Laurent-Perrier has elected to be highly selective by only declaring a vintage in the very best years. This means that the Brut Millésimé (Vintage Brut) is always a unique and exceptional wine. By maintaining the signature style of the House’s wines, pure and fresh in essence, it aims to show the quintessential character of each given year.

Straw yellow color, with fine and persistent bubbles.

The initial aroma is intense and complex, with notes of fresh fruits (peach and grapefruit). It evolves displaying hints of dried almonds.

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 the finish.

Serve at around 10°C. Its good vinosity makes it a harmonious match for white meat.

Chardonnay 50%, Pinot Noir 50%

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).

Winter 2000 is remembered for its 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.

After a difficult extraction of the juice, the alcoholic fermentation was carefully undertaken. 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.