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1985 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Charlie

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  • France
  • Champagne
Drink between 2004 - 2014 (Edit)
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Community Tasting Notes 92

  • Bernard B Likes this wine:

    May 25, 2023 - I bought two bottles -- one for New Year's 2000 and one for the millenial New Year. (It was highly touted c1999). It was quite nice, with biscuity character. Not fabulous. (Broadbent low to mid 4 stars, in my view). I have had only a couple of super Champagnes and I found them marginally or not better than a decent Brut.

  • Motz wrote: 97 points

    November 14, 2021 - Off-the-chain!!! Riveting complexity. Layered, liquid magic! Tasted before all the reds, and afterwards...when it showed even better. Easily a top ten Champagne of my lifetime, probably in the top five. Absolutely stunning that a 36-year-old Champagne offered such vivacity. In due deference to the 2010 Domaine de Chevalier, my WOTN of the formal tasting, this was the WOTN of the afternoon and evening. Many thanks to CF for sharing this gem!

  • Grinner wrote: 95 points

    November 6, 2021 - The Nearly Annual Lyon 10 Year Retro Tasting (Lyon's Den): This was a glorious wine and so different from the Carneros sparkler (duh...).
    Imagine candied ginger on the thinnest slices of lemon and pear, placed on buttered toast with honey! Fine mousse and great length. Why wait?

  • DAN BAILEY wrote:

    September 8, 2021 - So good. Great depth and balance. Perfect line from the 95 blanc des millenaires. Clearly wotn for me.

  • DoubleD1969 Likes this wine:

    June 25, 2021 - Recent purchase from auction. First CC. Experience is similar to the previous notes - pale gold color, fine bead of bubbles, pretty nose of citrus, ginger, and honey that carries very easily to the palate. Round but fresh and complex. Enjoyable bottle. Year 2000 on the foil. Prefer this over the 2002 and 2004 Dom P2.

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  • By Michael Edwards
    Champagne Charlie, 8/29/2017 (link)

    (Charles Heidsieck, Champagne Charlie, Champagne, France, White) Subscribe to see review text.

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  • By John Gilman
    May/Jun 2014, Issue #51, The Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report: Augmented This Year By a Week on The Ground in Champagne

    (Charles Heidsieck “Champagne Charlie” Brut Millésime) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By John Gilman
    May/Jun 2008, Issue #15, Recently Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wines

    (Charles Heidsieck “Champagne Charlie”) Subscribe to see review text.

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  • By Richard Jennings
    4/15/2008 (link) 94 points

    (Charles Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Charlie) Light medium yellow color; nice tart apricot and apricot jam nose; focused, tasty, tangy, tart apricot, minerals, with good structure; medium-plus finish

  • By Richard Jennings
    10/20/2007 (link) 92 points

    (Charles Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Charlie) Medium golden yellow color; focused lemon cream nose; tangy, mature, tart citrus and mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.

  • By Richard Jennings
    12/27/2006 (link) 94 points

    (Charles Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Charlie) Creamy toast and mineral nose; lovely, elegant, toast and lemon cream palate; lovely long finish 94+ pts.

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 1985
  • Type White - Sparkling
  • Producer Charles Heidsieck
  • Varietal Champagne Blend
  • Designation Cuvée Charlie
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country France
  • Region Champagne
  • SubRegion n/a
  • Appellation Champagne

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 15 (3%)
  • In Cellars 208 (39%)
  • Consumed 316 (59%)

Food Pairing

Community Recommendations

cheese, crabcakes, salami, salmon w/endive, Variety of appetizers - caviar

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