Charles Heidsieck Champagne Charlie 1982

A deep golden robe with amber-mahogany glints, threaded with a fine, persistent bead. The nose is beguilingly complex, opening on candied orange, salted caramel, toasted hazelnut and light tobacco, with undercurrents of chalk, mocha and cinnamon rising from the glass. On the palate, a strikingly…

The structure of this champagne

TASTING NOTES

A deep golden robe with amber-mahogany glints, threaded with a fine, persistent bead. The nose is beguilingly complex, opening on candied orange, salted caramel, toasted hazelnut and light tobacco, with undercurrents of chalk, mocha and cinnamon rising from the glass. On the palate, a strikingly luminous, vibrant citrus freshness takes one by surprise; the mousse dissolves in a delicate whisper, giving way to a concentrated, velvety, profound texture of sumptuous length, laced with gentle spice and dried mushroom.

The composition

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Founded in 1851 in Reims by Charles-Camille Heidsieck, a visionary entrepreneur and consummate charmer, the Maison owes its legendary sobriquet «Champagne Charlie» to its founder's dazzling conquests along the American East Coast, where he introduced Champagne as a way of life in its own right.

Its most precious legacy remains the 48 Gallo-Roman chalk cellars carved 30 metres underground, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015: absolute darkness, constant temperature and ideal humidity for the slow, sovereign ageing of the Maison's greatest cuvées.

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