Piper Heidsieck Rare Brut Millesime 白雪黑鑽黃金限量頂級香檳 2013

Time offers energy and strength to Rare Millésime 1988, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006 and Rare Rosé 2007 and 2008. And will continue to do so for a long time…

Their infinite minerality is the fame of Rare Champagne. Like his predecessors, Régis Camus the most awarded Cellar Master of the century*, succeeds in transforming Rare Champagne into a wine of patience with an unlimited potential for expression. Time is no longer an obstacle but a benefit which emphasizes the personality of each vintage.

*Régis Camus, awarded 8 times "Champagne and Sparkling Winemaker of the Year" by the International Wine Challenge Jury since the beginning of the century.

Rating: 93+ Points by Robert Parker

Tasting Note: "The newly released 2008 Brut Cuvée Rare is very promising, unwinding in the glass with a youthfully reserved nose of citrus oil, crisp green apple, freshly baked bread, iodine and oyster shell, as well as some rather herbaceous characteristics that depress my score a little, even if I suspect that they will resolve with a bit more bottle age. Medium to full-bodied, incisive and tightly wound, if the 2006 vintage was gourmand and demonstrative, the 2008 is slower to show all its cards. Built around racy acids and complemented by a pillowy mousse, this rendition of Cuvée Rare will reward a few years more on cork."

時至今日，白雪香檳早已成為名副其實的「時尚派對製造者」，在明星雲集的盛會，如頒獎典禮、時裝秀和電影首映等場合，都可以看到白雪香檳的踪影。好萊塢女影星瑪麗蓮•夢露就曾說過：「我穿的是香奈兒5號（Chanel No.5），我喝的是白雪香檳。」

白雪香檳（Piper-Heidsieck）是世界三大香檳品牌之一，白雪香檳酒莊于1785年7月16日由弗洛倫斯•路易斯•海瑟克（Florens- Louis Heidsieck）在蘭斯城（Reims）創建。當時弗洛倫斯•路易斯•海瑟克已經是一名專業釀酒師，曾為瑪麗皇后（Marie Antoinette）貢獻過一瓶自己釀造的葡萄酒。白雪香檳的產地蘭斯城是香檳區的經濟首府，也是法國的歷史重鎮，素有「王者之城」的美譽。自11世紀 起，每一任法國國王都必須到這個「加冕之都」受冕登基。 1828年，白雪香檳酒莊的創建人去世，酒莊由他的侄女克里斯蒂安•海瑟克（Christian Heidsieck）和表弟亨利（Henri Guilaume Piper）接管。 1838年，里斯蒂安•海瑟克嫁給了亨利（Henri Guilaume Piper），於是酒莊在1839年10月改名為「Piper-Heidsieck（白雪香檳酒莊）」。 20世紀80年代後期，白雪香檳酒莊成為一個葡萄 酒和烈酒集團的一部分，2011年又被EPI （Europeenne de Participation Industrielle）——一個私人控股的法國奢侈品牌收購。