2002 Piper-Heidsieck Rare
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An impressively youthful and focused Champagne showing aromas of candied citrus, stones, chalk, vibrant minerals, fresh pineapple and subtle toast. Caressing bubbles with a full body and toasty complexity on the palate, which is very savory, tense, lemony and silky. Grip in the finish. Classic and outstanding. Disgorged in 2017. Drink or hold.
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John Gilman, View From The Cellar
Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
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The 2002 Brut Cuvée Rare Millésime comes across as compact, sweet and lacking in the complexity that is found in the best wine of this superb Champagne vintage.
(mostly chardonnay, with some pinot noir; L136050): Light, bright gold. An intensely perfumed bouquet evokes candied orange, pear and ginger, with building floral and spice nuances. Juicy and precise on the palate, offering an array of citrus and floral flavors that become richer with air. A hint of nuttiness arrives on the finish, which is spicy, focused and very long. This Champagne seems set for a long life.
Light yellow-gold. Pungent aromas of lemon zest, orange and pear, complicated by sexy floral and gingerbread qualities and hints of toasty lees and honey. Lively on entry, with lively citrus flavors, then deeper and smokier in the middle palate, offering juicy orchard fruit and honeyed nut flavors and good mineral snap. The finish lingers with suave floral and spice notes and excellent persistence.