Laurent-Perrier

History

André-Michel Pierlot established the business in Tours-sur-Marne in 1812 on two named plots, Les Plaisances and La Tour Glorieux. His son Alphonse succeeded him and later transferred the company to cellar master Eugène Laurent. The estate’s foundation belongs to Tours-sur-Marne, a separate village from Aÿ.

After Eugène’s death in 1887, Mathilde-Émilie Perrier added her surname to the company name. Grand Vin Sans Sucre followed in 1889. Eugénie-Hortense Laurent inherited from her mother in 1925 and eventually sold the estate in 1939.

Marie-Louise de Nonancourt bought Laurent-Perrier in 1939. Her son Bernard became chief executive in 1948, aged twenty-eight. The house then employed around twenty people and sold approximately 80,000 bottles, figures recorded in its official chronology.

Grand Siècle was introduced in 1959. It combines wines from three selected years, with a majority of Chardonnay and origins in at most eleven Grand Crus. The house specifies ten years on lees for bottles and longer maturation for magnums. An iteration number identifies each particular creation.

Cuvée Rosé entered the range in 1968. It uses only Pinot Noir, with colour extracted through maceration. The current production account names ten Montagne de Reims crus and a maceration period of forty-eight to seventy-two hours, followed by five years of ageing.

Ultra Brut followed in 1981, continuing the no-added-sugar strand already represented by the nineteenth-century Sans Sucre. Its current recipe uses 55% Chardonnay and 45% Pinot Noir from fifteen crus and specifies six years of ageing. The grapes are selected for a balance that permits release without added dosage.

Michel Fauconnet became cellar master in 2004. The house’s current history records Olivier Vigneron succeeding him in 2025. Héritage is another present expression of reserve-wine blending: it is made entirely from reserves, with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from forty crus. The name connects this later cuvée with the blending work underlying Grand Siècle.

Laurent-Perrier: the place and its story

The house launched Grand Vin Sans Sucre in 1889, Cuvée Rosé in 1968 and Ultra Brut in 1981. Cuvée Rosé uses Pinot Noir maceration; Ultra Brut has no added dosage. Grand Siècle blends reserve wines from three selected years.

The current official website presents La Cuvée, Héritage, Grand Siècle, Cuvée Rosé, Alexandra Rosé Millésimé, Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature, Ultra Brut and Harmony. It does not provide a verified general-public visit product or an explicit closure policy for Tours-sur-Marne.

Le Sardaigne in Épernay and La Brasserie du Boulingrin in Reims list Laurent-Perrier on their own published menus. Their availability concerns restaurant bottles, not visitor access at the Tours-sur-Marne estate.

Grand Siècle is assembled from three years, with a majority of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from at most eleven Grand Crus. The house gives ten years on lees for bottles, with longer ageing for magnums. The cuvée was introduced in 1959; its iteration number identifies a particular three-year creation, rather than a single vintage.

Cuvée Rosé is 100% Pinot Noir from ten Montagne de Reims crus. The grapes are sorted and destemmed, then macerated for forty-eight to seventy-two hours, depending on the harvest. The house specifies five years of ageing. This maceration method extracts colour from the skins, distinguishing it from a rosé made by blending in still red wine.

The Laurent-Perrier website offers retail-store finders on its Grand Siècle and Cuvée Rosé pages. They are bottle-buying tools, not visitor calendars. No duration, price or “book this tour” claim for Tours-sur-Marne has been added without an actual house visitor product.

Ultra Brut was launched in 1981. The current assemblage contains 55% Chardonnay and 45% Pinot Noir from fifteen crus and spends six years ageing. No sugar is added at dosage: the house selects grapes with sufficient ripeness and a suitable acidity balance for this Brut Nature wine.

The Ultra Brut food-pairing page names fish, sushi, seafood, Pata Negra ham and young Parmesan. Chef Christian Le Squer contributes an oyster pairing with salted butter and lemon confit. Alongside Ultra Brut, the present range lists La Cuvée, Héritage, Harmony, Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature, Brut Millésimé and Alexandra Rosé Millésimé; these are separate wines with their own production specifications.

Héritage is made entirely from reserve wines: 55% Chardonnay and 45% Pinot Noir from forty crus, half of them Grand Cru. The minimum ageing period is four years. Its official food pairings include Jambon de Reims, langoustines, spider crab and mushrooms. Christian Le Squer’s named pairing is a vertical spaghetti gratin with truffle, ham and forest mushrooms.

Published local wine lists

• La Brasserie du Boulingrin, Reims: Own wine list names Laurent Perrier Brut and Rosé.
• Le Sardaigne, Épernay: Own menu names Laurent Perrier Brut.

Access and facilities

Laurent-Perrier’s address is 32 avenue de Champagne in Tours-sur-Marne. A. Chauvet, Lamiable and Faucheron-Gavroy are three local producers with published visitor offers in the same village. Use their own reservation or tourist-office contact route.

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Official information

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Three nearby places with a visitor offer

A named place to ask for the wines

For Laurent-Perrier in Reims, Brasserie du Boulingrin’s own menu lists the Brut and Rosé at 31 rue de Mars. The wine-list entries identify the producer and styles; the restaurant handles the current bottle order with the meal booking. See the venue’s own wine list or catalogueBoulingrin’s wine list

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