Winery - Piper-Heidsieck
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Very crisp and somewhat metallic, with a mineral or iron-ore core. On the palate, it opens up with somewhat rounder fruit flavors of tangerine and citrus, but it retains an austere, tightly delineated structure: Elegant and refined.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A dessert wine, with sweet vanilla flavors wrapped around nutty, oily flavors. Fruit is not the object here; it’s more decadent, with unctuous, sweet and lingering vanilla and Bourbon-barrel accents.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Toasty aromas leap from the glass in this deliciously mature wine. It is soft but still very dry, with acidity tamed by both fine, mature fruit and a creamy texture that sits well in the mouth. This is a very fine, tasty wine. Imported by Remy Cointreau USA.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Piper’s style is toasty, soft and lively, and this chimes with the open character of the 1998 vintage. There is certainly acidity and some green fruit flavor, but the softness, ripeness and finishing toasty character are what shows best.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This stylish bottling offers a silky nose with hay, pound cake and herb notes. Lean and clean, it sports grapefruit and green-apple flavors, and a good feel and finish, with mineral and spice elements. A trim, well-toned contender.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is Piper's style of making extra dry wines. Its pale raspberry color suggests a party wine, but to taste it is more raw than pretty, with high acids and light green flavors. It doesn't hang together, with the fruit struggling to get through the acidity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A fine, rich mature wine with good acidity and fresh hedgerow fruit flavors. This certainly has layers of toastiness and almond and wood flavors. But it also has great crisp fruits and fine balance. It could certainly age, but is perfect to drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Perhaps this wine is the ultimate in Champagne packaging - a leather outer sleeve around the bottle designed by couturier Jean-Paul Gaultier. Does the wine justify the hype? If you like very mature tasting wine, yes, because this is all toast and not much fruit. But it does work, with good acidity to crispen it at the end.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Sauvage means bone-dry, and that’s just what this wine is. It’s almost searingly dry, but it is saved by acidity that has raspberry flavors. It’s the style of Champagne that improves in the glass, opening out to give riper flavors, even though the finish is very dry.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A fine, deliciously rich Champagne, with fresh mango and tropical fruits shot through with pink grapefruit. The acidity and the sweetness hang beautifully together in a persuasive example of sweeter Champagne.
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