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NV Piper-Heidsieck Brut, Champagne, France
Wine Notes
This Champagne is produced as both a Vintage and Non-vintage (Cuvee Brut). Please specify during your search.
Tasting note: Light gold. Focused nose opening up to fruit with subtle patisserie and smoky notes in the background. Full, generous and melted attack with the nose aromatics fully expressing themselves. Livelier finish imparting freshness. Set aside for the aperitif. (19-Oct-2012) [Gilbert & Gaillard]
Price Range of 750ml bottle, ex-tax in USD
Average: $37
From: $30 To: $45
Search Rank 282
Over all vintages, this was the
282nd most popular wine on Wine-Searcher last year.
Search rank last month: 414th
Score: 86.
When to drink: 2008+
The Wine-Searcher score of
86/100
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Grape Variety: Champagne Blend
Champagne Blend is a term used to denote the combination of grape varieties used to make the sparkling wines of Champagne. In almost every situation this means a duo of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with Pinot Meunier acting as a convenient optional extra, depending on the wine region in question. There are in fact seven grape varieties permitted under the Champagne appellation laws, but the remaining four are so rarely used that they are largely ignored.
The phrase Champagne Blend is used to describe sparkling wines made in regions other than Champagne, particularly in English-speaking countries like the ... more
Region Hierarchy
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Champagne Brut wine region
Champagne Brut is by far the most common style of Champagne wine. The word brut means 'crude' or 'raw' in French. In the context of Champagne production it indicates that the wine is bottled (almost) unsweetened – in its natural, 'raw' state.
In practice almost all Brut Champagnes do receive a small addition of sweetness (see dosage) prior to final bottling. Nowadays, the terms 'brut nature' and 'zero dosage' are used to indicate champagnes with no dosage at all. The brut style was pioneered by Perrier-Jouet in the mid-19th century, originally for the extensive Champagne markets of Great Britain.
According to the ... more
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Champagne wine region
Champagne is the name of the world’s most famous sparkling wine, the appellation under which it is sold, and the French wine region from which it comes. While it has been used to refer to sparkling wines from all over the world – a point of much controversy and legal wrangling in recent decades – Champagne is a legally controlled and restricted na ... more
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