To produce Laurent-Perrier's luxury cuvee, Bernard de Nonancourt decided to concentrate on two of the mainstays of Champagne's ...

Purchase Grand Siecle by Laurent-Perrier & receive a beautiful complimentary Grand Siecle notebook. The hard-backed A5 notebook features the Grand Siecle sun god emblem in silver on the front, silver edged pages & comes presented in a very smart gift box. Launched in 1959, Grand Siecle is Laurent-Perrier's Prestige Cuvee, the prime example of the House's exacting standards & know-how. Its unique style combining finesse, power & balance is the outcome of blending the very best grapes from the most prestigious crus in wines from the best Laurent-Perrier vintage years. Grand Siecle expresses the quintessence of champagne & French refinement. ...

Harmony is an intense golden yellow in colour with a steady stream of fine bubbles. The nose is rich with notes of dried fruits, almonds & hazelnuts as well as toasted aromas. With age, the nose evolves developing deeper notes of honey & pine resin. Full-bodied & generous, it is a rich wine with a rounded feel. Harmony brings out the best of sweet & savoury dishes & pairs particularly well with desserts & pastries. Best served between 6?C & 8?C. The general movement towards drier wines, together with the habit of drinking champagne as an apritif, has popularised the consumption of brut champagnes. However, many wine-lovers still enjoy the sweetness of past pleasures provided by a demi-sec. Harmony is a rounded & delicate demi-sec thanks to a high proportion of Chardonnay & a well-balanced dosage. The dosage blends harmoniously into the wine, bringing both freshness & sweetness to this champagne. Harmonys finesse is due to the predominance of Chardonnay, around 45%, which is blended with Pinot Noir (40%) & Meunier (15%). It is a blend of over 55 crus with up to 20% reserve wines to ensure a consistent House style. Its sweetness is imparted by the liqueur de dosage (40g/L). It is aged in the cellars for a minimum of three years before being released as it reaches perfect maturity. ...

Clear & bright, with a pale golden hue. A steady stream of very fine bubbles feed into a lively & persistent mousse. Delicate on the nose with aromas of citrus fruits, underpinned by hints of white flowers (honeysuckle). The complexity of the wine is expressed in successive notes of white peach & richer citrus flavours such as grapefruit. A perfect balance between freshness & finesse, the palate is full bodied, complex & creamy, displaying great length on the finish. ...

The complexity of the wine is expressed in successive notes of white peach & richer citrus flavours such as grapefruit. ...

Chardonnay is the foundation of Laurent-Perriers house style. It brings the freshness & elegance that characterise the wine. Making up to 55% of the La Cuve blend, Chardonnay guarantees the aromatic freshness & balance, even after extensive ageing. ...

La Cuve is made from grape juice from the finest part of the pressing & it alone is h&-crafted by Laurent-Perrier to create a champagne of extreme delicacy & palate-pleasing freshness. La Cuve benefits from extensive ageing in cellars. More than 100 crus selected by Laurent-Perrier now enter into the composition of La Cuve. ...

An extensive ageing process in Laurent-Perrier's cellars enables them to achieve perfect maturity. The ensuing balance & freshness necessitates only a low dosage. ...

A perfect balance between freshness & finesse, the palate is full bodied, complex & creamy, displaying great length on the finish. ...

Its creation is contemporary like that of Nouvelle Cuisine. Similar to this lighter, purer way of preparing food, Laurent-Perrier Ultra Brut appears without make-up, in its natural form. It is a brut nature champagne, that is, with no dosage, & making it requires considerable know-how. Its style appeals to a growing number of wine-lovers who discover with it many new ways of enjoying champagne. The blend combines a small majority of chardonnay with pinot noir & is made exclusively with grapes from very ripe harvests. Bunch selection is rigorous, to ensure that only the grapes with high sugar levels & low acidity are retained. These conditions are necessary to create a finished champagne that has the required balance without any dosage. The ageing is long, lasting for at least four years. Its delicate finish, which leaves the palate fresh, & its subtle balance make this the most versatile champagne in Laurent-Perrier's range. Its capacity to bring out flavours in food makes it absolutely ideal from aperitif to dessert. This champagne pairs well with caviar or foie gras, seafood or oysters
- & even accompanying a cigar at the end of a meal. Aspect: Very pale & crystal-bright in colour. Aroma: Intense & complex on the nose, with a wide range of aromas, including citrus & white fruit & flowers, such as Honeysuckel. The combined effect gives off an impression of freshness, much like ocean air. Taste: Airy & delicate, yet surprisingly long. Floral & fruit flavours combine with mineral notes to give a wine that is pure without being austere. he finish is long & leaves the palate clean. Serving: Serve between 8°C & 10°C. Grape Varieties: Chardonnay 55%, Pinot Noir 45%. Crus: Made exclusively from grapes from very ripe harvests & blended from fifteen crus or villages with an average rating of 97%.
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