
- Colour
- Champagne_Sparkling
- Producer
- Laurent-Perrier
- Region
- Champagne
- Grape
- Chardonnay / Pinot Noir
- Drinking
- 2011 - 2020
- Case size
- 6x75cl
- Available Now
2002 LAURENT PERRIER BRUT - 6x75cl
- Colour
- Champagne Sparkling
- Producer
- Laurent-Perrier
- Region
- Champagne
- Grape
- Chardonnay / Pinot Noir
- Drinking
- 2011 - 2020
- Case size
- 6x75cl
- Available Now
- Pricing
- Retail
- In Bond
- Pricing Info
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Tasting Notes
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Goedhuis, August 2011
An impressive 2002 that shows all the nobleness of the vintage with its striking freshness and notable complexity and power. Very expressive of its house style, its bold yet elegant palate focuses on notes of almond, candied citrus and brioche. Finishes firm and notably mineral.
Producer
Laurent-Perrier

Founded in 1812, Laurent Perrier has been avant- garde in creating unique and elegant Champagnes for nearly 200 years making it one of the world's most esteemed Champagne brands, and also thelargest family owned brand.
Region
Champagne
Champagne, the world's greatest sparkling wine, needs little introduction - with imitations produced in virtually every country capable of growing grapes, including such unlikely candidates as India and China. The Champagne region, to the north of Paris, has the most northerly vineyards in France, with vines grown on slopes with a southerly exposure to maximise sunlight. The soil is chalky, providing an excellent balance of drainage and water retention. The key to the wine is in the cellar - the bubbles result from a second fermentation in the bottle and the rich toasty flavours in great Champagne come from extended bottle ageing on the yeasty lees. Until the eighteenth century, the wines produced in the Champagne area were light acidic white wines, with no hint of sparkle. However glass and closure technology developed at that time and it was not long before Dom Perignon, a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Hautvilliers, started experimenting with blends and produced the first recognisable champagne. In a world accustomed to still wines, the advent of champagne was almost a flop. It was saved when it became fashionable at the French court as a result of Louis XV's mistress Madame de Pompadour commenting "Champagne isthe only wine that lets a woman remain beautiful after she has drunk it." And the rest is history, with famous (or infamous) champagne lovers including Casanova, Dumas, Wagner, Winston Churchill, James Bond and Coco Chanel.