N.V. Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 139 Marketplace

£143.00

Scores + Notes

Average Score

Critic Notes

Rivals Jacquesson in the back label details. An assemblage of 80 Crus, with 40% reserve wines (50/50% chardonnay and pinot noir) and 60% from the 2007 vintage base wine (33% chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier), then spending five years on tirage. Small wonder it is one of the richest, most opulent NVs, overflowing with creamy, figgy, brioche flavours, magically retaining freshness and balance. I love it.

Score: 95-/100James Halliday

"Rich and creamy, this harmonious Champagne is expressive, with brioche, crystallized honey, black currant and toasted marshmallow flavors, accented by hints of verbena, baked peach and chopped nut. Vibrant and focused through to the lasting, saline-tinged finish. Drink now through 2022." (Nov 2015) www.winespectator.com

Score: 93-/100Wine Spectator

Blended with a high percentage of matured reserve wines, this NV Brut Reserve is based on 2008 and was disgorged in 2014. Clear and complex on the nose, this is a round and elegant, highly finesse-full and lifted cuvee with a silky texture ,and delicate nougat and herbal flavors. The minty finish reveals a remarkably good structure. Jun 2016, www.robertparker.com

Score: 89-/100Stephan Reinhardt

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Product Details

Country

France

Region

Champagne

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

12%

Product Type

Sparkling wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

France

Region

Champagne

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

12%

Product Type

Sparkling wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Average Score

Critic Notes

Score: 95-/100James Halliday

Score: 93-/100Wine Spectator

Score: 89-/100Stephan Reinhardt

Charles van Canneyt - Producer Portrait

ON October 25, 2018

Interview with Jean-Charles Cazes of Chateau Lynch Bages

BY Gavin Smith,

ON June 10, 2020

24 Hours in... Brunello di Montalcino

ON November 22, 2019

Brunello di Montalcino: F+R report

ON June 11, 2015

The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Tasting

ON March 18, 2015

Country

France

Region

Champagne

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

12%

Product Type

Sparkling wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

France

Region

Champagne

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

12%

Product Type

Sparkling wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

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