1996 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Millésimé Rosé

Community Tasting Notes (28) Avg Score: 93 points

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  2/14/2024 - cubswinws wrote:

  Sadly, well over the hill.

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  9/29/2022 - Kim Gerner wrote: 92 Points

  Charles Heidsieck winemaker Dinner (12 cuvees) (Kong Hans): One of my favourite standard cuvees is usually Charles Heidsieck's brut Reserve. It contains so much reserve wine that it in general appears both more mature and more complex than other standard cuvees. During this tasting I had 12 different cuvees. Sad to say, but none of them impressed me. One cuvee scored 93, the rest between 88-92.
  
  This wine: The great vintage 1996! But this btl. had past it's best with beginning oxidation. On the other hand still drinkable but drink now! Nice notes of brioche but too much caramel from oxidation.

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  5/7/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 Points

  Goodbye Dinner for a Friend Moving to Willamette (Osteria Langhe - Chicago IL): Orchard fruit and berry with good weight and richness, just finishing with too much acidity, making the finish almost shrill.

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  11/18/2020 - derekastoria Likes this wine:

  Fresh floral aroma with slight hint of biscuit and bread. Not as developed as the colour suggested, which shows a beautiful mature pinkish orange colour. Bubbles still very lively, lovely cut from the 1996 acidity on the palate but as it warms up and opens for 30-60 mins it is really singing. Excellent energy and good length finish that linger and dance around your palate. Not the most complex but the balance and length are there. Excellent stuff and reminds me how 1996 champagne, even in humble label, can age and develop and drinks well. 17+/20

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  9/29/2018 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Charleston Offlineorama IV; 9/27/2018-10/1/2018 (Charleston, NC (various locations)): Darn this is really nice! Pale salmon color. Soft nose of red berries and some bread dough. On the palate smooth and lovely, bubbles are a bit soft. The fruit is strawberry and red currant, with lemons and lots of rich yeasty bread dough flavors, chalk and wet stones. Complex and delightful - perfect start to Day 3 off the Offline.

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