Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millenaires 1995 (no box)
An essential reference for great Champagne wines, the Charles Heidsieck House maintains a prestigious heritage with two thousand year old chalk pits. The pioneering Charles Heidsieck began to distinguish itself from the end of the 1980s through showcasing its multi-vintage Brut champagne’s exceptional capacity for aromatic evolution. In 1987, Charles Heidsieck was the first Champagne house to indicate its “cellaring” year so as to follow the evolution of the wine.
In the early 1980s, the Charles Heidsieck Cellar Master decided to reserve the very best Chardonnays for a cuvee named Blanc des Millenaires. Across thirty years, only seven Blanc des Millenaires have ever been produced; 1983, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2004, 2006 and now, 2007. The House’s exacting requirements for quality and ageing potential show how exceptional the Chardonnays from these harvests were.
A pale gold color with glints of light green typical of chardonnay grapes. The saline minerality is all-pervading. We detect toasted and smoky notes. When swirled, fresh citrus notes appear: grapefruit, yuzu and quince. They bring a cheeky youthfulness to this fine nose, combined with creamy accents and subtil salt butter caramel notes. The identity of the vintage is intertwined with a sharp and classy acidity. An enveloping texture is then revealed with accents of lemon meringue pie and subtle saline notes. Its generosity is very prominent and will continue to develop with ageing. The finish is long and full-bodied with silky sensations.
Tasting notes:
97 Points - Wine Enthusiast
One of the great Blanc de Blancs Champagnes, this wine only hints of its age and maturity. Up front, the wine has layers of white fruits and a steely texture. It is behind those features that the brioche and almond character begins to show.
96 Points - James Suckling
Intense oyster-shell and candied-lemon aromas pull you into this very elegant champagne, which is so precise on the sleek and focused palate with a finish of crystalline purity and brightness. Still really youthful, thanks to the uplifting freshness! A Blanc de Blancs from 5 top Crus in the Cote des Blancs.
95 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Unwinding in the glass with scents of crisp stone fruits, honeycomb, buttered pastry, yellow apples, pear and freshly baked bread, it's full-bodied, ample and seamless, with a concentrated core of fruit and a chiseled, racy profile.
94 Points - Wine Spectator
Sleek and linear, with racy acidity defining the up-front impact on the palate, but then the plushly creamy texture deftly delivers woven aromas and flavors of apricot and ripe white raspberry, pickled ginger, white blossoms and salted Marcona almond, allowing them to expand through to the mineral-laced finish.
Country: France
Area: Champagne
Color: White
Grape varieties: Chardonnay
ABV: 12%
作為頂級香檳的必備參考,查爾斯·海德賽克酒莊擁有兩千年歷史的白堊岩洞穴,保持著卓越的酒莊傳統。從1980年代末開始,先驅者查爾斯·海德賽克就通過展示其多年份布萊香檳的卓越香氣演化能力,開始脫穎而出。1987年,查爾斯·海德賽克成為第一家在香檳上標明"陳化"年份的酒莊,以便追蹤酒款的陳化過程。
在20世紀80年代初期,查爾斯·海德爾爵士酒窖酒庫主管決定把最優質的夏多內葡萄酒珍藏起來,製成一款名為Blanc des Millenaires的特釀香檳。在三十年的時間裡,只有1983年、1985年、1990年、1995年、2004年、2006年和2007年這七個年份生產了Blanc des Millenaires。該酒莊對品質和陳年潛力的嚴格要求,體現了這些年份的夏多內葡萄的非凡品質。
酒色為淡金色,帶有典型夏多內葡萄的淺綠色光澤。鹹性礦物質味道無處不在。我們檢測到烤麵包和煙燻味。當輕輕旋轉酒杯時,會出現新鮮的柑橘香氣:葡萄柚、柚子和香櫞。它們為這款優雅的酒帶來一絲調皮的青春氣息,再加上奶油般的口感和微妙的鹽漬奶油焦糖味。這款香檳的個性與其銳利而優雅的酸度密不可分。接著,柠檬蛋白派和微妙的鹹味成分帶來包裹性的質地。它的豐富口感非常突出,並將隨著陳年而不斷發展。收味悠長而濃郁,有絲滑的感受。
品酒筆記:
97分 - Wine Enthusiast
這是偉大的白中白香檳之一,只是略微透露出其陳年和成熟的特徵。酒身前端呈現層層白色水果和鋼鐵般的質地。在這些特徵之後,開始出現面包和杏仁的香氣。
96分 - James Suckling
濃郁的牡蠣殼和糖漬檸檬芳香直接吸引人,這款非常優雅的香檳在細膩而集中的口感中展現了出色的精準度,收尾呈現晶瑩透明的清新活力。這款產自科特-德-布朗5個頂級村莊的白中白香檳,仍然非常年輕。
95分 - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
在酒杯中逐漸綻放的是柑果、蜂蜜、黃油酥皮、青蘋果、梨和剛出爐的麵包香氣。它酒體飽滿,豐盈圓潤,果香濃郁,呈現鮮明的酸勁和線條感。
94分 - Wine Spectator
優雅流暢,酸度鮮明,給人帶來直線前進的衝擊,但隨後濃郁綿密的質地巧妙地展現出杏脯、熟白草莓、醃薑、白花和鹽漬馬卡達里亞杏仁等複雜的香氣和風味,讓它們在礦物質韻味中舒展開來。
產地:法國
產區:香檳
酒色:白酒
葡萄品種:霞多麗
酒精濃度:12%