Charles Heidsieck - Brut Blanc De Blancs NV

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Charles Heidsieck Description

From the very start, the wines of Charles Heidsieck managed to seduce the royal courts of Europe. Today, the House’s wines are awarded the highest accolades by professional juries across the world. The quantity of medals and trophies regularly earned by Charles Heidsieck is simply extraordinary. The winemaking team has been awarded the “Winemaker of the Year” trophy nine times by the UK International Wine Challenge.

Régis Camus joined Charles Heidsieck in 1994 and has been the head winemaker of the House since 2002. This meticulous and passionate professional likes to keep an eye on everything: the state of the vineyards, the selection of the grapes, their pressing and their vinification, cru by cru, in individual vats. His mission is to perpetuate the Charles Heidsieck style, reflecting the richness of the Champagne region.

Decanter: 96 Points

Rich and full style, with a smoky and clear-cut flinty note to begin. Aromas of dried and baked fruits accompanied by woody and autolytic notes. Very serious example, with intense biscuit and toast notes and such a classy texture. Charming. - Decanter World Wine Awards

Wine Enthusiast: 94 Points

This Chardonnay-based Champagne from the Côte des Blancs is perfumed, fragrant. The citrus edge and minerality are in harmony, bringing together a wine that is taut, textured and ready to drink.

A View from the Cellar: 92 Points

This is the first release in a very, very long time of a non-vintage Blanc de Blancs from Charles Heidsieck and the wine is outstanding. The wine is from the excellent base year of 2012 and includes twenty-five percent reserve wines. It was disgorged in 2017 and finished with a dosage of ten grams per liter. The wine delivers a beautifully refined bouquet of pear, apple, brioche, chalky soil tones, a hint of almond and a topnote of spring flowers. On the palate the wine is bright, zesty and full-bodied, with a fine core of fruit, elegant mousse, excellent focus and grip and a long, dry and complex finish. While this was finished with ten grams per liter of dosage, it seems quite a bit drier, as this wine has plenty of good, young chardonnay acidity in its structural chassis and will age beautifully. A fine, fine re-introduction of this bottling to the Charles Heidsieck stables!