Vintage Brut Champagne: Brut Millesime French vintage Champagne from Laurent-Perrier

Laurent-Perrier has chosen to be highly selective by rarely declaring a vintage - and only in the very best years. This means that the BRUT MILLESIME (Vintage Brut) is always a unique and exceptional wine.

By maintaining the signature style of the House's wines, fresh, fine and elegant in essence, it aims to show the quintessential character of each given year. The Laurent-Perrier's millésimes (vintages) have excellent ageing capacity.

THE 2000 HARVEST

Winter 1999 is remembered for is rather mild temperatures, with the odd cold outbreaks in November. Spring was rainy in April, followed by changeable weather in May. The flowering period was in full swing on June 11th for the Chardonnay and June 14th for the Pinot Noir. July was wet with few sunny spells and the summer was sprinkled with hail storms until the end of August. Maturation was eventually able to develop thanks to fine weather in September.

Aspect

Straw, golden yellow colour, with green highlights.

aroma

The initial aroma is marked by fruit, with fine notes of minerality, toasted dried fruits and candied citrus. It evolves displaying hints of cooked fruit to reveal the wine's full maturity.

taste

The attack is fresh, with stimulating effervescence. From the outset, the Pinot Noir comes to the fore with good weight and marked by red fruit character with candied and persistent notes (lemon and citrus peel) on a creamy finish.

Serve at around 10°C - 12°C.

Its good vinosity makes it a harmonious match for seafood and white meat such as veal. To set off the year's character, dishes will have to be served warm and subtly seasoned with spices such as saffron, curry but also with a warm butter sauce, cooked or dried fruits (almond).

Grape Varieties

Chardonnay 50 %, Pinot Noir 50 % .

crus

Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims : Verzy, Mailly, Ambonnay, Bouzy and Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs : Avize, Cramant, Oger, Chouilly (excluding Mesnil-sur-Oger because of August hail).

Wine making and maturing

The base wines when tasted in January 2001 showed Chardonnay with both freshness and finesse, while the Pinot Noir was powerful, structured and well-balanced. It was then decided to vintage 2000 at the end of these tasting sessions. Among the unique crus of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, only the very best quality wines are used for the final blend.