2013 Charles Heidsieck - Brut MillesimeColour : Sparkling Producer : Charles Heidsieck Label Name : Brut Millesime Country : France Region : Champagne Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2013 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Ratings : Wine Enthusiast 96 pts, Robert Parker 93 pts, Wine Spectator 93 pts Tasting notes : Aged for eight years on the lees before disgorgement, the Champagne is deliciously toasty with acidity and fine dryness. Balanced and now finely mature, this great wine is

followed by a well of cassis

open earthy

000 bottles exist in the world at any given time

with the Chardonnay very much in the driver's seat

black olive

- Lisa Perrotti-Brown

sandy subsoils

it's loaded with potent raspberry fruit and silky tannins and boasts a finish that won't stop

This wine will develop wonderfully

dried roses and peppercorns

white flowers and a saline mineral thread from the chalky limestone sub-soils beneath Les Charmes

Pernand-Vergelesses remains one of the region's hidden gems