This Collector's Edition of Brut Réserve Charles Heidsieck celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of its founder, Charles-Camille Heidsieck. An elegant, daring and visionary gentleman-entrepreneur, he didn't hesitate in 1851 to go to the United States to develop his champagne, soon affectionately nicknamed "Champagne Charlie".
Russian artist Catherine Gran was chosen to create the decor for Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve Édition Collector: "What struck me when Charles Heidsieck entrusted me with the responsibility of decorating this bottle was the elegance of the character. I'm Russian by birth, and this gentleman represented France to me, in all its most seductive aspects: panache, audacity, but also a sense of time, incarnation in a land, the nobility of terroirs, a love of wine, of beautiful stones, of work well done, of fine craftsmanship", says the artist.
Charles Heidsieck's Brut Réserve is a blend of 60 vintages of the year, to which are added reserve wines with an average age of 10 years, representing 40% of the blend. This high proportion of wines from previous harvests, combined with 8 years' ageing in the Charles Heidsieck cellars, ensures that Brut Réserve has a perfectly unique and inimitable style.
Brut Réserve Charles Heidsieck has a deep, intense gold color and very fine bubbles.
The nose is astonishing and singular, combining roasted coffee, brioche and pastries, with hints of ripe mango, apricot and dried fruit.
On the palate, Brut Réserve reveals its full potential. It's a precise champagne, with an elegant, rich touch.
It's a cuvée with a smooth, even creamy texture, and a praline and vanilla finish.
Charles Heidsieck's Brut Réserve is a perfect match for spicy lamb fillet, smoked salmon tartar, monkfish with porcini mushrooms and chanterelle mushrooms, or a mirabelle plum muffin.
