96
points
Laurent-Perrier NV Grande Siècle Sparkling (Champagne)
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$200
Laurent-Perrier’s prestige cuvée is always non-vintage, a blend of top years. The latest bottling is so elegant, definitely maturing from bottle aging and older vintages in the blend, but still worthy of aging in itself. It is dry, in the L-P style, but has richness, an intense pink grapefruit character, hints of cilantro, the final acidity a great shaft of light.
— R.V.
(12/1/2009)
95
points
Laurent-Perrier 1998 Grand Siècle Alexandra Brut Rosé Sparkling (Champagne)
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$390
A wonderful wine that has preserved its freshness while welcoming elements of toasty maturity. It is crisp, definitely on the dry side, with red currants, bright wild strawberries over the purest acidity. It’s sure to age over many years, but, if you must, can be drunk now.
— R.V.
(12/1/2010)
95
points
Laurent-Perrier NV Grand Siècle La Cuvée Brut Sparkling (Champagne)
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$140
One expects elegance, grace and precision from this prestige cuvée, and this wine delivers that and much more. There is a refined complexity running through it, from the cascading tiny bubbles to the lush, toasty nose to the dense, palate-tickling, complex mouthfeel, which continues seamlessly through to a long, ultrasatisfying finish. Stylish and seductive.
— P.G.
(12/15/2000)
94
points
Laurent-Perrier 1990 Grand Siecle Alexandra Rosé Sparkling (Champagne)
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$260
It’s a pale wine, on the rose side of gold, a beautiful visual introduction to a stunning wine. The strawberry flavors are wrapped in a silvery texture, crisply dry, and despite the intensity of fruit, the wine seems weightless on the palate. It’s gorgeous now, but, amazingly, just a baby. It’s long-term future is assured. Twenty years from now, this will be heavenly.
— S.H.
(12/15/2001)
94
points
Laurent-Perrier NV Grand Siècle La Cuvée Brut Sparkling (Champagne)
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$140
You will fall in love with the delicacy and finesse of this 50-50 blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. It combines the 1985, 1988, and 1990 vintages to produce a complex, layered wine that’s bone dry, yet brims with expressive berry, dough, and spice flavors. Dry and intense, it is an almost supernaturally perfect brut.
— S.H.
(12/15/2001)