Laurent Perrier Champagne

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Types of Laurent Perrier Champagne

The Laurent-Perrier Ultra Brut champagne is created without adding any sugar. This happens to be a signature of Laurent-Perrier and is one of the few that still create a champagne of this type.

The Ultra Brut is created with nearly equal parts of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but from grapes from very ripe harvests. The grapes used for this delicious champagne must have high sugar levels and low acidity.

Laurent-Perrier Brut L-P is the standard house style of Laurent Perrier using Chardonnay grapes as the prominent grape in its creation. Wines from more than 55 crus make up the blend. This champagne ages for three years.

Laurent-Perrier Brut Millesime 1996 is a vintage champagne, which is only created in the very best years. This champagne is composed of close to equal parts of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and from wines from the very best crus.

Laurent-Perrier Grand Siecle is created with a Pinot Noir and Chardonnay blend. Chardonnay being just a bit more than half with 12 villages supplying the grapes including Ambonnay, Verzenay, Mailly, Avize, Cramant, Chouilly and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, which are classified at 100% Grands Crus.

Laurent-Perrier Cuvee Rose Brut is considered the best selling rose champagne in all the world. The method used to create this champagne is very different from other champagne houses. The base of this champagne is obtained by drawing juice off of the grapes in the vat, rather than simply blending red and white wines.

Laurent-Perrier Alexandra Rose was created fro Alexandra as a surprise wedding gift by her father Bernard de Nonancourt. This champagne is created in limited qualities and is considered the rarest and most precious champagne created by Laurent-Perrier.

Laurent-Perrier Demi-Sec was during the 19th century often referred to as Laurent-Perrier Excellent. Over 55 crus make up the blend and 10 to 20 percent of reserve wines are added to the blend. In some cases, more reserve wines are used. The Laurent-Perrier Demi-Sec is known as soft gentle champagne often served with sweet dessert dishes, such as pastries or chocolate.

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The History of Laurent Perrier Champagne

In 1812, Alphonse Pierlot from Chigny-les-Roses moved to tours-sur-Marne on the land named Plaisances and La Tour Glorieux and starts producing the first champagnes on the house.

Alphonse Pierlot places Eugene Laurent as his cellar master in 1881 and along with his wife Mathilde Emilie Perrier run the champagne house.

On November 12, 1887, an article appeared in the Illustrated London News about Laurent-Perrier Champagne regarding the champagne had no sugar added. Eugene Laurent passes away in 1887, at which time his wife Mathilde takes control of the estate and linked her surname with the house to create the brand Veuve Laurent-Perrier & Cie.

By 1914, under the control of Mathilde the house produces a record-breaking 50,000 cases of Champagne.

During World War II like all champagne houses weakened. During this time, Mathilde hired Alexander Fletcher Keith Machenzie to expand and introduce their brand to Great Britain.

Mathilde passes away in 1925 and Eugenie inherits the champagne. The house is still struggling due to WWI and Eugenie decides to sell the champagne house. She sells Laurent-Perrier to Madame Louise Lanson de Nonancourt, sister to Champagne producers Victor and Henri Lanson.

The next few years, Marie Louise Landon de Nonancourt fought to keep the champagne house alive during World War II and even hid 100,000 bottles of champagne behind the wall while her sons, Maurice and Bernard, were fighting in WWII.

Maurice was to be the heir of the house; however, he was taken prisoner and killed in the concentration camp of Oranienbourg. WWII ends in 1945 and Bernard de Nonancourt breaks into Hitler’s cave with his tank regime, close by the Eagle’s Nest where half a million bottles of wine including several hundred cases of Salon Champagne, were discovered.

Bernard starts out as an apprentice in the houses of Lanson and Delamotte and learns all there was to know about the creation of champagne. In 1949, Bernard takes over ownership of Laurent-Perrier.

Throughout history, Laurent Perrier Champagne House has seen success and innovative inventions and methods of creating their famous champagne.

In 1950, Laurent Perrier Champagne House was the first to use stainless steel tanks; in 1958 Laurent-Perrier introduced the first multi-vintage prestige cuvee, the Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle; and in 1968 Laurent-Perrier introduced the first ever Cuvée Rosé Brut made from 100% Pinot Noir.

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