Charles Heidsieck

Brut Champagne Blend

9.429 ratings
9.611 pro ratings
France
Champagne Blend
Squash & Root Vegetables, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cake & Cream, Soft Cheese, Hard Cheese, Salads & Greens, Salami & Prosciutto, Pork, Fish, Chicken, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Nuts & Seeds, Fruit & Berries, Beans & Peas, Exotic Spices, Turkey, Pungent Cheese, Shellfish, Oyster
Top Notes For
Lyn Farmer

Medium pink-orange - shimmering like mother of pearl.
Complex nose wild strawberry, lemon, orange, red apple, apricot and nectarine, then going on to biscuit and toasted bread and tertiary aromas of dried apricot, orange marmalade, ginger, almond and cinnamon.

On the palate, high acid, with complex wild strawberry, raspberry, lemon and red apple, butter, pastry and brioche, orange marmalade, ginger, fig, forest floor and apricot. Outstanding.

Medium pink-orange - shimmering like mother of pearl.
Complex nose wild strawberry, lemon, orange, red apple, apricot and nectarine, then going on to biscuit and toasted bread and tertiary aromas of dried apricot, orange marmalade, ginger, almond and cinnamon.

On the palate, high acid, with complex wild strawberry, raspberry, lemon and red apple, butter, pastry and brioche, orange marmalade, ginger, fig, forest floor and apricot. Outstanding.

Apr 29th, 2020
David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Bruised apples & Bosc pear, pineapple, citrus blend, citrus flowers, buttered toast.

Bruised apples & Bosc pear, pineapple, citrus blend, citrus flowers, buttered toast.

Oct 23rd, 2016
Greg Gregory

Champagne of the year!

Champagne of the year!

Dec 31st, 2015
Pooneet K

A very nice vintage champagne. A bit low on the acid, but the mid palate really expresses a ton of yeast and subtle white fruit. Beautiful aromatics as well.

A very nice vintage champagne. A bit low on the acid, but the mid palate really expresses a ton of yeast and subtle white fruit. Beautiful aromatics as well.

Oct 19th, 2019
Tim Plain

Whoa

Whoa

May 13th, 2017
Lewis Chester

2004 vintage. Much better second bottle. Fine and elegant. Good acidity. Nice length. Very good.

2004 vintage. Much better second bottle. Fine and elegant. Good acidity. Nice length. Very good.

Feb 9th, 2015
Lewis Chester

Charles Heidseick 2005 vintage. Rich nose of brioche and dough, with some savoury yeast notes. Roast almonds on the palate. Slightly ox'ed? Might be faulty bottle.

Charles Heidseick 2005 vintage. Rich nose of brioche and dough, with some savoury yeast notes. Roast almonds on the palate. Slightly ox'ed? Might be faulty bottle.

Feb 9th, 2015
Val Kimball

Yum!

Yum!

Jun 16th, 2014
Naoki Sato

20150124 kotobuki

20150124 kotobuki

Apr 2nd, 2015
Joe Carroll

Owner/Wine Director Spuyten Duyvil, Fette Sau, St. Anselm & Gotham Artisanal Provisions

9.5

Joe had this 6 years ago

Joe had this 6 years ago

Oct 3rd, 2018