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  • Country ranking ?

    755
  • Producer ranking ?

    10
  • Decanting time

    -
  • When to drink

    Now-2020
  • Food Pairing

    Truffle pasta

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The Story

These cuvées are truly exceptional, as they are made up solely of wines from the same year. These years (1983, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2004, 2006, 2007) are recognized as extraordinary by our cellar masters and selected with extreme care for their unusual maturation capacities.

Blanc de Millénaires is a masterpiece cuvée from the Côte des Blancs in a legendary vintage. 
17 years’ worth of complexity and yet so fresh.

A precise selection of Cha...

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Vintage 1995

A welcome relief after some difficult years in the region. Quantity-wise, it was the seventh high-cropping year in a row. But, in 1995, the quality also excelled, and particularly so for Chardonnay. There were significant frost damages during the spring and the warm but wet weather in the summer ignited mildew and rot problems. The vines cropped heavily and rigorous vineyard work and selection during harvest led to best results. Harvest commen...

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Tasting note

color

Medium, Gold and Bright

ending

Long, Pure and Lingering

flavors

Toasty, Buttery, Mineral, Coffee, Creamy and White fruits

nose

Open, Rich, Complex and Refined

recommend

Yes

taste

High in Acidity, Warming, Balanced, Complex, Concentrated, Developing, Medium-bodied, Firm, Focused, Elegant and Dry

Verdict

Fine and Impressive

Written Notes

So silky-smooth and with such intensive nut toffee! The toastiness is there, but lying swimming in an oily nectar which prevents it from really making its way forward as it does in many other vintages. Pretty mousse and uplifting charm.
  • 95p

The 1995 Brut Blanc des Millenaires shows just how compelling this often overlooked vintage can be. Layers of lemon, pastry, spices, crushed rocks and savory herbs literally jump from the glass. An exquisite, perfumed, beautifully delineated Champagne, the 1995 shows lovely flavor complexity and nuance from its extended time in bottle, yet it also retains plenty of freshness, verve and acidity. This is a great showing from Charles Heidsieck. The 1995 was made before the tenure of the house’s current team, headed by CEO Cecile Bonnefond. It will be very interesting to see what develops at this historic property over the coming years. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2022. 

  • 94p

1995 Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millenaires
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, light minerals, brioche, intense, layered nose, some plaster, bread crumbs. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, smooth, rounded, fruity, apples, minerals, plaster, elegant, some smoky notes, long. 95

  • 95p

A well-developed, very toasty and rich nose of cream and coffee. Elegantly vinous and wide taste match up to the nose. An extremely harmonious and pleasantly mellow wine.

  • 92p

A fine gold, deep straw yellow colour, a nice cordon for a very brilliant wine. Floral first impression with violet aromas followed by smooth, fruity nuances of apricot and quince preserve. A touch of fresh fig followed by a warm finish marked by cappuccino cream and liquorice, the finish develops between hazelnut and lavender, honey and quince. An elegant and distinguished wine, with distinct freshness, cellared at the Heidsieck caves at Reims, pure nectar after almost two decades of maturity.

  • 98p
Charles Heidsieck 1995 Blanc de Millionaires Open and intense, toasty nose with lemon, candied lemon zest, yellow apples, sweet pasrt, brioche, melted butter, roasted nuts and marzipan. With air more subtle limey mineral notes appear. Full palate, round and very smooth but balanced by a fresh acidity and structural grip. More fruity than nose with stone fruits, paeches, yellow apples, citrus up front but coated in autolytic complexity with roasted nuts, grains and sweet pastry. Long, smooth finish with solid length, grip and a mineral bite on the end. This is utterly tasty now but will keep. Tasted three times with consistant notes. Drink now-2027 95p.
  • 95p
Nose: powerful, sweet, malt Palate: soft, wide Ending: fruity and toasty In a nutshell: Full of toast Final verdict: Power and charm, no need to wait longer
  • 92p
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Information

Origin

Reims, Champagne

Grapes

100% Chardonnay

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Very good

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

Glass time

20min

Drinking temperature

8C

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