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Get transported back to 17th century with a bottle of Laurent-Perrier’s Grand Siècle Champagne! First released in 1960, coinciding with the 300th anniversary of King Louis XIV’s first marriage, Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle Champagne is an exquisite blend of complimentary wines from Laurent-Perrier’s most successful vintage years, embodying luxury, grace, and majesty. Every sip will envelop you in sheer bubbly elegance!

In 17th century France, during what is widely-considered France’s most glorious era, King Louis XIV became the first French King to drink Champagne at the Palace of Versailles. 17th century France is famously known as the Grand Siècle or “Great Century,” a period of great prosperity for France, which greatly influenced its culture and history; much of the beautiful French art that we love today is from that era.

Laurent-Perrier, founded in 1812, has always been a pioneer in creating uniquely exquisite Champagnes. Producing bubbly for almost two hundred years, it is the world’s largest family-owned Champagne brand. With such a long history of producing lovely Champagnes, it’s no wonder Laurent-Perrier would choose to commemorate Le Grand Siècle!

For his prestige cuvee Champagne, Bernard de Nonancourt, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Champagne, decided to emphasize Champagne’s traditional areas of perfection and blended different crus with various vintages. A superb 50/50 blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle is bright yellow, and tantalizes your taste buds with subtle fragrances and flavours such as honey, brioche, grilled almonds, and hazelnuts. Even the bottle, which is simple-yet-stunning, highlights the traditional; it has a long narrow neck, which is reminiscent of the hand-blown designs of the 18th Century.

I absolutely love champagne: the subtle aromas and the bubbles make any day a celebration! I also love feeling like royalty… a bottle of Laurent-Perrier’s Grand Siècle makes me feel like a princess- and anything that makes me feel like a princess is definitely worth a try! How about toasting your Christmas dinner with a bottle of this bubbly that’s fit for a king? Wouldn’t it be nice to make sure that 2010 is a great year with Grand Siècle? I know I will.

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