1996 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Millésimé

Community Tasting Notes (48) Avg Score: 93.0 points

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  1/1/2024 - acidqueen wrote: 93 Points

  Beautiful champagne in full maturity. Scented with jasmine and citrus blossom, the mid notes show hay, quince and base notes of apple, bitter orange, brioche, sweet spices, and earth. Good acid balance. Wonderful complexity and although this is fully mature I don’t see it going downhill for years.
  
  I tried this in three different glasses.
  
  The Darsonville glass again shows the wine at its best, emphasizing the floral top notes into a heady perfume without losing the mid and base. My Baccarat Perfection flutes are the least flattering which isn’t a surprise given the shape. Limited aromatic top notes with emphasis on the apple, bread and earth. The Jancis Robinson glass performed well across the flavor range but couldn’t match that top note perfume. Interesting glass matchup.

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  6/10/2023 - acidqueen wrote: 90 Points

  Deep gold, mature flavors but good acidity to freshen it. White flowers and almond. The cork was very compressed so this may get not have been the best bottle.

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  9/7/2021 - DAN BAILEY wrote:

  Darker colour than the 95 BdM alongside. So refreshing.

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  5/26/2021 - asparagus Likes this wine: 93 Points

  My last bottle of 12... what a gloriously mature champagne. Golden yellow, honey, almonds and some white flowers. Loved the acid and the finish.

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  1/25/2020 - asparagus Likes this wine: 94 Points

  A lovely golden yellow. This had nuts, honey, some citrus, white flowers and was still very fresh thanks to the zippy acidity. Only one bottle left now...

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