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  • Country ranking ?

    1 506
  • Producer ranking ?

    55
  • Decanting time

    -
  • When to drink

    Now
  • Food Pairing

    Tuna pastrami, cured meats & hard cheeses

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The Story

THE CHARLES’ WINE represents a world of elegance and indulgence. It is beautifully balanced and captivatingly complex. The quality demands meticulous attention. A fine-tuned dose of unconventional decisions at each step of the champagne production process.

Each wine has its own personality, its own generous tone. The fresh elegance of Chardonnay. The structure of Pinot Noir. The generosity of Meunier. Blending wines of the year with reserve...

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Vintage 1981

Champagne:  Challenging weather conditions left a small harvest and kept the producers in suspense up until the final moments. The final result was a good but very scarce vintage.

    The mild spring woke up the vines from their winter sleep early, and vegetal growth began early in the spring. Unfortunately, heavy night frosts came in April and damaged the young sprouts. The situation only got worse when in May hailstorms damaged the vineya...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Deep and Gold

ending

Long

flavors

Bread, Toasty, Nutty and Buttery

nose

Mature and Rich

taste

Perfectly balanced and Dry

Verdict

Fine

Written Notes

Beautiful, multifaceted bouquet leaning toward orange-chocolate and coffee. The taste actually explodes in the mouth. Fantastic, sensational development through the years! Better and better every time. A sensation of sweetness without being sugary. Intensively smoky in a sublime manner. Chardonnay is most distinct just at present.
  • 95p
Charles Heidsieck Brut Millesime 1981 Open, rich, developed and toasty nose with müsli, rape seed oil, lemon skins and toasted bread. Not very complex but gorgeous never the less. Full and rich attack that actually builds in the glass and fills you palate with caramel, toasted brioche, sweet spices, ripe yellow apples and citrus. Long finish that still has a good vibrancy and grip. Very good! Drink now-2018 92p.
  • 92p
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Origin

Reims, Champagne

Drinking temperature

7-9

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