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Description
Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve is one of the most awarded non-vintage Champagnes. 40% of the blend is made up of reserve wines with many of them over 10 years old which adds to the depth and complexity of this fine wine. The wines come from 60 'crus' in Champagne in order to focus the flavours in the final blend; it is a blend of 40% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir and 20% Pinot Meunier.
It is with the Brut Réserve that the House expresses the quintessence of its style. Particularly recognizable by its generosity, precision and depth, this multi-vintage wine offers a complex and greedy nose and an unctuous palate, a guarantee of quality that experts and wine critics from all over the world distinguish with their eyes closed.
To the eye it is a deep golden robe marked by a delicate, orchestrated and persistent effervescence, the result of a slow and long maturing process in chalk cellars. The 50% reserve wines give an elegant nose: freshly baked brioche, roasted notes and ripe, sun kissed fruits, mango, apricot, Mirabelle plums as well as dried fruit, pistachio and almonds. The texture of this Champagne evokes the crunch of a layer of nougartine on a melting cream, with fleshy fruits, plums and cherries. The smoothness is provided by the selection of reserve wines. The finish reveals amber and vanilla notes as well as a touch of praline...