Champagne Laurent-Perrier Booklet

GS N.26 100 pts and WOTY!

TIME AND PATIENCE Whenever possible, the House has worked to recreate through each iteration, that is with each new blend of Grand Siècle, the perfect year. Each iteration requires patience and time before being revealed: patience to wait for the appropriate exceptional vintage years and the time on lees necessary to reach the desired harmony and aromatic complexity. Due to the format, Grand Siècle in Magnum (150 cl) is deliberately aged for a longer time on lees. This additional maturation leads to a further expression of Grand Siècle displaying greater aromatic depth, density and a silkier texture. Since 1959, Grand Siècle has been revealed only 26 times in bottle format and 23 times inMagnum. THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME Le “Grand Siècle” (Great Century) is the name given to one of the most prosperous periods (17th century) in the history of France known for the capacity of man, through his works, to create what Nature cannot. Louis XIVth, known as the “Sun King”, by creating the “Château de Versailles” and its gardens, was the architect of this model of harmony, balance and perfection. The symmetry and perspective of the “Jardins à la française”, the capacity to grow Mediterranean fruits (especially oranges inside the “Orangerie”) in such a northern climate, creating the Grand Canal, the fountains and ponds with no nearby rivers are many illustrations of this ability of man to sublimate natural elements. The name of Grand Siècle was chosen for Laurent-Perrier’s Prestige Cuvée based on this common vision to reach a perfection that Nature, on its own, cannot provide.

Beyond the rarest vintages Recreating the perfect year

Nº26 - 2012, 2008, 2007 Nº25 - 2008, 2007, 2006 Nº24 - 2007, 2006, 2004 Nº23 - 2006, 2004, 2002 Nº22 - 2004, 2002, 1999 Nº21 - 2002, 1999, 1997 Nº20 - 1999, 1997, 1996 Nº19 - 1997, 1996, 1995 Nº18 - 1996, 1995, 1993 Nº17 - 1995, 1993, 1990 Nº16 - 1993, 1990, 1988 Nº15 - 1990, 1988, 1985 Nº14 - 1988, 1985, 1982

Nº13 - 1985, 1982, 1979 Nº12 - 1982, 1979, 1976 Nº11 - 1979, 1976, 1975 Nº10 - 1976, 1975, 1973 Nº9 - 1975, 1973, 1970 Nº8 - 1973, 1970, 1969 Nº7 - 1970, 1969, 1966 Nº6 - 1969, 1966, 1964 Nº5 - 1966, 1964, 1961 Nº4 - 1964, 1961, 1959 Nº3 - 1961, 1959, 1955 Nº2 - 1959, 1955, 1953 Nº1 - 1955, 1953, 1952