Charles Heidsieck

Pale gold in colour with glints of luminous green, threaded with a fine, persistent mousse. On the nose, a bouquet of candied citrus — yuzu, grapefruit, preserved lemon — gives way to white blossom, buttered brioche and smoked chalk. The palate is at once supple and taut, revealing ripe pear,…

The structure of this champagne

TASTING NOTES

Pale gold in colour with glints of luminous green, threaded with a fine, persistent mousse. On the nose, a bouquet of candied citrus — yuzu, grapefruit, preserved lemon — gives way to white blossom, buttered brioche and smoked chalk. The palate is at once supple and taut, revealing ripe pear, preserved lemon and a saline minerality that stretches into a long, chalky finish.

The composition

About this house

Founded in 1851 by Charles-Camille Heidsieck — the legendary "Champagne Charlie" who conquered America glass in hand — the house has built its identity on the art of slow ageing. Its historic chalk cellars, listed as a Monument Historique and dating from the Gallo-Roman era, provide a perfectly stable temperature for maturing wines over time.

Le Blanc des Millénaires, created in 1981, is produced only in exceptional vintages. Under the stewardship of cellar master Thierry Roset, the cuvée remains the most accomplished expression of Champagne Chardonnay: five elite terroirs, more than a decade on lees, and technical mastery in the sole service of the "Typiquement Charles" style.

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