Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve NV Mis En Cave 2017 is the first wine made by current Cellar Master Cyril Brun, who won IWSC Sparkling Winemaker of the Year 2019. Also their highest-scoring Non-Vintage Champagne in nearly 30 years, it scores a huge 18+/20 points from jancisrobinson.com's Julia Harding MW. Only beaten by the staggering 1990 Mis En Cave, this puts it up there in terms of quality with a large number of Krug Grande Cuvée releases, but is offered at less than a third of the price.
Charles Heidsieck is a rare producer that they don't use any base wines younger than 4 years old. The Mis En Cave 2017 is based on the 2016 vintage, with the oldest wine being a 1996 Grand Cru Chardonnay, they have also used wine from the famous 2008 vintage in the blend. To prioritize building their reserve wines in order to make the best NV cuvée possible, this house makes very little vintage bottlings in the highly sought-after vintage 2008 - with only 25,000 bottles of 2008 vintage Brut and no Blanc des Millénaires being produced. In comparison, Dom Pérignon has produced more than 5 million bottles of vintage 2008.
Davy Zyw, when doing research for his book 101 Champagnes and other Sparkling Wines To Try Before You Die, asked 14 of the top winemakers in Champagne what they drank at home and 12 of them said Charles Heidsieck. You will not be able to find better testament for great value than that.
One of the best value grandes marques on the market, a blend of 60 crus, with roughly a third each of Pinot Noir, Meunier and Chardonnay, vinified individually by cru and variety, in stainless steel. Compared to other grandes marques, it is high (40%) in reserve wines, averaging 10 years old and dating back to 1990. Quite a floral style with lemon sherbet intensity and bready, leesy characters. It has great concentration and complexity, with a lovely grip of acidity on the finish.
Drinking Window: 2020 - 2025
Reviewer Name: Christelle Guibert
Review Date: 15th October 2020
Based on the 2016 vintage. 40% Pinot Noir, 19% Pinot Meunier, 41% Chardonnay. Dosage 10 g/l. This is the first MEC that has some oak influence: 6% barrel-aged for texture. 46% reserve wine, the oldest is Cramant 1996. Average age of reserve wines is 10 years. Disgorged January 2020 and the first vintage to be bottled using the jetting technique and Diam Mytik closure. Full malo as on all these wines, though current winemaker Cyril Brun is keeping some no-malo reserve wines as a weapon against climate change.
Subtle lemony nose. Stony, too, with the merest hint of white blossom, holds up really well in the glass. The smoky, reductive character is very slight but highlights the mineral/stony aspect. The citrus fruit and peel are ripe but there is masses of tension. The mousse is fine and gentle and also lasts really well in the glass. Becomes a little more toasty with air. Deep yet extremely refined, pulling in to a precise finish.
Drinking Window: 2020 - 2037
Reviewer Name: Julia Harding MW
Review Date: 19th October 2020
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- Year NV
- Colour White
- Country France
- Region Champagne
- Sub Region NA
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- Pack Size 6x75cl
- ABV 12.00°
- Drinking Window 2020 - 2037
- Drinking Recommendation Drinking Now, will improve
- LWIN 108192310000600750
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One of the best value grandes marques on the market, a blend of 60 crus, with roughly a third each of Pinot Noir, Meunier and Chardonnay, vinified individually by cru and variety, in stainless steel. Compared to other grandes marques, it is high (40%) in reserve wines, averaging 10 years old and dating back to 1990. Quite a floral style with lemon sherbet intensity and bready, leesy characters. It has great concentration and complexity, with a lovely grip of acidity on the finish.
Drinking Window: 2020 - 2025
Reviewer Name: Christelle Guibert
Review Date: 15th October 2020
18+ Jancis RobinsonBased on the 2016 vintage. 40% Pinot Noir, 19% Pinot Meunier, 41% Chardonnay. Dosage 10 g/l. This is the first MEC that has some oak influence: 6% barrel-aged for texture. 46% reserve wine, the oldest is Cramant 1996. Average age of reserve wines is 10 years. Disgorged January 2020 and the first vintage to be bottled using the jetting technique and Diam Mytik closure. Full malo as on all these wines, though current winemaker Cyril Brun is keeping some no-malo reserve wines as a weapon against climate change.
Subtle lemony nose. Stony, too, with the merest hint of white blossom, holds up really well in the glass. The smoky, reductive character is very slight but highlights the mineral/stony aspect. The citrus fruit and peel are ripe but there is masses of tension. The mousse is fine and gentle and also lasts really well in the glass. Becomes a little more toasty with air. Deep yet extremely refined, pulling in to a precise finish.
Drinking Window: 2020 - 2037
Reviewer Name: Julia Harding MW
Review Date: 19th October 2020
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Charles Heidsieck is the Champagne house for those in-the-know. Ultra-stylish in terms of both their wine and their appearance, there is something about Heidsieck that sings class. Their wines are renowned for their richness and intensity and the flagship wines stand shoulder to shoulder with the greatest prestiges cuvées in Champagne. Greedily sought by collectors and discerning drinkers alike, Charles Heidsieck is one to seek out.
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