Description
// 55% Chardonnay and 45% Pinot Noir
Made up of vintages 2019 (30%), 2018 (30%), 2016 (20%) and 2014 (20%)
Disgorged December 2023
6g/L dosage
"The first Brut champagne created by a Champagne House made only from reserve wines. Héritage is borne out of the savoir‐faire of Grand Siècle: a complex blend of several vintages from the best Crus of Champagne and two grape varieties, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Made exclusively with reserve wines selected for their freshness, elegance and complexity, this wine offers great purity and perfect maturity." - House Notes
"The inaugural NV Héritage from Laurent-Perrier is a new cuvée composed of 40 different crus, including grands crus and premiers crus, entirely crafted from vins de réserve. A tribute to the heritage and expertise of Grand Siècle, it offers up aromas of blanched almonds, spices, brioche, spring flowers and lemon oil, mingled with a lovely, smoky reduction. Medium to full-bodied, enveloping and round, with a sappy, layered texture, it has a fleshy core of fruit enhanced by bright acids and a long, mineral finish. Chef de Cave Michel Fauconnet has crafted a stunning wine." - 94 Points, Yohan Castaing, Robert Parker Wine Advocate
"This new multi-vintage cuvée feels very at home in Laurent-Perrier's lineup, displaying some density and concentration evident in the choice of the reserve wines from all around Champagne. There's a super-ripe, juicy orange fruit and tropical lilt to the profile here, with succulent apricot, pear and lemon peel pulled into quite a firm, tightly bound coil of structure. It's detailed with an energising, super subtle twist of quinine-like bitterness and some richer roasted almond notes hinting at maturity. For now it feels complete, yet not fully unwound. There's fine, compressed intensity here that will emerge beautifully with a little time on cork or, failing that, enough time to warm up in the glass." - 93 Points, Tom Hewson, Decanter
