Piper-Heidsieck Essentiel NV

Name: Piper-Heidsieck Essentiel NV
Brand: Piper-Heidsieck
SKU: OATPIPERHEID6-6
Price: 155.64 AUD
Availability: OutOfStock

$840.46 ~~$933.84~~

$140.08 - Save 10% with 6 bottle case

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Critic reviews

Wine Enthusiast – This bone-dry Champagne has been released with some bottle aging. That has softened the wine's texture and created an attractive toasty edge to the ripe apple and pear flavors. The wine is ready to drink. ROGER VOSS

James Suckling – This has aromas of apricots, white strawberries, peach pits, almonds and pastries. Creamy and balanced, medium-bodied, with silky bubbles and a nicely savory and dry finish. Based on 2018 vintage. 44% pinot noir, 34% meunier and 22% chardonnay. 4g/L dosage. Drink now.

Decanter – Such a vivid style here, a world away from heavy, red-fruited Blanc de Noirs toward blueberry, clementine and white peach fruit, crisply framed with citrusy energy and a refined clarity of texture. It almost feels as if there's Chardonnay at play. 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Pinot Meunier, based on the 2019 vintage. Piper-Hedisieck's first cuvée from 100% sustainably certified viticulture.

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – The Piper-Heidsieck’s NV Extra-Brut Essentiel is a blend of 45% Pinot Noir, 36% Pinot Meunier and 19% Chardonnay (including 23% of reserve wines) and was disgorged in 2022 with a dosage of six grams per liter. It reveals aromas of orchard fruit, pear, peach, lemon oil and warm biscuits. The palate is medium to full-bodied, tense and pure, with a delicate mousse and a fresh, harmonious texture with a clean and precise finish. It's a well-crafted and classic Champagne. - Yohan Castain

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About this Wine

92 POINTS - Jeb Dunnuck
"Based on the 2018 vintage and Emelie's first vintage as the chef de cave, the NV Champagne Essentiel Extra Brut is 44% Pinot Noir, 34% Meunier, and the rest Chardonnay, with 27% reserve wine. It’s aged for four years prior to release with 4 grams per liter dosage. A brilliant pale yellow hue, the NV Champagne Essentiel Extra Brut is fresh and inviting, with a rounded and floral profile, offering pure notes of orange blossoms, fresh brioche, and fresh peach, It reveals a pure, ripe character on the palate, with a rounded mouthfeel, a pillowy mousse, balanced notes of grapefruit citrus, and a touch of warmth from the vintage. A very attractive wine, it will certainly have the potential to age over the coming 10 years. - Audrey Frick"

91 POINTS - Wine Spectator
"A firm Champagne, with a fine, lively mousse, showing a waft of smoke that winds through flavors of toasted brioche, blackberry, grapefruit pith and almond skin. Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay. Disgorged 2022. Drink now."

On the nose
A bright invigorating wine with notes of fresh citrus and white fruits, crisp succulent grapes, fresh apple and almonds.

On the palate
Intense and lasting notes of fruitcake follow along with nuttiness and an exquisite sensation of sweetness.

Product Notes
Includes more than 50 Crus. 18% Reserve wines. Cellaring 2015. Chardonnay 22%, Meunier, 31%, Pinot Noir 47%. Aged on lees for 36months. Brut 5 grams.

Type	Champagne & Sparkling
Varietal(s)	Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier
Country	France
Region	Champagne
Brand	Piper-Heidsieck

Wines from Champagne

Associated with luxury, celebration, Champagne is where the world’s most prized sparkling wine originates. In the past it was very common for people to confuse the term Champagne and sparkling wine as they are so synonymous. By EU law however, only sparkling wine made in the Champagne region and under strict quality standards can legally be called by that name.

Sparkling wine produced the Champagne way, goes through secondary fermentation in the bottle. This is known as méthode champenoise or outside of Champagne it is called the traditional method. When the yeast inside the bottle have finished working, they die and become lees. The lees remain in contact with the wine until the winemaker decides to take them out, creating texture, richness, and complexity in the wine.

In comparison, the other popular way of fermenting sparkling wine is called the Charmat method where the fermentation happens en masse in a large tank and extended lees contact does not happen. . This is cheaper and rather than emphasizing richness and complexity, the tank method enhances clean fruit and aromatics, making wines that are youthful and easy drinking.

The principal grapes that go into making champagne include: Chardonnay (white), Pinot Noir (red) and Pinot Meunier (red). A Champagne made exclusively from Chardonnay will be labelled Blanc de blancs while ones comprised of only red grapes will be called Blanc de noirs. Whether it be white or rose however, most Champagne is made from a mix of both red and white grapes.