Charles Heidsieck | Rose Reserve -NV (Magnum)

Charles Heidsieck Rosé Réserve is a subtle, yet complex, blend of 80% equal parts Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier and 20% reserve wines of half and half Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. A sophisticated powdery pink robe with luminous glints of wild rose. Delicate, vivacious bubbles are the result of an ageing period or 36 months. A harmonious rosé Champagne that layers bright, buoyant acidity and satiny texture with a fine range of yellow peach, strawberry, biscuit and crystallized honey flavors. Minerally hints of smoke and saline show on the finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Delivering scents of crisp red apple, peach, white flowers, warm biscuits and fresh bread, the NV Rosé Réserve is based on the 2018 vintage and was disgorged early this year. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with lively acids and a racy, fine-boned profile, it's an elegant, pillowy wine that's already showing well.

• James Suckling: A slew of red-berry, candied-orange and leaf-tea aromas welcomes you to this well-structured rosé Champagne. Bright acidity that’s quite pronounced at the slightly vegetal finish, but this also provides some tension. Based on 2014 base wines with 25% reserve wines, the color coming from 5% pinot noir red wine from Les Riceys.

Producer Information

Charles Heidsieck is a prestigious Champagne producer. Its house style is structured and creamy, with a high proportion of reserve wine used in the Brut NV. Charles Heidsieck uses the three main Champagne grapes; Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, in the wines, and the grapes of which are now sourced from more than 200 growers throughout Champagne. The house began in 1851 when its eponymous founder – the original "Champagne Charlie" – went into business for himself. Rather than investing in vineyards, Heidsieck invested in underground chalk cellars based in the center of Reims. The cellars, which are still part of the house today, are 60 feet (18m) below ground and have a constant temperature and humidity – they have been used to age wines for nearly 150 years. The cellars were less than 330 feet (100m) away from the German front line during the First World War and managed to survive, even though 80 percent of Reims was destroyed. In 1852, Charles Heidsieck left France for America, a market that was so far untouched by Champagne. He found great success there and was seen as not only an ambassador for Champagne but for France as a whole. Today, Champagne Charles Heidsieck is a premium producer of sparkling wines. The house produces both classic brut and rosé non-vintage wines, both of which are aged for three years, around 20 months longer than is legally required for non-vintage champagnes. There are also a range of vintage expressions in the portfolio. Both the Brut and Rosé Millésime wines are a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes from prestigious cru vineyards around the Champagne region. Both are aged in the chalk cellars, the rosé for as much as 12 years. Blanc des Millénaires is the top wine of the house, produced with Chardonnay grapes exclusively from the Côte des Blancs.

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