Grand Siecle La Cuvee
⏳ Drikkevindue
2024 - 2030
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Classic roasted poultry with wild mushrooms, delicate white fish such as turbot in a butter sauce, or aged Comte cheese.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Laurent-Perrier's Grand Siecle is a masterpiece of blending, conceived in 1959 by the legendary Bernard de Nonancourt. Rejecting the traditional notion that a single vintage represents the pinnacle of Champagne, de Nonancourt sought to recreate the 'perfect year' by blending three complementary, exceptional vintage years. Named in honor of the 'Great Century' of King Louis XIV—a golden age of French gastronomy, arts, and refinement—this prestige cuvee is crafted from a meticulous selection of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir sourced exclusively from 11 of Champagne's most prestigious Grand Cru villages, including Avize, Cramant, and Ambonnay. The wine undergoes extensive cellar aging on its lees for at least eight to ten years, resulting in a Champagne of unparalleled complexity, tension, and silkiness that beautifully marries fresh citrus, toasted brioche, and honeyed minerality.
🍾 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