Charles "Champagne Charlie" Heidsieck was one of the first to recognize the importance of the U.S. as a Champagne market. A blend with 40% reserve wines, fruit and floral bouquet, with orange blossom & yeasty notes. Fine bubbles, nice mousse, showing quality. Outstanding rich flavors of apple, pear and biscuit, well balanced, good structure, creamy. Long finish ending with toasty nutty oak & mineral notes. — 7 months ago
Delicious citrus, orange blossom and honey. Flavorful and not bitey.
Solid Napa selection. Spend a bit extra and enjoy this Chardonnay.
Solid!! — 2 years ago
Orange blossom and the slightest touch of residual sugar to balance out the razor sharp acidity (and balance out my spicy Thai food). This is a light wine but I can almost taste the slate soils and steep slopes.
Whole-cluster grapes and spontaneous fermentations
From Importer:
Appellation: Saar
village: Ayl
vineyard work: All vineyard work is done by hand due to the incline of the vineyards. Absolutely no use of insecticides/pesticides or
fertilizers; the work is completely organic but not certified as such because Florian refuses to spray copper on the vines. — 3 months ago
Nicely evolved from half bottle, with nutty aromas, ripe apple, a bit of orange blossom, a salty whiff, just a tiny hint of marcipan. So intriguing. Needs a moment in the glass to fully develop.
On the palate this starts off rich & very ripe but then the juicy acidity kicks in. And the minerality & the hint of tannin. Good depth & precision with over ripe lemons, orange peel marmalade and ripe yellow apples.
Good stuff! — a year ago
This is still young but drinking superbly. Plenty of acidity to offset the sweetness, very long finish. Aromas and flavors of pineapple, orange blossom, honey, peach, apricot, dried apricot, ripe pear, candied lemon, ginger, saffron, vanilla - so much going on in the glass! Exceptional wine with excellent balance of sweetness, flavor intensity and acidity. Has many years ahead of it but hard to resist now. — 5 months ago
Delicate stone fruits: apricot, Nectarine, grape,
Hay, blossom, ripe lemon, lemon zest orange peel marmalade.
Medium - intensity
Dry
High acid
Medium finish
Medium- body
Medium alcohol
Delicate taste on stone fruits and lemon, tight
Very good - drink now/ or I would keep it for another year at least as it is suitable for further long-term ageing
Unfined – vegan and vegetarian friendly.
Elevation: 460-480 metres.
Soil Structure: acidic loam over clay on rock. — 9 months ago
Peach and orange blossom, but a bit astringent. Good hot day, spicy food complement. — 4 years ago
Josh Morgenthau
Exceptional. Heady orange blossom perfume and orange taffy. Cointreau. Very concentrated. — 22 days ago