Grand Siecle Vintage
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
pan-seared turbot, roasted poultry, aged Parmigiano-Reggiano
✨ Technical Specifications
Grand Si cle is Laurent-Perrier's ultimate expression of Champagne excellence, conceived in 1959 by the visionary Bernard de Nonancourt. Defying the traditional industry convention that a prestige cuv e must be a single vintage, de Nonancourt sought to 'recreate the perfect year' by blending three complementary, exceptional vintage years declared by the house. This unique philosophy combines one vintage for structure, one for freshness, and one for complexity. The blend typically consists of approximately 55% Chardonnay and 45% Pinot Noir, sourced exclusively from 11 of Champagne's most prestigious Grand Cru villages, including Ambonnay, Bouzy, Avize, and Cramant. Aged on its lees for a minimum of ten years before release, Grand Si cle is celebrated for its brilliant gold color, remarkable tension, and a multi-layered aromatic profile of candied citrus, toasted brioche, fresh honey, and roasted almonds, epitomizing the pinnacle of blending artistry.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1812 by André Michel Pierlot in Tours-sur-Marne, Laurent-Perrier grew into one of Champagne's preeminent family-owned houses under the visionary stewardship of Bernard de Nonancourt. Situated at the junction of the Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne, and Côte des Blancs, the domaine draws from prestigious Grand Cru villages rooted in deep, moisture-regulating Belemnite chalk and limestone subsoils. Pioneering the systematic use of stainless-steel temperature-controlled fermentation during the late 1970s, Laurent-Perrier forged a signature vinous architecture anchored by Chardonnay dominance, absolute reductive clarity, crystalline freshness, and pristine tension without oxidative masking. Led cellar-side by Chef de Cave Olivier Vigneron under the custodianship of the de Nonancourt family, the estate's benchmark cuvées include its emblematic Cuvée Rosé macerated from 100% Pinot Noir and the prestigious Grand Siècle, a benchmark multi-vintage prestige assemblage blending three complementary declared vintage declarations to reconstruct the ideal year.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier