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Wine Description
The Story
Founded in 1785, Heidsieck & Co Monopole is one of the oldest Champagne Houses. The Maison was purchased by Vranken Pommery Monopole (VPM) in 1975 from Seagram. VPM is the second largest producer of Champagne, owning the Houses of Pommery, Demoiselle and Charles Lafitte 1834.
A ‘Grande Marque' champagne – one of the top names in Champagne.
Heidsieck & Co Monopole is based in Epernay. Owns 420ha of vineyards (including some of the best Gr...
Wine Information
Light golden yellow in colour, it boasts brilliant reflections which afford this wine its full lustre.
The initial impression on the nose is of an aged, open wine with layers of complexity. It has tertiary aromas of toast and vanilla. It gives the impression of being a generous, truly characterful champagne with notes of smoke and brioche.
It feels voluptuous in the mouth. It is full and generous. Its initial flavours are of mocha and ca...
Vintage 2009
This warm year started with a cold winter and mild spring temperatures. Early summer was variable but August and September provided ample sunshine and warmth contributing to fine grape health. Pinot Noir especially excelled. Grape harvest, of generally high sugar content yet soft acidity, started on September 8th. 2009 is a year of generous wines that showed well early. An apt example of a vintage of the recent era, in which retaining freshnes...
