Champagne’s ‘Mis en Cave’ cuvée www.cluboenologique.com Club O Collection 20 January 2021 It has gained a reputation as the best value non-vintage Champagne, but Charles Heidsieck’s Brut Réserve has a complex backstory. As a special edition of the wines is released, Essi Avellan MW delves into its past and present, and reviews the latest bottlings …
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First taste of Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millenaires 2006. The sixth creation of Blanc des Millénaires combines fruit from four grand cru villages (Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Cramant and Avize) with Chardonnay from the premier cru of Vertus. True to the sunny and warm year 2006, the wine comes with deep golden hued colour already upon …
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In 2012, after a chaotic growing season with April frosts, hailstorms and a depressingly wet summer, the champenois’ expectations had been lowered to a minimum when fine August weather came to rescue. The high quality of the minuscule crop year’s base wines cheered up the mood already at blending time, but the vintage still continues …
There is an exciting new member to the Charles Heidsieck wine family. This brand new wine launched today follows the old Charles Heidsieck non-vintage blanc de blancs tradition that was initiated back in 1947. The aimed style is sumptuous as one can expect from the house but cellar master Cyril Brun has also wanted to …
It was Louis Roederer’s night with numerous Trophies at the CSWWC Awards Dinner in London last Thursday. The house’s Cristal Brut 2002 (Magnum) was named Supreme World Champion and Best French Sparkling Wine 2016. The Champagne House was also named Sparkling Wine Producer of the Year in front of 100 international winemakers, producers and guests at …
FINE Champagne and tastingbook.com select the World’s Best Champagne – The winner is Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle FINE Champagne magazine, the international publication devoted to champagne and tastingbook.com, the World’s largest wine information source, announce their list of the ‘100 Best Champagnes for 2016’. After days of blind-tasting hundreds of champagnes, the final results were tabulated. …
Best Champagne (REGIONAL CHAMPION) * Louis Roederer 2004 Cristal Rosé Brut Award received by Charles King of Maisons Marques et Domaines on behalf of chef de cave Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon Champagne Extra Brut * Jacquart NV Extra-Brut Jacquart chef de cave Floriane Eznack receiving the award Champagne Future Release * Palmer & Co NV …