Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve NV, 75 cl

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Vineyards: 100% Grand & Premier Cru | Chardonnay: Ay, Oger, Vertus, Chouilly, Ludes, Cuis | Pinot Noir: Ambonnay, Tauxieres, Avenay The first glass will be iced green tea, but the second could be a crisp glass of Riesling or Sauvignon blanc Curiosity: ask questions, challenge the answers, go deeper in understanding the impact of every action. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. We’ve really put all our treasures into these new bottles. From a wine perspective, we like to think we’ve really pushed the boundaries. Wine connoisseurs might have been expecting us to produce a vintage wine because some previous ‘Charlie’ wines were vintages, but in increasing the reserve content the result is something very distinctive.”

In 1982, Joseph Henriot's (1936-2015) biographical adventure " Champagne Charlie" was published in France

Cyril Brun, chef de cave, Champagne Charles Heidsieck

Charles-Camille took after his father, Charles-Henri, a champagne merchant who, in 1811, rode into Moscow on a white stallion ahead of Napoleon’s army ready to sell his sparkling wine to whichever side ended up winning the impending battle. Non Vintage Judges’ Selection – Sparkling (Traditional Method) · The TEXSOM International Wine Awards Champagne Charlie’ is not just an expression, it’s the name of a man who has been forgotten.” Stephen Leroux Typically, champagne houses use maybe 15 or 20 per cent reserve wines,” explains Leroux. “When you produce a wine every year from the new harvest the challenge [for a champagne brand] is to create something that has a consistent style and taste, so when you use reserve wines you can do that more easily. There’s only one or two champagne houses that can do that.

Thierry Roset - 2012 to 2014 Recruited by Daniel Thibault in 1988 as his deputy and in 2003 after Daniel passed away he became a full time member of Regis's winemaking team leading to him creating the “new Charles style” from 2007. His last "big task" was to oversee the smooth transition in winemaking when ownership shifted from Remy Cointreau to the EPI Group. This process is actually much more complicated than the production of their vintage Champagne, although this is still selected from 60 separate possible crus, achieving a majestic complexity. The vintage champagnes are aged for three to ten years before release, and can of course age comfortably for many years thereafter. The launch or relaunch of a new wine is exciting: it will happen in a few years with Champagne Charlie. Weather: The 2012 weather has been hallmarked by many as very challenging but has created some stunning Champagne. Relatively low yields due to various weather conditions throughout the year. The winter months brought some frosts and hail which damaged the early stages of bud burst. Much of August was very wet and the year was saved as the sun came out in September and rescued the vintage. Most 2012 have a great balance with purity of fruit and chalky minerality and with the potential to rival the 2002 and 2008's.

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His showmanship and the quality of his wines earned him royal warrants from many of the royal and imperial families of the time.