Community Tasting Note

forceberry wrote:

Thursday, September 22, 2022 - A bottle estimated to be from the early-to-mid 1980's. 12% alcohol. Tasted blind.

Very deep bronze color with an evolved nutty-brown hue. The nose feels sweet, complex and quite tertiary with layered aromas of toasty autolysis, caramel, some orange marmalade, light nutty tones, a little bit of apple jam, a creamy hint of custard pastry and a touch of bruised quince. The wine feels balanced, harmonious and very evolved on the palate with a sparse, gently prickly carbonation, a medium body and tertiary flavors of peanut butter and caramel, some bruised apple, a little bit of ripe orange, light steely mineral tones, a hint of dusty walnuts and a touch of freshly ground coffee. The high acidity lends great sense of intensity and structure to the wine. The finish is long, complex and tertiary with a dry aftertaste of chopped nuts and bruised apple, some browned butter tones, a little bit of steely minerality, light caramel nuances, a hint of tangy salinity and a touch of creamy custard.

A wonderfully complex and beautifully evolved NV Champagne that is in a delicious spot right now. Perhaps the wine has been kept a tad too long, as it feels it might've lost some of its intensity and vibrancy to age, but as it still hasn't fallen apart yet and even retains some carbonation, I must admit this is still in a fantastic condition given its age. Superlative stuff, these older Heidsiecks never seem to disappoint.

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