Laurent-Perrier Brut "La Cuvée" Champagne Salmanazar (9L)

SKU #100211 93 points James Suckling

The brioche and cooked-apple and cream character really comes through here. Full-bodied and round with fine bubbles. Flavorful and intense. Vivid, bread-dough finish. This is four years on lees. 55% chardonnay and the rest pinot. (9/2019)

91 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The latest rendition of Laurent-Perrier's NV Brut is showing nicely, wafting from the glass with scents of almond paste, iodine, white peach, warm biscuits and mandarin. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, with an elegant, lively profile, displaying a youthfully frothy mousse, good tension at the core and an attractively chalky finish. This is an excellent non-vintage wine that seems to reflect the maison's efforts to improve their grape sourcing over the last few years. (WK) (4/2019)

90 points Wine Enthusiast

This is smooth and softly textured wine. With its relatively high dosage and creamy texture, this standard nonvintage cuvée is immediately accessible and delicious. Great fruit makes it a great aperitif style of Champagne. (RV) (8/2018)

Wine Spectator

A minerally version in an aperitif style, with smoke and oyster shell accents to the yellow plum and toast point flavors, backed by firm acidity and a lively bead. (AN, Web Only-2019)

K&L Notes

This 9-liter bottle is called a Salmanazar and is the equivalent of a 12-bottle case packed into a single bottle.