Champagne Laurent-Perrier - Grand Siècle
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Hachette
17/20
RVF
18/20
Bettane & Desseauve
97/100
Wine Enthusiast
“ Laurent-Perrier has always preferred to keep its prestige cuvée as a non-vintage blend. With eight years of aging after bottling and a significant amount of reserve wine in the blend, this is a mature wine with an energetic, toasty character. To top it all off, the superb grapes used in this blend come exclusively from Grand Cru vineyards. It’s ready to drink.” (Wine Enthusiast 2018)
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Eye
Bright color and fine bubbles
Nose
Intense and complex, with hints of candied citrus followed by aromas of pastries and toasted almonds, with subtle notes of honey and gingerbread
Palate
Delicious and complex, with a sense of fullness. Beautiful minerality and freshness. A perfect balance between strength and delicacy.
Serve
At 10-12°C
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairings
Pairs well with seafood and meat dishes, shellfish, and fine fish...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2019 guide) 18/20 (Reference wine)
Rated estate (2023 guide) 5*Stars (Exceptional producers, those who represent the absolute pinnacle of quality in France and around the world)
About the wine:
Round and full-bodied, with charming fruitiness, floral notes, and a finish that is both delicate and lingering. The finish is velvety and utterly refined.
About the estate:
Always delicate and refined, the signature style of Laurent-Perrier champagnes is now characterized by remarkable maturity and precision in the wines. All the cuvées, starting with La Cuvée—one of the house’s finest bruts—are presented with supreme elegance and complexity. The entire range is of superb and ever-rising quality. As the first house to have developed a rosé champagne very early on—a pioneering ultra-brut—Laurent-Perrier remains a benchmark in this category. Cleverly, the famous and brilliant Grand Siècle cuvée is now identified through numbered iterations that reveal the traditional three vintages comprising the blend. Alexandra and Stéphanie de Nonancourt, along with Michel Fauconnet, the distinguished cellar master, passionately continue this masterful work.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine noted (guide 2019) 1*Star (Very successful wine)
Rated estate (2019 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the wine:
The house's most prestigious cuvée, crafted as a masterpiece of blending. For this cuvée, we blend Chardonnay (approximately 55%) and Pinot Noir, combining great terroirs (11 grands crus, such as Bouzy, Ambonnay, and Mailly for the reds, and Avize, Cramant, and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger for the whites) and vintages (always three vintages). After aging for at least seven years, this cuvée boasts a lively effervescence with fine bubbles; it offers an open nose of fruit, smoke, and toasted almond, as well as a taut, long finish with notes of lemon and sea salt. A champagne that deserves careful tasting. It is equally suited as an aperitif or with a meal.
About the estate:
This renowned house, founded in 1812 by the cooper André-Michel Pierlot, combines the surnames of Mathilde Perrier and her husband Eugène Laurent, the cellar master who took over the business. It experienced growth until the aftermath of World War I, followed by a period of stagnation after the death of the widow Laurent-Perrier in 1925, who left no heir. Marie-Louise de Nonancourt, née Lanson, bought the house in 1939; her son Bernard (1920–2010) restored its former glory and turned it into a major group owning renowned brands such as Salon and Delamotte, and celebrated for its special cuvées.
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
Rated estate (2023 guide) Recommended (Recommended)
About the estate:
Founded in 1812 in the village of Tours-sur-Marne, the house enjoyed its heyday under the leadership of Bernard de Nonancourt, a prominent figure in the region who passed away in 2010. He was the founder of the Laurent-Perrier group, which also includes the champagnes of Castellane, Salon, and Delamotte. Michel Fauconnet, a member of the executive board, serves as cellar master and director of vineyards, procurement, and production. The house embodies both tradition and modernity: as early as 1981, Laurent-Perrier was the first to create a champagne with no dosage (“Ultra Brut”), and currently offers its highly successful non-dosage blanc de blancs. The “Grand Siècle” cuvée is one of the finest in the region.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated estate (2019 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2019 guide) 17/20 (Great wine)
Rated estate (2023 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing wines of a high standard—you won’t be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)
About the wine:
A blend of three vintages, Grand Siècle offers a lovely winey character and beautiful complexity with notes of dried fruit.
About the estate:
The Laurent-Perrier Group (Delamotte, Salon, De Castellane, Jeanmaire, etc.), the fifth-largest Champagne producer, was the most innovative during the era of its founder, Bernard Nonancourt, who passed away in 2010 and was succeeded by his daughters. The longtime cellar master, Michel Fauconnet, guardian of the “L.-P.” style built around Chardonnay, has stepped down. The estate’s own vineyards account for only 10% of its supply. Aromatic, lively, and partially malolactically fermented, the range plays a major role in the global success of aperitif champagne, in both white and rosé.
Wine Enthusiast
Wine rated (2018 guide) 97/100
About the wine:
Laurent-Perrier has always preferred to keep its prestige cuvée as a non-vintage blend. With eight years of aging after bottling and a significant proportion of reserve wines in the blend, it is a mature wine with an energetic, toasty character. To top it all off, the superb grapes used in this blend come exclusively from Grand Cru vineyards. It is ready to drink.
James Suckling
Rated winery (2022 guide) Recommended