Piper Heidsieck
Piper-Heidsieck is one of the most famous houses in Champagne. It is known for its structured, fruit-driven house style made predominantly from Pinot Noir, with smaller portions of Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier.
The company has its origins in the cloth- and wine-trading company Heidsieck and Co. which was founded in 1785 by Florens-Louis Heidsieck. The brand itself came about in 1838 after the marriage of Madame Heidsieck and Henri-Guillaume Piper, but went into a period of decline for the next hundred years. It was resurrected in the mid-20th Century, and has gone on to become one of the world's most recognizable Champagnes.
The winery is home to temperature-controlled cellars and a host of reserve wines which are used to keep the house style consistent from year to year. The grapes are vinified by grape variety and by individual plot to allow for more control in the blending process.
PIPER HEIDSIECK CUVEE BRUT
Notes of almond and fresh hazelnut accompany the precise accent of its bubbles. It is lively, subtle and light leaving a delicious incisive sensation of smoothness marked by the pureness of fresh pear and apple and a delicate hint of citrus fruits.
PIPER HEIDSIECK ESSENTIAL BLANC DE BLANC
With its sprightly bubbles,the palate is more fullbodied than the nose,entrancing the mid-palatewith a sensual, almost powdery, sensation. Notes of raisins, mirabelle plumsand pear, a subtle touch of iodine and superb peppery notes round out the tas
PIPER HEIDSIECK ROSE SAUVAGE
In keeping with its colour, aromas of dark berry fruits pervade the senses. Imagine blackberry, blackcurrant and strawberry all scattered on a golden platter edged with mandarin orange and finished with exquisite traces of saffron.
