Non-vintage #20 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.0%
Grape Varieties Chardonnay 54%; Pinot Noir 46%
Classification Brut
Region Champagne
Sites 8 Grands Crus: Chardonnay from Avize, Cramant, Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger; Pinot Noir from Ambonnay, Bouzy, Tours-sur-Marne and Mailly
Base Wine Years 1999 (60%); 1997 (20%); 1996 (20%)
Closure Cork
Production Details Release context: Iteration N°20 (150 cl magnum release). Presented in a 150 cl magnum and aged for more than 20 years on lees; recommended serving range is 10–12°C. Presented in a 150 cl magnum and aged on lees for more than 20 years; recommended serving temperature is 10–12°C. In an embedded James Suckling review dated June 2022, this particular N°20 release is reported as having spent 21 years on lees with 7 g/L dosage; the review anticipated a September 2022 release of only a few hundred magnums. These critic-reported, release-context figures are not promoted to vintage-wide dosage or exact ageing fields.
Tasting Notes Intense gold and platinum colour; very delicate bubbles; candied lemon, toast, cappuccino, roasted coffee, spice and pastry aromas; silky, almost creamy texture with persistent freshness, length and breadth. Intense gold and platinum colour; very delicate bubbles; candied lemon, toasted notes, cappuccino, roasted coffee, spices and pastry; silky, almost creamy structure with sustained freshness, length and breadth.
Food Pairing Shellfish or noble fish; the producer particularly suggests chicken with crayfish. Shellfish, noble fish and refined dishes such as chicken with crayfish
Vintages
Non-vintage #17 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 55% Chardonnay; 45% Pinot Noir
Region Champagne
Sites 2012 bicentenary Cuvée571J: ten Grand Cru parcels. Later 20-year N017 release: 10 Grands Crus: Avize, Cramant, Chouilly, Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger for Chardonnay; Ambonnay, Bouzy, Tours-sur-Marne, Louvois and Mailly for Pinot Noir
Tirage Date 1996
Base Wine Years 1995 (60%), 1993 (20%), 1990 (20%)
Production Details Release context: Iteration N°17; 2012 bicentenary Cuvée 571J after 16 years on lees and later 20-year lees release. The former LAPE14 row was incorrectly keyed as N°20; its 1995/1993/1990 blend and cited N°17 producer sheet identify N°17. Keep the differing release and bottle-format maturation contexts stated below. First unveiled for the House's 2012 bicentenary; this first Les Réserves release corresponded to Iteration Nº17 and was subsequently released after 16 years on lees. Cuvée Nº571J was drawn once as a limited edition and offered in magnum and jeroboam formats. The September 2012 producer announcement identifies Cuvée 571J as the first limited Les Réserves release for the bicentenary. The blend was bottled in 1996, including magnum and, for the first time, jeroboam; reserved bottles remained in the cellar for 16 years. Its preceding general description of the Grand Siècle style refers to an eleven-cru selection pool, rather than an explicit count for Cuvée 571J. The 2019–2020 producer report describes Cuvée 571J specifically as a unique limited edition from ten selected Grand Cru parcels, matured for16 years and offered in magnum and jeroboam. This exact-release parcel count should not be treated as contradicted by the earlier generic Grand Siècle selection-pool description. Unveiled for the first time during Laurent-Perrier's 2012 bicentenary and subsequently released after 16 years on lees as the first Les Réserves expression corresponding to Iteration N°17. Cuvée N°571J was a one-time limited-edition bottling for the House bicentenary, matured for 16 years in the cellar and made available in magnum and jeroboam. Aged for 20 years on lees; presented in 150 cl magnums and 300 cl jeroboams; recommended serving range is 10–12°C.
Tasting Notes Light golden to white-gold colour with very fine effervescence; honey, hazelnut, toasted almond, roasted notes and candied citrus; generous, harmonious and fine, with a very long silky finish. Light white-gold colour and very fine bead; honey, hazelnut, roasted almond and roasted cocoa aromas; harmonious and fine, with a long silky finish dominated by candied citrus. Lightly golden to white-gold colour with very fine effervescence; subtle honey, hazelnut and toasted-almond aromas followed by roasted notes; generous, harmonious and fine palate with a very long silky finish and persistent candied-citrus character. Dense golden colour with delicate fine bubbles; fresh nose of candied citrus, chestnut honey, hazelnut and roasted almond followed by tobacco, truffle and toasted bread; rich, silky palate with toast and spice and a long, fresh, complex finish.
Food Pairing Noble meat; noble fish; shellfish; truffle
Producer Information
Website
Address
32 avenue de Champagne, 51150 Tours-sur-Marne, France
Phone
+33 3 26 58 91 22
Owner
Pereyre de Nonancourt Family
Cellarmaster
Olivier Vigneron