Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs NV 750ml

Beaming lemon, lime, green apple and tropical fruit aromas are sustained by a wonderful chalky form, exuding zesty acidity and polished mousse. Long and enduring. (Gold) - DWWA 2026

Refined and elegant, with a sumptuous, finely detailed mouthfeel and a cascade of rich, finely woven flavors including poached pear, apricot and white fruit, with brioche and grilled nut notes, plus accents of lime blossoms, grated coconut, candied ginger and preserved lemon. Long and refreshing through the spiced finish. Disgorged 2025. Drink now through 2036.

#8 ENTHUSIAST 100 2022. This Chardonnay-based Champagne from the Côte des Blancs is perfumed, fragrant. The citrus edge and minerality are in harmony, bringing together a wine that is taut, textured and ready to drink.

Attractive white-flower and ripe-lemon aromas are married to an elegant, medium-bodied palate, where the creaminess is neatly underlined by the mousse, the lively acidity making the chalky and saline finish very clean and straight.

Based on the 2021 vintage and complemented by 32% reserve wines, Charles Heidsieck's latest rendition of NV Blanc de Blancs was disgorged in July 2025 with a dosage of nine grams per liter. Laid down in the house’s chalk cellars in 2022, it is sourced primarily from the Côte des Blancs, complemented by fruit from the Montagne de Reims, Montgueux and the Sézannais, with approximately 15% of the blend matured in oak barrels. The wine reveals aromas of lemon confit, white peach and almond paste, followed by a medium-bodied palate that is lively and endowed with a crisp core of fruit, animated by racy acidity and concluding with a saline, citrus zest-inflected finish. Readers may recall that Charles Heidsieck was among the first Champagne houses to produce a non-vintage Blanc de Blancs in the 1950s. The cuvée was discontinued in the mid-1980s before being reintroduced in its current form in the 2010s.