NV Laurent-Perrier "La Cuvée" Brut Champagne

“This is lovely, the aromas and flavors run long into the finish with notes of light butter biscuits, subtle cooked apples and peaches. It's full yet balanced and long. Lovely texture. Lots of flavor and polished textured bubbles. The base in the current release is 2016 vintage. 50% chardonnay, 35% pinot noir and 15% pinot meunier. Disgorged in December 2022.” (08/2023)

“Fragrant on the nose, showing notes of chalk, smoke and toast. This brightly buoyant Champagne features flavors of pear, black cherry, tangerine peel, spun honey and white blossoms, with a delicate but persistent perlage. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. (AN)” (11/2024)

“The non-vintage Brut bottling of “La Cuvée” from Laurent-Perrier is made from a composition of at least fifty percent chardonnay, thirty to thirty-five percent pinot noir and the balance pinot meunier. The bottling includes at least fifteen percent reserve wines and is given four years aging sur latte prior to disgorgement. The wine is bright and complex on the nose, wafting from the glass in a mix of apple, lemon, bread dough, chalky minerality, raw almond and a gently floral topnote. On the palate the wine is bright, focused and full-bodied, with a fine core of fruit, lovely soil inflection, elegant mousse and a long, zesty and well balanced finish. Fine juice that will age well and will be even a bit more complex with three to five years in the cellar.” (03/2024)

“Evoking aromas of menthol, white fruits, lemon oil and warm biscuits, the NV Brut La Cuvée possesses a medium to full-bodied, round and supple palate with good depth at the core and a charming, fresh, ethereal finish. For this release, the percentage of Chardonnay in this cuvée has been slightly increased, making it a blend of 52% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir and 13% Pinot Meunier. Based on the 2018 vintage, complemented with 2016 and 2015, it was disgorged with a dosage of nine grams per liter. (YC)” (10/2024)

“As an indication of its complexity, this Champagne is a blend of more than 100 different wines. This nonvintage cuvée is rich, with a hint of toast contrasting with the wine's mineral texture. White fruits give a vivid character to the aftertaste. (RV)” (12/2023)