Description
Oeil de Perdrix is actually made when they let the red skins have contact with the juice. Hundreds of years ago before winemakers were intentionally making a rosé champagne, the champagnes they produced were tinted pink from the grape skins. The technique to make an Oeil de Perdrix dates back to these times, before they had the techniques available today, using a direct pressure method. The short skin contact turns the juice a very pale pink colour or a very delicate amber, which is apparently the colour of the “eye of a partridge”. The name Oeil de Perdrix means “eye of partridge” in French.
One of the oldest families in France, the Dampierre family has associated its destiny with the Champagne region for seven centuries.By marrying Marie Boisseau in 1881, whose family was related to well-known champagne houses, Comte Audoin de Dampierre’s great grand-father bound his name to this noble product. In 1986, Audoin de Dampierre established his company and Champagne House. He put all his passion and energy into the development of his brand and established the name worldwide, before handing it on.
