Where Champagnes Millésimés are synonymous with excellence, the house Laurent-Perrier wishes through the cuvée itération to create what nature will never give: the perfect year.
To achieve this, it imposes 3 immutable principles:
3 exceptional years are chosen for their complementarity among the Rares vintages of Laurent -Perrier.
- A majority of Chardonnay complemented by Pinot Noir from a maximum of 11 Grands Crus selected from the 319 Crus of Champagne.
- An extended cellar ageing time of 10 years on lees for the bottle format (75 cl) and a few more years for the magnum format (150 cl).
- A blend of 3 vintages: 2012 for 65%, 2008 for 25% and 2007 for 10%.
2012: winter and spring frosts cut into harvest potential early. The spring rains were offset by a fine summer, producing wines of great finesse with elegant, well-balanced Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs with red fruit aromas.
2008: a Champagne summer with low temperatures and little sunshine for an exceptional vintage. The wines are complex and well-structured, with high quality Chardonnays and Pinots Noirs revealing exceptional aromatic richness.
2007: a summery spring whose effects were attenuated by a mixed summer reveals frank, beautifully fresh wines that will keep over time, with Chardonnays featuring complex white fruit and citrus aromas and Pinots Noirs with yellow fruit aromas.
After 10 years' aging on lees, the very complex nose blends aromas of honeysuckle, lemon, clementine and fresh butter, followed by notes of hazelnut and a touch of honey.
The attack on the palate is all finesse and freshness, with aromas of candied lemon and fresh hazelnut. The palate is silky and mineral with notes of honeysuckle, slivered almond and clementine.
Grand Siècle Itération Nº26 accompanies high-quality produce and refined dishes, land-sea associations, shellfish and noble fish, white meats such as a Thai-style langoustine tartar or Bresse poultry.
