Grand Siecle La Cuvee
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic roasted poultry with wild mushrooms, delicate white fish such as turbot in a butter sauce, or aged Comte cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 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