Champagne Charles Heidsieck - Rosé Réserve
Charles Heidsieck is a Champagne House in Reims, founded in 1851 by Charles Heidsieck. Rather than investing in vineyards, Heidsieck invested in underground chalk cellars based in the center of Reims called Les Crayères. They were less than 100 metres away from the German front line during the First World War and managed to survive, even though 80% of Reims was destroyed. The cellars have been used to age wines for nearly 150 years and are still part of the house today. In 1852, Charles Heidsieck left France for America, a market that was so far untouched by Champagne. He found great success there and was seen as not only an ambassador for Champagne but for France as a whole.
The Rosé Reserve is a blend of 80% of the wines produced over a year (1/3 Pinot Noir, 1/3 Chardonnay and 1/3 Pinot Meunier), vinified cru by cru, variety by variety in stainless steel vats to which is then added 20 % of reserve wines, divided equally between Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The reserve red wines, from the great Pinot Noir terroirs, are 5 years old maximum before the last harvest.
Grape varieties: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier