Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle Brut Champagne NV 75 cl

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the harvest took place in September with sunny weather for ideal ripening of the grapes. The wines are fresh, elegant and complex. The Chardonnays have notes of white fruit and the Pinots Noirs, red fruit aromas. The first release of Grand Siècle was a blend of wine from the 1952, 1953 and 1955 vintages, and the latest, just released in the past few months, is a blend of the 2006, 2007, and 2008 vintages. As the cuvée can not be labeled a vintage Champagne, as there is fruit from more than one year, the company identifies these wines according to a term known as iteration. I must admit I was not familiar with this word, so I looked up the dictionary definition which is “the repetition of a process.” This each new release of Grand Siècle bears an iteration number; this newest release is Iteration #25. un mois de juillet caniculaire suivi d’un mois d’août humide et frais apporte aux vins finesse et élégance. Les Chardonnays révèlent des notes de fruits blancs, d’agrumes et de fleurs blanches et les Pinots Noirs, des notes de fruits rouges et de cerise. außergewöhnliche Jahre, die aufgrund ihrer Komplementarität aus den seltenen Jahrgängen von Laurent‑Perrier ausgewählt wurden.

Laurent-Perrier Grand Siecle No.26 Champagne : The Whisky

This iteration of Grand Siècle leans heavily on the Chardonnay side with its 58% proportion. Two great vintages, 2012 and 2008, compose a lion’s share of the blend with 2007 supporting. The overall impression is one of ripe and exuberant fruitiness. Upon release this February 2022 disgorgement shows rather open and expressive already in all its honey and floral tones. Taking into account the varietal proportion, Pinot Noir’s presence can be felt strongly on both the nose and palate. There is ample power and body to the richly textured palate, the 2012 vintage seems to be driving the wine at the moment. Lots of concentration here, which no doubt will reward cellaring.”

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GrandSiècle” (Großes Jahrhundert) ist die Bezeichnung für eine der reichsten Epochen (17. Jahrhundert) in der Geschichte Frankreichs, die für die Fähigkeit des Menschen bekannt ist, durch seine Werke zu schaffen, was die Natur nicht vermag. Laurent-Perrier has been developing Grand Siècle since 1959, but 2019 was the first year that the iteration number was marked on the bottle. a hot July followed by a cool, wet August brought finesse and elegance to the wines. The Chardonnays reveal notes of white fruit, citrus and white flowers and the Pinots Noirs, notes of red fruit and cherry.

Good depth to the gold colour; on my first smell I was caught by that “hint of the sea” character with notes of salinity. You then start to see those yellow fruits like ripe pear and apples, real zesty lemons and on the palate the apple character has a spicy edge. The mid-palate fills well with the ten years of lees ageing. The fruits are citrus and pear and some tropical notes of pineapple and with a few minutes in the glass hints of pastry richness. Great finish, fresh from minerality and hint of saline and nice, long length.” un été champenois avec des températures basses et un ensoleillement faible pour un millésime exceptionnel. Les vins sont complexes avec une belle structure avec des Chardonnays de grande qualité et des Pinots Noirs révélant une richesse aromatique exceptionnelle. Shows some reductive notes, which for a 75cl I wasn’t expecting. Its fresh and notes of freshly gathered in hay and rich stone fruit. This is very good, bright lemon and plum dominate and its texturally rich with hints of tropical like pineapple coming through on the end.”