Vanessa

9.2

Cheers to Champagne Charlie!

This is the Charles Heidsieck Brut Rosé Réserve. It’s made with a blend of Pinot Noir (40%), Chardonnay (35%), Meunier (25%). It’s a non-vintage wine that cellared in Charles Heidsieck’s famous chalk cellars (crayeres) for 4+ years.

It’s a beautiful salmon hue in appearance and offers complex aromas and flavors including strawberry shortcake, lemon curd, fresh raspberry, baked peach, pie crust, brioche, cream, nougat, toasted almond croissant, candied nuts, and dried pink rose petals. On the palate is a fine and creamy mousse and vibrant acidity.

It’s positively delicious, complex, and balanced. A non-vintage that drinks like a vintage champagne. Yum! — 6 days ago

with Deked1

Jayna Fontenot

8.9

Deep opaque plummy purple, good legs. I smell vanilla, blackberry, and... gummy vitamins? Full bodied and very fruity. I wish the tannin was more present, it'd balance out the fruit better. I'll give it some air and see what's what. — 25 days ago

Jess

9.1

Pale-medium straw color.
Aromas of fresh baked buttery pastry, cheese.
Dry. Flavors of lemon, buttery pastry, Parmigiano, green apple finish.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 2 months ago

Jason Sliwa

9.5

Phenomenal wine at this age. Loved it. Substantial body and finishing crisply. — 4 days ago

with Eli

Robbie Poe

9.2

Bright red fruit and baked strawberries on the nose. Berry cobbler, vanilla extract and coffee bean. Delicious, and improves further into the bottle. — 17 days ago

Jack Krawczyk

10

lavender at first followed by blackberry & plum touch of cedar — a month ago

Brian F. McCabe

9.2

Very nice! Slightly crisp, but rich, with noticeable botrytis. — 2 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

Longtime favorite and I snap up this foxy number whenever I see it. Crunchy strawberry and herbs, a bit of animal and yeast at the end but not too much to compromise the freshness. I don’t think this ages and should be drunk up but that doesn’t make it any less special — 24 days ago

Jocholla

9.5

Earthy, blue fruit, smoked pork, olive brine, more alcohol on the nose than I recall, nice cigar smoke, dark ruby almost purple yet bright still, terroir driven with a sense of place. I feel like royalty with every sip. — 21 days ago

Sophie Klopfenstein

9.1

Beautiful and very well rounded. Less sweet than I usually like but still so tasty. Very full on the nose- hints of flush red fruit. Nice acidity and tannin balance. — 2 months ago