Grand bucket Belle Epoque

This ice bucket from Perrier-Jouët is a collector's piece for the laid table. Its decoration takes up the anemone, the house emblem that goes back to Emile Gallé and his Art Nouveau bottles for the prestige cuvée Belle Epoque. The bucket is unusually large and is considered very rare. It holds several magnums or a corresponding number of standard bottles, which makes it made for receptions, celebrations and larger tables.

In practice, the size pays off above all with a crowd: fill it with ice and water and the bottles chill quickly and evenly. For most champagnes the good serving temperature is 8 to 10 °C, while vintage and prestige cuvées can go into the glass a little warmer, at around 10 to 12 °C. That makes the bucket both a vessel and a centrepiece on the table, especially with Belle Epoque.