Top five Laurent-Perrier Champagnes to try
Decanter experts give their verdict, tasting notes and drinking windows on Laurent-Perrier Champagnes.
As the family-run Champagne house, renowned for its rose, celebrates its bicentenary, Susie Barrie MW picks her top five Champagnes worth trying, see them all here…
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Laurent-Perrier, Les Réserves Grand Siècle, Champagne

A magnificent way to celebrate L-P’s bicentenary. Based on the 1990, ’93 and ’95 vintages, this wine was set aside by Bernard de Nonancourt and...
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Laurent-Perrier, Grand Siècle, Champagne, France

Always based on three vintages, the forthcoming release of this prestige cuvée is a blend of 1997, ’99 and ’02 and currently tastes almost ethereal...
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Laurent-Perrier, Alexandra Rosé, Champagne, France, 1998

Created by Bernard de Nonancourt for his daughter Alexandra’s wedding in 1987, the first vintage of this rosé was 1982 and there have only been...
1998
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Laurent-Perrier, Champagne, France, 2002

From the superb 2002 vintage, this equal blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir is beautifully refined and structured. Delicate bubbles reveal crisp lemon and yeast...
2002
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Laurent-Perrier, Brut, Champagne, France

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Encapsulating the house style, this Chardonnay-dominated blend is restrained and elegant. Based on the 2006 harvest with a splash of 2005 and a little more ’04, it shows fresh apricot fruit with floral overtones and a light, bready note. The finish is tangy and lifted.
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Susie Barrie MW is a wine writer and broadcaster who regularly appears on Saturday Kitchen, Daily Cooks and Great Food Live. She has also spoken on BBC Radio Two, LBC Radio and BBC Radio Scotland. As an author, she has penned Mitchell Beazley's Wine Made Easy 'Champagne and Sparkling Wines', as well as Discovering Wine Country - Northern Spain. Aside from Decanter, she contributes to The Sunday Times Magazine. She gives lectures and judges international wine competitions. Alongside her husband, Peter Richard MW, she runs the Winchester Wine School. They have their own website, susieandpeter.com.