Laurent-Perrier - Champagner Grand Siecle Iteration No. 26 Brut

Bewertungen

• 100/100

  James Suckling
  This is really something. Electric on the palate. The aromas are so complex with sliced fresh and dried ginger, subtle pie crust, tarte tatin and hints of nutmeg with some salted caramel. Toasted bread, too. Always subtle. The palate is full- to medium-bodied yet hemmed-in with a freshness and balance that draws you back. Savory and vibrant. It's full of energy. Spectacular. Fascinating. Symphonic blend of 2012, 2008 and 2007. 65% of the 2012, 25% of the 2008 and 10% of the 2007. Eight grand cru. Chardonnay 58% and 42% pinot noir. Disgorged February 2023. 10 years on the lees. 7g/L dosage. Drink or hold."

• 98/100

  Falstaff
  Helles Goldgelb, Silberreflexe, feines, gut anhaltendes Mousseux. Feine Noten von gelber Tropenfrucht, reife Mango unterlegt von Biskuit und Zitruszesten, mineralisch und frisch, averführerisches Bukett. Stoffig, sehr elegant und harmonisch, weißer Pfirsich, lebendige Struktur, salziger Touch im Abgang, straff, kühl wirkender, trockener vinöser Stil, zeigt sehr gute Länge und sicheres Reifepotenzial, sowohl als Aperitif wie auch als Speisenbegleiter perfekt einsetzbar."

• 97/100

  Wine Enthusiast
  Tautly textured, the Champagne is delicious with a poise between white and citrus fruits along with touches of maturity coming through. Drink this magnificent wine now for its great balance and intensity."

• 97/100

  Jeb Dunnuck
  "The NV Champagne Grand Siècle Iteration No. 26 is, as always, a blend from three vintages: 2012, 2008, and 2007. The blend is 58% Chardonnay and the remainder Pinot Noir. In the glass, it takes on a golden straw hue, with gorgeous fresh notes of ripe peach, quince, cherry blossoms, and fresh pastry dough. Medium to full-bodied, with an elegant and refined mousse and a lacy chalk texture, it’s a gorgeous expression that continues to evolve in the glass as it opens. Drink 2025-2055. It has the addition of six grams per liter dosage."

• 19/20

  Jancis Robinson
  "65% 2012, 25% 2008, 10% 2007. 58% Chardonnay from Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, Cramant and Avize. 42% Pinot Noir from Tours-sur-Marne, Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzy. 10 years’ ageing on lees. Disgorged February 2024. Pale greenish straw. Very sweet and intense nose. Masses of intense character on the palate. Lemon and pastry cream. Dry, tight finish. Tighter than when it was released. At this point it’s less opulent. Very youthful, more youthful than I remember!"

• 96+/100

  The Wine Advocate
  THE WINE ADVOCATE „"A blend of the 2012, 2008 and 2007 vintages, the NV Grand Siècle N°26 is just coming onto the market. Wafting from the glass with notes of nectarine, peach and ripe citrus fruits mingled with notions of freshly baked bread, buttered toast, nougat, white flowers and clear honey, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping, with a deep and rather broad-shouldered core of fruit that's girdled by racy acids and animated by a classy pinpoint mousse. This suave, complex three-vintage blend is the Grande Marque prestige cuvée par excellence. This bottle was disgorged in February 2023 with seven grams per liter dosage."

• 96/100

  Decanter
  "This iteration of Grand Siècle is almost entirely composed of two of Champagne's greatest recent vintages, so expectations are high. The wine more than meets them, tempering the generosity of 2012's fruit - ripe apricots, white peach, clementines and sunny, zesty citrus - with a pitch-perfect streak of 2008 tautness and structure. There are some fleshy, creamy notes of papaya and toasted white sourdough, but everything is as delicately rendered as expected and impeccably shaped, with a sleek, silky mousse. A little more approachable than Itération No. 25, it will welcome extended bottle age rather than demand it. The blend is 58% Chardonnay and 42% Pinot Noir from eight grand cru vineyards. 65% is from the 2012 vintage, 35% from 2008 and 10% from 2007."