Piper-Heidsieck Brut Rosé Sauvage Champagne NV

Wine Spectator rating: 91

At Piper-Heidsieck, we harvest and vinify separately the wines from 50 carefully selected vineyards, known as crus, including the red wine of Champagne. It is this technique which enables Piper-Heidsieck BRUT ROSE to develop its delicious aroma of summer berries and its distinctive rose appearance. This well rounded, full-bodied and fresh champagne is characterised by a generous and exuberant finale. A charming wine with magical, delicate accents. Young and fresh, it also gives an impression of gentleness and serenity. Refinement at its most supreme. Blending: Brut Rose is an assemblage read more...of 50 growths blended in the same way as cuvee Brut. Then a small proportion of red wine from the Champagne region is added to give the wine its colour and fruity flavour... A perfect balance is achieved over the course of slow ageing in Piper-Heidsiecks chalk cellars.    (hide)

Wine Enthusiast rating: 92

A lively, generous and intense wine. Its freshness is expressed by the slight tartness of red fruit, which then mellows with the aromas of macerated fruit and red plums. The final sensation is exuberant and warm. With no dosage, this is a very dry wine that has benefited from some good bottle aging. It is also darker in color than some roses, which gives the wine considerable body and richness. -Wine Enthusiast Very concentrated and vibrant, this Champagne delivers cherry, cranberry and spice notes on a broad swath of cashmerelike texture. The structure emerges on the finish, but it remains focused read more...and balanced throughout. Drink now. -Wine Spectator    (hide)

Brilliant, dark, almost magenta in color. A very lively wine.

October 2007

Amazingly deep intense ruby colour (like its a Kia Royale) but quite sweet and not many bubbles seen.

January 2008