Alexandra Grande Cuvee Rose
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted game birds (such as duck or pheasant), glazed wild salmon, and premium cured meats like Jamon Iberico.
✨ Technical Specifications
Laurent-Perrier's Alexandra Grande Cuvee Rose is a legendary prestige cuvee born from a secret passion project of Bernard de Nonancourt, who created this rare rose to present to his eldest daughter, Alexandra, on her wedding day in 1987. Unlike most rose Champagnes made by blending red and white wines, Alexandra is crafted through a rare and demanding co-maceration process. Pinot Noir (typically around 80%) from celebrated Grand Crus like Ambonnay and Bouzy is macerated together with Chardonnay (around 20%) from the Cote des Blancs. This simultaneous maceration of two distinct grape varieties requires meticulous timing to extract the perfect delicate salmon-pink hue and complex aromatic profile without overpowering the wine. Aged for a minimum of a decade on its lees in the chalk cellars of Tours-sur-Marne, this Champagne is only released in exceptional vintage years, offering a sublime balance of red berry intensity, mineral precision, and velvety texture.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1812 in Tours-sur-Marne by André Michel Pierlot and established under its enduring name by Mathilde Emilie Perrier, Champagne Laurent-Perrier is one of the world's most prestigious and family-owned Champagne houses. Under the visionary post-war leadership of Bernard de Nonancourt, the house pioneered an avant-garde winemaking philosophy centered on freshness, finesse, and Chardonnay-driven elegance, famously adopting stainless steel vats early on to preserve absolute aromatic purity. Laurent-Perrier is celebrated for shaping modern Champagne trends, boasting an iconic portfolio that includes the trailblazing zero-dosage Ultra Brut, the benchmark maceration-crafted Cuvée Rosé, and the illustrious prestige cuvée Grand Siècle, composed from multiple declared vintage years.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier