{"id":541,"date":"2016-09-29T04:57:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T03:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sparklingdirect.co.uk\/blog\/post\/laurent-perrier-grand-siecle-champagne"},"modified":"2016-09-29T04:57:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T03:57:00","slug":"laurent-perrier-grand-siecle-champagne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sparklingdirect.co.uk\/blog\/post\/laurent-perrier-grand-siecle-champagne","title":{"rendered":"Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle Champagne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/champagne\/laurent-perrier-grand-siecle-champagne-gift-box\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2016%2f9%2flaurent-perrier-grand-siecle.jpg\" alt=\"Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle\" width=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grand Si&egrave;cle expresses the quintessence of champagne and French refinement<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 1959, <a href=\"\/champagne\/laurent-perrier-grand-siecle-champagne-gift-box\">Grand Si&egrave;cle<\/a> is Laurent-Perrier&rsquo;s Prestige Cuv&eacute;e, the prime example of the House&rsquo;s exacting standards and know-how. Its unique style combining finesse, power and balance is the outcome of blending the very best grapes from the most prestigious crus in wines from the best Laurent-Perrier vintage years.<\/p>\n<p>The champagne cuv&eacute;e par excellence, Grand Si&egrave;cle is a blend of wines from three great <a href=\"\/champagne\/vintage\/vintage-champagne-gifts\">Laurent Perrier vintage<\/a> years made from the finest crus and grapes. The Grand Si&egrave;cle style combines finesse, power and balance.<\/p>\n<p>A majestic and refined bottle. Its singular shape is inspired by the work of the master glass-blowers of the 17th century. The curve of its shoulders is unique, as is the elegance of its slender swan&rsquo;s neck, and is a re-creation of the hand-blown bottles used to contain the very first champagnes at the French royal court.<\/p>\n<p>Today presented in an extremely elegant gift box, Grand Si&egrave;cle by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparklingdirect.co.uk\/blog\/post\/7-best-laurent-perrier-champagne-gift-sets\">Laurent Perrier is a prestigious gift<\/a>, much appreciated by connoisseurs<\/p>\n<h2>Blending<\/h2>\n<p>Comprising approximately 55% Chardonnay and 45% Pinot Noir, Grand Si&egrave;cle by Laurent Perrier is a blend of prestigious grands crus, all rated 100 %.<\/p>\n<h2>Aspect<\/h2>\n<p>A fine bead, giving off delicate aromas. A bright yellow colour and an extremely refined texture.<\/p>\n<h2>Nose<\/h2>\n<p>An intense, complex nose of lightly candied citrus. This is followed by notes of brioche, grilled almonds, and subtle hints of honey and gingerbread, shot through with white flowers.<\/p>\n<h2>Taste<\/h2>\n<p>A silky palate and a sensation of plenitude. With its fine minerality, a remarkable impression of freshness. Then a final note which surprises by its lingering aroma.<\/p>\n<p>View our range of <a href=\"\/champagne\/brand\/laurent-perrier-champagne\">Laurent Perrier gifts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The champagne cuv\u00e9e par excellence, Grand Si\u00e8cle is a blend of wines from three great Laurent Perrier vintage years made from the finest crus and grap<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gifts-for-champagne-lovers"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparklingdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparklingdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparklingdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparklingdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparklingdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=541"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparklingdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparklingdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541\/revisions\/2381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparklingdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparklingdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparklingdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}