Grand Siecle Iteration N°22
⏳ Drikkevindue
2025 - 2035
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Pan-seared sea scallops with a rich butter sauce, slow-roasted poultry such as capon or pheasant, and aged hard cheeses like vintage Comté.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Grand Siècle is Laurent-Perrier's signature prestige cuvée, conceived in 1959 by the visionary Bernard de Nonancourt. Rejecting the convention that a prestige Champagne must be a single vintage, de Nonancourt sought to recreate the 'perfect year' by blending three exceptional complementary vintages. The name pays homage to the 17th century, the 'Great Century' of Louis XIV, an era of unparalleled refinement in French gastronomy and art, and the wine is presented in a distinctive curved bottle inspired by the period's hand-blown glass. Iteration N°22 is a masterful assemblage of the 2004, 2002, and 1999 vintages, composed of approximately 55% Chardonnay and 45% Pinot Noir sourced exclusively from 11 of Champagne's most prestigious Grand Crus. Aged for over a decade on its lees, this cuvée balances the freshness of Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs with the structural power of Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims, resulting in a complex profile of toasted brioche, candied citrus, honey, and roasted hazelnuts.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Champagne Laurent-Perrier blev grundlagt i Tours-sur-Marne i 1812 af André Michel Pierlot og fik sit blivende navn af Mathilde Emilie Perrier. I dag er huset et af verdens mest prestigefyldte, familieejede champagnehuse. Under Bernard de Nonancourts visionære ledelse i efterkrigstiden var huset pioner for en nyskabende vinfremstillingsfilosofi med fokus på friskhed, finesse og Chardonnay-drevet elegance. Som et af de første huse tog de tidligt rustfrie ståltanke i brug for at bevare en kompromisløs aromatisk renhed. Laurent-Perrier er berømt for at have formet moderne champagnetendenser med en ikonisk portefølje, der tæller den banebrydende zero-dosage Ultra Brut, den skelsættende macerationsbaserede Cuvée Rosé samt den legendariske prestige-cuvée Grand Siècle, som er skabt på et blend af nøje udvalgte deklarerede årgange.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier