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  • Country ranking ?

    917
  • Producer ranking ?

    18
  • Decanting time

    -
  • When to drink

    Now
  • Food Pairing

    Smoked eel, veal escalope & Roasted guinea fowl

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The Story

The first Heidsieck vintage rosé to market since 1999, released before the slumbering 2005, reminds us what pure pleasure it is. A roll-call of Champagne’s most distinguished crus – no fewer than 15 – contribute to the blend of 63% pinot noir and 37% chardonnay. Its obvious distinction is secondary to the pure pleasure of its fragrant, nuanced floral aromas and exquisite, ‘drink-me-now’ flavours, but this will keep too

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Vintage 1996

Up to this point 1996 has been considered a fantastic vintage which produced classic wines; the best since 1990. A long, dry summer produced grapes of record ripeness with record acidity. Some, including myself, question how the 1996s are aging. The wines are generally characterized by a distinctive rather lemony acidity and very good attack, but some wines now seem terribly austere, while others already seem dangerously short of fruit. None of the subsequent vintages are quite as distinctive as 1996, which in the more successful cases should almost certainly be drunk after the 1999s.

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Medium, Salmon and Clear

ending

Long, Lingering and Extensive

flavors

Toasty, Floral, Raspberry, Mint, Apricot and Coffee

nose

Youthful, Seductive, Complex and Fresh

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Low alcohol content, Well-Integrated, Balanced, Multi-dimensional, Developing, Full-bodied, Harmonious, Round, Elegant and Dry

Verdict

Well-rounded and Good everyday wine

Written Notes

medium-deep peachy-bronze colour. Rich opulent coffee and red fruit nose. Delicious and sweet. Tobacco. Juicy coffeed, rich and round. Briught red fruit.
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Origin

Reims, Champagne

Drinking temperature

8-10C

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