Champagne Brut Reserve Charles Heidsieck Magnum 150 cl

Description

History

Charles Heidsieck founded the homonymous maison in 1851; he was a man with a great personality The maison stood out for the use of reserve wines that enrich the olfactory profile and drinkability, and conquered market shares all over the world. Despite the important production, the company has maintained its “family style” and its cellars, which extend for about 8 km underground in the chalk quarries, are considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Grapes used

Pinot Noir 33%

Chardonnay 34%

Pinot Meunier 33%

Production method

It is produced according to the so-called methode champenoise or classic method, a method in which the wine substantially undergoes two different fermentations: the first, the alcoholic one (which it shares with the rest of the wines) takes place in vats for fermentation; the second instead takes place directly in the bottle and ensures that during this second procedure, thanks to particular yeasts, the wine also develops carbon dioxide (which will then give life to the famous bubbles when uncorked). the wine is made up of at least 40% reserve wines and rests on its lees for at least 36 months.

Alcohol content

12%

Tasting notes

Intense golden yellow color with fine perlage. Vertical and intense nose, elegant with notes of ginger, rosemary bread, citrus and lime, with notes of vanilla, pastry, butter and bread crust, and a nice chalky minerality on the finish. On the palate the wine is structured, with a very enveloping bubble and a lot of body. Long finish that recalls the notes of pepper, ginger and pastry.

Possible combinations

Ideal as an aperitif, or on the occasion of a toast or a celebration. Excellent in combination with succulent first courses, or with tasty second courses of meat or fish, oysters and shellfish, or with a nice baked salmon.