Tastings at Red Rock: Piper-Heidsieck Champagne

Swampscott, MA
Tasted Tuesday, December 21, 2010 by chapinde with 526 views

Introduction

Gathered with the gang to taste through a number of Piper-Heidsieck Champagnes paired with appetizers from the chef. It was a fantastic experience and reminded me, as these things always do, that I should be drinking more Champagne (now about the whole affording it part...)

Flight 1 - Flight 1 (1 Note)

Paired with both Wellfleet oysters and Bologne oysters served with a dried apricot mignonette.

  • NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Extra Dry 90 Points

    France, Champagne

    This Pinot Noir dominant wine was tight on the nose, showing lime zest, brioche, peach, peach pit, and meyer lemon. The palate was more expressive, with toasted bread, lemon curd, lime juice, key lime, and peach skin.

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Flight 2 - Flight 2 (1 Note)

Paired with green and red tobiko and salmon roe on blini, served with sour cream and capers.

  • NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Brut 87 Points

    France, Champagne

    This wine had an exuberant mousse and the nose showed activated yeast, bread dough, tangerine, ruby red grapefruit, candied pineapple, and caraway seed. The palate was of stones, lemon mousse, rice wine vinegar. This was lively on the palate but lacked focus and balance overall.

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Flight 3 - Flight 3 (1 Note)

Paired with a flatbread topped with smoked salmon, creme fraiche, arugula, and balsamic reduction.

  • 2000 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut Millésimé 90 Points

    France, Champagne

    This vintage wine spent 3 years on the lees. This was still an infant and was showing nowhere near it's potential. The nose showed with an intense bread/autolytic/yeast component, followed by lemon curd, apricot, mushroom, and pear. The palate was granny smith apple, underripe plum, toasted rye bread. This was intense, almost fighting with itself. No need to open this now.

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Flight 4 - Flight 4 (1 Note)

Paired w/ duck rillettes and chicken liver mousse served with mustard and pickled onions.

Flight 5 - Flight 5 (1 Note)

Paired with a chocolate-dipped strawberry.

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