Important timelines for Laurent Perrier
1812 A former cooper and bottler in Chigny-les-Roses, AndrĂ©-Michel Pierlot settled in ToursâsurâMarne in 1812 as a champagne wine merchant. It was in this Grand Cru village, on plots of land that he founded what was to become Maison LaurentâPerrier.
Succeeded by his son Alphonse Pierlot and no descendants, he passed the company on to his cellar master EugĂšne Laurent. EugĂšne Laurent died prematurely in 1887, and his widow, Mathilde-Emilie Perrier, took over the reins of the company, adding her surname to that of EugĂšne Laurent to give the House the name Veuve LaurentâPerrier.Â
In 1889, she launched her "Grand Vin Sans Sucre", more to her taste and that of her British customers. Eugénie-Hortense Laurent succeeded her mother in 1925 and sold the estate in 1939.
1939 Marie-Louise de Nonancourt, a widow with four children, bought Domaine LaurentâPerrier. During the 2nd World War, Bernard de Nonancourt and his elder brother Maurice joined the Resistance at the start of the Occupation. Only Bernard returned.Â
1948 After returning from the war, Bernard de Nonancourt completed a demanding apprenticeship in the vineyards before becoming CEO at the age of just 28. At the time, the company employed around twenty people and sold 80,000 bottles. Under his leadership, LaurentâPerrier became a true innovator in Champagne in just 40 years. Bernard de Nonancourt created the LaurentâPerrier style - freshness, elegance, purity - and developed a unique range of champagnes that were exported worldwide to more than 160 countries.
2004 Michel Fauconnet House's 3rd Cellar Manager, after Edouard Leclerc in 1950 and Alain Terrier in 1983.
2019 - The arrival of Lucie Pereyre de Nonancourt. (Historic family member) Alexandra's eldest daughter
2023 - Maximilien Bernardeau is appointed Cellar Master and Wine Manager of the LaurentâPerrier Group, reporting to Michel Fauconnet.Â
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