Jamessuckling,com | JS 93
Published: Aug 5, 2024

A creamy and silky champagne that has notes of lemons, pastries and apple compote on the nose. It’s medium-bodied and layered with fine bubbles and tasty pastry notes on the fresh, balanced finish. Drink now.

The Wine Advocate | RP 92
Published: Oct 24, 2024
Drink: 2024-2034

The NV Brut Réserve, a combination of more than 60 different crus and 150 wines, evokes aromas of brioche, pastry, ripe orchard fruits, beeswax and spices. Medium to full-bodied, enrobing and charming, it has a fleshy core of fruit, a pinpoint mousse and delicate acids, making it a charming, delicate Champagne. This blend consists of 40% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Meunier, with 50% vins de réserve, and was disgorged with a dosage of nine grams per liter.

Decanter | D 92
Published: Oct 31, 2023
Drink: 2023-2028

Even in the tricky 2017 vintage, Charles Heidsieck turns out an impeccable NV. The reserves form a serious, appetising core of dried apricot and sourdough around which zesty citrus, raspberry and bitter almond offer brightness and energy. Impressive detail and length. 40% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir, 20% Meunier, based on the 2017 vintage with 50% reserve wines up to 20 years of age, with 9% barrel-fermented wines.

Closure: Natural Cork
Alcohol: 12.00%
Body: Medium
Oak: Unoaked
Grapes: 40% Chardonnay 20% Pinot Meunier 40% Pinot Noir / Pinot Nero

Charlesheidsieck.com

At just 29 years of age, Charles-Camille Heidsieck decided to create his eponymous House in 1851. Despite being a heir – the Heidsiecks were one of the most respected families in the Champagne world – he decided to forge his own path and establish his own dynasty, eager to embark on his own entrepreneurial journey.

Of the sixty Champagne crus chosen to produce this emblematic cuvée, three are pillars of the Brut Réserve style:

Oger :  (Grand Cru Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs) gives it its fleshy and generous notes.
Ambonnay : (Grand Cru Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims) is synonymous with power, structure and fruity notes.

Verneuil : (Meunier from the Vallée de la Marne) ensures its balance and smooth texture.

BLENDING :
40% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay and 20% Meunier.

VINIFICATION :
Cru by cru, varietal by varietal, in stainless steel vats. 5 to 10% of wine vinified in old Burgundy oak barrels.