Description
Sparkling Wine: 1990 | Laurent-Perrier | Grand Siecle
It presents itself with great elegance and charm with precise aromas, imposing but very fine tannins and great length.
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Producer: Laurent-Perrier
Vintage: 1990
Size: 750ml
ABV: 12%
Varietal: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Country/Region: France, Champagne
It presents itself with great elegance and charm with precise aromas, imposing but very fine tannins and great length.
Producer Information
Laurent-Perrier is one of Champagne’s most famous houses, founded in 1812 in the village of Tours-sur-Marne. Its house style is known for its finesse and elegance, based around an emphasis on the Chardonnay variety in all but the ros wines. Chardonnay accounts for 55 percent of the blend in La Cuve (the renamed Brut Non-Vintage). This proportion was increased from 2004 when the company gained access to some additional Chardonnay vineyards. Recently the level of sugar in the dosage has dropped from 12.5 to nine grams per liter. Across the range, Pinot Noir is used to provide structure and longevity. Pinot Meunier is only used in small proportions in La Cuve Brut and the Harmony Demi-Sec labels. The Brut Vintage is made less often than is the case for some houses. Both this and the Ultra Brut (a brut nature / zero dosage wine) are typically made from equal parts of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Grand Sicle is the house’s prestige cuve, first released in 1959. It is unusual for a prestige Champagne in that it is blended from three vintages. Effectively, the house seeks to consistently produce a wine with the quality of a theoretical vintage release from an absolutely perfect year. From 2019, the company introduced an “Iteration number” to identify each release. This began with Iteration 24 (the 24th Grand Sicle, from the 2007 (60 percent) 2006 and 2004 vintages (20 percent each). Alongside these white wines, Laurent-Perrier makes a pair of ros Champagnes (for which it is particularly well known). The popular Cuve Ros is made entirely from Pinot Noir. The vintage Cuve Alexandra, the house’s most exclusive wine, includes 20 percent Chardonnay.
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