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Wine Description
The Story
Laurent Perrier was founded in 1812 and is still a family run organization, making it the largest family run champagne house. Chardonnay is the dominant grape variety in the Brut NV and its proportion is unusually high for a non–vintage champagne blend – being double the average and made of wines from more than 55 crus or villages. The nose is fresh and delicate, showing good complexity with its hints of citrus and white fruit.
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In opting to blend its Brut champagne with a majority of Chardonnay, the rarest grape variety in the Champagne region, Laurent-Perrier was expressing its difference and asserting the signature 'House' style of freshness, lightness, and elegance.
It was during the 1950s that Laurent-Perrier, a trail-blazer in this respect, decided to install stainless steel tanks for its wines. When the first fermentation is carried out at low temperature, s...