Charles Heidsieck Brut Millesime In Gift Box 2012 (75cl)

Charles Heidsieck Brut Millesime 2012

In all areas of France the 2012 grape harvest was judged to be remarkable. 2005 offered flawless conditions for the Champagne locale specifically: a cool dry winter, an early warmth wave in June that support blossoming, moderate precipitation in the mid year, and, at long last, the arrival of exceptionally hot climate toward the start of September, ideal for grapes.

Tasting Notes:

Profound brilliant in appearance with liberal bubbling. On the nose the smells are harvest time and warm with notes of praline and gently toasted hazelnuts.

The sense of taste is rich, as would be normal from a warm and liberal vintage, with serious notes of dried apricots, dates and figs.

Full bodied and layered, and enduring on the completion.

Vintage 2012:

This millésime was made out of 11 crus, including the vineyards that shape the foundations of the house style - Oger, Avize, Vertus and Cramant for Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir from Mailly and Ambonnay.

2012 was a warm year without intricacies. An early warmth wave in June empowered blooming, there was direct yet adequate precipitation through summer, trailed by another warmth wave in ahead of schedule September. Harvest started on the ninth September, giving full, ready berries. Because of the warmth and downpour the berries were rich in sugar (for Champagne), and corrosiveness levels were additionally above normal, making it a perfect year to mix a vintage.

Grape Variety:

60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay

Residual Sugar 10.8g/l

Vinification:

After the first fermentation the wines were racked to independent the lees and after that experienced malolactic aging to mollify the regular acridity. In the wake of mixing the two varietals, the cuvée was packaged and yeast included for second aging. The containers were set in the basements in spring 2006, and stayed maturing on lees for a 8 years. After spewing and dose the wine was matured for a further six months before release.

Background Information:

Charles Heidsieck is one of most respected Champagne houses on account of the unrivaled and reliably high caliber of its wines. The present extent is a standout amongst the most recompensed accumulations of wines on the planet, something underlined when Chef de Cave Thierry Roset was named 'Shimmering Winemaker of the Year' at the International Wine Challenge this year. This was the fifteenth time that Charles Heidsieck's winemaking group had won this honor, yet the first for Thierry, who has been working at the house following 1988. He assumed control over the reins in 2012, having worked with both the immense Régis Camus and the unbelievable Daniel Thibault. This winemaking legacy, combined with the house's colorful history since its establishment in 1851 by the man who might get to be known as 'Champagne Charlie', makes it a novel offering from Champagne: a house with awesome wines, champagne legacy and demonstrated quality all through its extent.