Piper-Heidsieck

Rare Millésimé Brut Champagne

9.4202 ratings
9.558 pro ratings
Champagne, 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
Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

If you like your champagne fresh, this still is and will get better over 5-8 yrs +.

It is fresh & lively on the palate. Excellent mousse. Meyer lemon to meringue, lime pulp w/ zest, green melon, white stone fruits, pineapple juice, mix of understated, barely ripe, honeydew/cantaloupe, frothed whole milk, sea spray, crumbled, moist chalkiness, grey volcanic minerals, white spice, some bread dough, yeast, baguette crust, touch herbaceous, yellow lilies, white flowers with greens mixed in, excellent acidity, nice structure/tension, elegant and smarty polished finish that lasts nearly two-minutes and falls spice & volcanics.

If you like your champagne fresh, this still is and will get better over 5-8 yrs +.

It is fresh & lively on the palate. Excellent mousse. Meyer lemon to meringue, lime pulp w/ zest, green melon, white stone fruits, pineapple juice, mix of understated, barely ripe, honeydew/cantaloupe, frothed whole milk, sea spray, crumbled, moist chalkiness, grey volcanic minerals, white spice, some bread dough, yeast, baguette crust, touch herbaceous, yellow lilies, white flowers with greens mixed in, excellent acidity, nice structure/tension, elegant and smarty polished finish that lasts nearly two-minutes and falls spice & volcanics.

Sep 14th, 2025
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2008 | lots of finesse

Vintage 2008 | lots of finesse

Sep 5th, 2025
Conrad Green

Plush and rounded. Pear and limestone. Soft acidity and decent length.

Plush and rounded. Pear and limestone. Soft acidity and decent length.

May 23rd, 2025
Conrad Green

Great presence and purity. Intense with balance and tension. Still young. Great juice.

Great presence and purity. Intense with balance and tension. Still young. Great juice.

Jul 1st, 2024
Conrad Green

Very good. Young and punchy fruit. Intense and grapey. Suffers a little between the 02 and 08 but very good.

Very good. Young and punchy fruit. Intense and grapey. Suffers a little between the 02 and 08 but very good.

Jul 1st, 2024
Conrad Green

Delicious. Soft and pretty at the front. Really harmonious and delicious. Perfect right now

Delicious. Soft and pretty at the front. Really harmonious and delicious. Perfect right now

Jul 1st, 2024
Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

It is in the shut the door phase.

Just beautiful body & mousse. Crisp mico-oxygenation. Meyer lemon, Bartlett pear, green & golden apple, lime citrus blend w/ pith, just ripe pineapple, light tropical melons, both peaches, nougat, almond skin, caramel notes, light yeastiness, some bread dough, sea spray/fossils, mid white spice, crumbled chalkiness, alluvial limestone/volcanics, spring flowers w/ yellow lilies, crisp yet soft acidity, balanced for days, nicely knitted, softly tensioned and a smartly polished finish that lasts 90 seconds to two-minutes.

Purchased on the secondary market and quite as good as I stored upon release.

It is in the shut the door phase.

Just beautiful body & mousse. Crisp mico-oxygenation. Meyer lemon, Bartlett pear, green & golden apple, lime citrus blend w/ pith, just ripe pineapple, light tropical melons, both peaches, nougat, almond skin, caramel notes, light yeastiness, some bread dough, sea spray/fossils, mid white spice, crumbled chalkiness, alluvial limestone/volcanics, spring flowers w/ yellow lilies, crisp yet soft acidity, balanced for days, nicely knitted, softly tensioned and a smartly polished finish that lasts 90 seconds to two-minutes.

Purchased on the secondary market and quite as good as I stored upon release.

May 27th, 2024
Conrad Green

Delicious right now. Great fresh fruit, sweetness at the edges, a steely core and lovely integrated acidity. Fresh and delicious

Delicious right now. Great fresh fruit, sweetness at the edges, a steely core and lovely integrated acidity. Fresh and delicious

Jan 1st, 2024
Hum
9.3

Delicious and luscious

Delicious and luscious

Oct 29th, 2023
Conrad Green

Lush and bright and delicious. Very open

Lush and bright and delicious. Very open

Oct 7th, 2023