1996 Laurent Perrier
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Pale color. Concentrated, somewhat exotic nose offers strong soil tones: minerals, flint, oyster liquor and mint. Then brisk and creamy in the mouth, with the strong acids of the vintage giving the concentrated lemon, mineral and spice flavors terrific penetration. Quite incisive but not hard or lean. Finishes long, lemony and brisk.
Greenish. Quite rich and broad, almost more like a ‘95 on the nose. As tightly knit as the socks round the bottles, a dense skein of flavour – very promising when allied to the charming nose. Still only half open. Medium length. (JR)
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Laurent-Perrier is one of the wine world’s most recognisable brands, most famous for its rosé Champagne and distinct bell-shaped bottle. Grand Siècle is Laurent Perrier's Non-Vintage Deluxe Cuvée is a blend of a number of exceptional vintages.