Piper-Heidsieck

Essentiel Cuvée Réserve Champagne Blend

9.022 ratings
8.83 pro ratings
Champagne, France
Champagne Blend
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Casey @ Travelling Corkscrew

We celebrated the big 3 month milestone for our little baby TC this week 💙 Where does the time go?!

We figured we’d splurge on a bottle of champagne which we haven’t tried yet. This is not your standard Piper Heidsieck, it’s their Essentiel Cuvée Reserve which we bought for $65.

It’s made from the same base wines as the standard Piper NV however it has a lower dosage of 5g/l (therefore drier) and is aged an extra 12-18 months.

To be honest we found it really light and easy to consume. It’s a pretty white gold shade with tiny bubbles while on the nose there’s whiffs of camomile, pineapple 🍍, peach and minerality. In the mouth it’s smooth and delicate with more pineapple, stonefruit and crisp lemon.

All opinions are based on my own taste buds. Wine is subjective & always evolving, so make sure you drink what you enjoy!

We celebrated the big 3 month milestone for our little baby TC this week 💙 Where does the time go?!

We figured we’d splurge on a bottle of champagne which we haven’t tried yet. This is not your standard Piper Heidsieck, it’s their Essentiel Cuvée Reserve which we bought for $65.

It’s made from the same base wines as the standard Piper NV however it has a lower dosage of 5g/l (therefore drier) and is aged an extra 12-18 months.

To be honest we found it really light and easy to consume. It’s a pretty white gold shade with tiny bubbles while on the nose there’s whiffs of camomile, pineapple 🍍, peach and minerality. In the mouth it’s smooth and delicate with more pineapple, stonefruit and crisp lemon.

All opinions are based on my own taste buds. Wine is subjective & always evolving, so make sure you drink what you enjoy!

Jul 11th, 2020
Ming L
9.1

Yeast, green apple, grapefruit, white blossom, and hint of crushed seashell. Quite sophisticated for the price. Bright acidity with round soft edge. Dry and delicate.
Based on 2016 with 20% reserve. Disgorged in 2020.

Yeast, green apple, grapefruit, white blossom, and hint of crushed seashell. Quite sophisticated for the price. Bright acidity with round soft edge. Dry and delicate.
Based on 2016 with 20% reserve. Disgorged in 2020.

Dec 25th, 2023
makin mayu

コクがあるのに爽やか。酸味とのバランスもよい

コクがあるのに爽やか。酸味とのバランスもよい

Jun 20th, 2020
James Calvo

Not that exciting. Bubbles dissipated pretty quickly. Notes of pear.

Not that exciting. Bubbles dissipated pretty quickly. Notes of pear.

Apr 17th, 2019
Makoto Someya

Small bubbles, a bit straw color, Pear flavor @, JAL, 190407

Small bubbles, a bit straw color, Pear flavor @, JAL, 190407

Apr 7th, 2019
Aija Saha

Kuiva, mutta hedelmäinen. Kesäinen.

Kuiva, mutta hedelmäinen. Kesäinen.

Jun 14th, 2018
Lee Pitofsky

Lee had this 3 years ago

Lee had this 3 years ago

May 10th, 2021
Riccardo Vendrame

Sommelier/Writer

8.0

Riccardo had this 3 years ago

Riccardo had this 3 years ago

Feb 8th, 2021
Weijie Shi (Jay)

Weijie had this 6 years ago

Weijie had this 6 years ago

Jun 3rd, 2018
Byung June Chung

Byung had this 2 years ago

Byung had this 2 years ago

Mar 30th, 2022