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julian Gout, the house’s cellar master, offers an almost sensory reading: \u201cTo the eye, a deep gold with delicate bubbles. On the nose, aromas of toasted bread, blond tobacco and hazelnut are followed by notes of dried flowers with a hint of eucalyptus, signature of the Pinots of A\u00ff. On the palate, notes of candied citrus, typical of the C\u00f4te des Blancs, create a surprise in a vintage as warm as 2015.\u201d He continues: \u201cThe palate carries on with gourmand notes of cocoa and dried fruit. Fine bitters, present throughout the tasting, give structure to this wine of great length on the palate. A subtle balance between freshness, complexity and generosity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This description sketches a wine that is both sunny and structured, in which the freshness characteristic of the A\u00ff style converses with the warmth of the 2015 vintage \u2014 a year that Champagne enthusiasts generally associate with generosity and maturity. The house also recommends pairings along these lines: aged cheeses such as Parmesan or Comt\u00e9, a perfect egg with raw ceps, linguine with cockles and garlic, or a caramelised French toast \u2014 a range that runs from mineral savoury to gourmand sweet, revealing the versatility sought for this cuv\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AYALA Perle 2015 in magnum is available from the best wine merchants at a public price of 330 euros. A price which, for a confidential cuv\u00e9e limited to thirteen releases in thirty years, reads less as the price of a product than as that of an access: that of entering, for the span of a bottle, the discreet story the house of Ayala has been building since 1860, one release at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Also on Luxsure:<\/em> Ayala Perle 2015: silence as a signature<\/a> \u00b7 AYALA Perle 2015: an exceptional cuv\u00e9e revealed after eight years of maturation<\/a> \u00b7 Ch\u00e2teau Cantenac Brown 2016: a Margaux shaped by adversity<\/a> \u00b7 Winter in high season: champagne at the pace of exceptional produce<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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