Grand Siecle les Reserves N°17
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic caviar service, roasted turbot with a rich butter sauce, or aged Comte cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Laurent-Perrier's Grand Siecle represents the pinnacle of Champagne blending, a concept envisioned by Bernard de Nonancourt in 1959 to recreate the perfect year by marrying three exceptional vintages. Named in honor of the 'Great Century' of Louis XIV, a golden age of French gastronomy and art, the Les Reserves No. 17 is an ultra-rare, extended-aging expression of Iteration 17, which blends the magnificent 1995, 1993, and 1990 vintages. Composed of approximately 55% Chardonnay and 45% Pinot Noir sourced exclusively from prestigious Grand Cru vineyards such as Cramant, Avize, and Ambonnay, this cuvee underwent decades of slow maturation on its lees in magnums. The result is a majestic Champagne of unparalleled depth, displaying notes of candied citrus, toasted hazelnuts, honey, and noble autolytic complexity, balanced by a vibrant, mineral-driven freshness.
🍾 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