Charles Heidsieck Vintage Rosé (Gift Box) 2012

Name: Charles Heidsieck Vintage Rosé (Gift Box) 2012
Brand: Charles Heidsieck
SKU: OATCHARLESHEID12
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About this Wine

95 POINTS - Wine Spectator
"Fragrant with wafts of roasted nuts and toasted brioche -- a profile that underscores the palate's flavors of steeped raspberry peach skin ground coffee vanilla and candied mandarin orange peel. Reveals vibrant well-integrated acidity which keeps this rich version trim and focused and drives the long fine-textured finish. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Disgorged 2021. Drink now through 2035."

A magnificent coppery golden robe offers glints of tangerine with a delicate dynamic effervescence. The initial nose is an invitation to indulgence with ripe fruit and toasted smoky notes reminiscent of the wine's native mineral soil giving way to a riot of fruity notes of pomegranate blackthorn quince and fresh almonds with a touch of blueberry. The attack is frank with abundant freshness signature of its noble composition. 'The mid-palate brings notes of quince white pepper and vineyard peaches. With a well-balanced tannic structure the finish is silky.

Type	Champagne & Sparkling
Varietal(s)	Chardonnay
Country	France
Region	Champagne
Brand	Charles Heidsieck
Vintage	2012

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.

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Critic reviews

James Suckling – A very elegant vintage rosé with wonderfully expressive red berry blood orange and rhubarb aromas. Complex and finely-nuanced this glides over your palate in spite of the healthy structure. Long finish that's driven by the fine tannins and chalky minerality. The same basic blend as the 2012 vintage champagne from this house but with 9% of red wine. Drink or hold.

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – Disgorged with nine grams per liter dosage in 2021 the 2012 Brut Rosé is a blend of 62% Pinot Noir and 38% Chardonnay sourced from 11 villages. Nine percent red wine from Les Ryceys has been added. Offering up aromas of blueberry wild strawberry pomegranate almond and spring flowers the palate is energetic with lively acids perfectly balanced and juicy but it already exudes freshness and clarity that lead to a finish with a light grace note of gastronomic bitterness.