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。
