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Why We're Buying
The highly anticipated release of Laurent-Perrier Champagne Grand Siècle No. 25 did not disappoint. After all, this vintage Champagne was only the second time the house produced this cuvée in consecutive vintages. The blend features chardonnay and pinot noir from nine grand cru vineyards, as well as three vintages (2006, 2007, and 2008). As Gary Westby of K&L Wines put it, the goal of Grand Siècle No. 25 was to “recreate the ‘perfect’ vintage.” The myriad parts come together in equal parts intensity, brawn, and grace. Floral notes mix with herbs and citrus overtop a compact body loaded with tangy acids. A generous mousse-like complexion tapers into a long and persistent finish. For those with the self-restraint to cellar this beauty, expect the underlying power to emerge with each passing year. The Final Sip: Laurent-Perrier fuses three vintages to create a prestige Champagne greater than the sum of its parts.
Critics Scores
Jeb Dunnuck
The NV Champagne Grand Siecle Grand Cuvée No. 25 is composed of the 2008, 2007, and 2006 vintages, from nine Grand Crus, and has 7 grams per liter dosage. It is only the second time in Laurent-Perrier’s history that this the cuvée was produced from consecutive vintages. This is the first and most complete of the three expressions I tasted in Tours-sur-Marne in September, as it strikes remarkable balance between richness and tension. The nose is elegant in its ripeness, with perfumed layers of white flowers, honey, and sweet pastry. Meanwhile, the palate is compact, racy, and focused. It all comes together with great length and a long finish. Best after 2024.
Vinous
The NV Brut Grande Cuvée Grand Siècle No. 25 (Magnum) is a Champagne of striking nuance and class. Elegant and restrained in feel, the No.25 is remarkably polished from start to finish. Lemon confit, white flowers, white pepper and citrus oil give the No. 25 brilliant aromatic top notes that add to its chiseled personality. It can be enjoyed now because of its superb balance, or aged for two decades. The blend of vintages - 2008 (60), 2007 (20), 2006 (20) - is especially strong. Disgorged May 27, 2019.
James Suckling
A prestige Champagne with great density and depth, yet it remains compact and structured, with a combination of fine phenolics, acidity and extract. Lots of flavors of lemon rind, salt, mineral and honeysuckle with an attractive fresh-herb undertone. Then it turns to candied lemons with some ginger. A triumph in complexity and power. A blend of 2008, 2007 and 2006. 60 chardonnay and 40 pinot noir. 7g/L dosage
Wine Spectator
Reveals rich and concentrated flavors of pear tart and dried mango, roasted hazelnut and ground coffee, preserved lemon and candied ginger enlivened by a spine of racy acidity and an underlying streak of minerally smoke and brine. Offers a fine and creamy mousse, with pleasing viscosity to the overall impression. Long, spiced finish. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A blend of the 2008, 2007 and 2006 vintages, with fully 55 deriving from 2008, Laurent-Perrier's NV Brut Grand Siècle #25 is coming into its own today, bursting from the glass with scents of nectarine, pear, orange oil and confit citrus mingled with notions of buttery pastry, brioche, iodine, dried white flowers and freshly baked bread. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated and incisive, with a fleshy core of fruit girdled by racy acids and animated by a pretty pinpoint mousse, it's seamless and harmonious, concluding with a long, penetrating finish.
Decanter
The newest release of Grand Siècle is based upon the superb and structured 2008 vintage (65 of the blend), along with the vivacious 2007 vintage (25), and the creamy, luxurious 2006 (10). The final blend is 60 Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs and 40 Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims. The result at this stage exhibits its Chardonnay character, with toasty notes of ripe pear and spice on the nose and a creamy, silky texture and an edge of citrus. Although elegant and refined at present, the underlying power will doubtless come to the fore with time.