Laurent Perrier - Blanc De Blancs Brut Nature Champagne (Gift Box) NV (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $89.00
| Producer | Laurent Perrier |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Sku | 9736 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 94 Points
A dense and flavorful chardonnay with creamy texture and flavor. Lots of citrus and grapefruit and very vinous. A blanc de blancs with weight yet freshness. Pure chardonnay with no dosage. A new wine. Lovely finish. 40% 2009 and 60% 2012. Drink now.
Falstaff: 93 Points
Pale green yellow silver reflections fine persistent mousse. A hint of baked goods and lime fresh white apple notes hints of meadow herbs inviting bouquet. Taut minerality full-bodied texture apple fruit again on the palate lively acidity mineral-salty finish a multi-faceted companion with food.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
A new cuvée from Laurent-Perrier the inaugural NV Blanc de Blancs Nature represents the first time this house for all its emphasis on Chardonnay has ever released a blanc de blancs. Offering up aromas of citrus fruit green apple oyster shell and warm bread the wine is medium to full-bodied lively and precise with a bright spine of ripe acidity and a delicately chalky finish. It's a blend of the 2012 and 2013 vintages with reserve wine from 2009 and chef de cave Michel Fauconnet told me that he had sought precision from the Chardonnay of the Montagne de Reims and texture from that of the Côte de Blancs. My tasting with Chef de Cave Michel Fauconnet was especially interesting as a number of exciting innovations are in the works at Laurent-Perrier. The first is the release of a new cuvée in a genre well-adapted to the house's gently reductive Chardonnay-based style: it's a non-dosage blanc de blancs and it will be released later this year. The second important development is that Laurent-Perrier will henceforth enumerate each new edition of their tête de cuvée Grande Siècle. As readers will know Grande Siècle is a blend of three complementary vintages?put simply one to provide structure another freshness and a third flesh. The maison's decision to be more transparent about exactly which vintages are in the bottle is to be welcomed as this is a cuvée that can age formidably?as several tasting notes in this report testify?and armed with this information consumers will henceforth be better able to make informed decisions about when to drink their bottles. It will also serve to emphasize that magnums of Grand Siècle are systematically released later than bottles. For example the current US release of the Grand Siècle in 750-milliliter bottles is #23 a blend of the 2006 2004 and 2002 vintages; but the latest US release in 1.5-liter bottles is the Grand Siècle #22 a blend of the 2004 2002 and 1999 vintages. The significance of this will not be lost on readers who appreciate Champagne with additional bottle age. In addition to these two innovations Fauconnet also took pains to emphasize that the house has been making considerable efforts to improve their grape sourcing?improvements that seemed to be reflected in a more-than-creditable non-vintage Brut a cuvée that is needless to say produced in some quantity. In summation this rather discrete maison is quietly producing very fine wines and all these recent forthcoming and past releases come warmly recommended in their respective categories. Published: Apr 30 2019
Wine Enthusiast: 93 Points
Reflecting this producer's predilection for dry Champagnes this wine is crisp with minerality and tight citrus fruits. The wine is beautifully textured needing a few more months in bottle. Drink from 2024.
Wine Spectator: 92 Points
A minerally version with a spine of crisp acidity. Sleek and balanced offering a finely detailed mousse and notes of Asian pear lemon pith biscuit ground ginger and white blossoms. Smoke chalk and oyster shell details play on the finish. Drink now.
Decanter: 90 Points
Airy bright and fresh like freshly squeezed citrus and white bread. Lightly smoky apricot and mandarin with beautifully integrated pastry notes. Razor-sharp citrus and turbo-charged acidity give way to a focused balanced and confident finish. (Drink between 2023-2028)
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