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Wine Description
The Story
Piper-Heidsieck launched its new cuvée Essentiel in the UK in September 2017.
Essential uses the same base wines as the Non-Vintage brut, with the intention of reinforcing the characteristics of the house style. The wine will be aged an extra 12–18 months and has a lower dosage of 5g/l, compared to 9–10g/l for the NV Brut.
This lower dosage makes for a more food-friendly cuvée that maintains the principles of the Champagne house in a mo...
