Charles Heidsieck - Champagne Charlie NV
- Producer Charles Heidsieck
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Blend
52% Chardonnay
48% Pinot Noir - Country France
- Region Champagne
- UPC 667505000715
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Item# 14590-NV/3PK
James Suckling
97pt
Wine Advocate
96pt
Wine Enthusiast
100pt
Wine Spectator
94pt
Description
Champagne Charlie cuvee, relaunched on the occasion of Charles Heidsieck’s bicentennial. Charles Heidsieck transmitted an important legacy: the art of blending. While his competitors focused on meticulously selecting crus, vines and varietals, he concentrated on establishing agreements with the most gifted winegrowers in Champagne, picking out wines from a large range of villages. He could turn every cuvée to good effect, leaving each to age at its own pace, depending on its character, until full maturity. One bottle of Charles Heidsieck wine can contain up to almost 60 different crus, each differing in cellaring times but generally longer than the average time.
In addition, our art of blending ensures that Charles Heidsieck wines boast good cellaring potential. The Champagne Charlie cuvée will be one of the most distinctive from an ageing point of view: a large part of the blend comes from réserve wines aged on lees for up to 25 Cellared in 2017. Close to 80% matured réserve wines and 20% wines from 2016. 48% Pinot Noir and 52% Chardonnay.
Tasting notes
The Champagne Charlie cuvee shows notes of grapefruit and roasted pineapple with toasted and mineral elements. Aromas of fresh fruits (apricots & peaches) and persistent notes of pastry. The texture is bright and fresh with a silkiness of a more mature wine. Extremely harmonious with candied citrus and exotic passionfruit on the long and complex finish.
Estate
Charles Heidsieck is the smallest of the Grandes Marques Champagne Houses. Based in the Reims region of Champagne, it is one of the best-known producers for both vintage and non-vintage cuvée. In 1851, young Charles Heidsieck founded his own Champagne house in Reims. He understood that the United States was an important emerging market, so he traversed America repeatedly north to south promoting his new brand. The stylish entrepreneur became known lovingly as “Champagne Charlie.”
