2002 Piper-Heidsieck Rare Millesime Brut, Champagne
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97 points - Tyson Stelzer
70% Chardonnay from Avize, Vertus, Verzy & Villers-Marmery; 30% Pinot Noir from Ay; 11g/L dosage
This is indeed rare, the eighth vintage since 1976, and it keeps on coming, still current in the market nine years after release. And, my goodness, it continues to radiate more than its quota of sheer joy!
It still glows in elegantly medium0straw hues, impressingly bright for 17 years of age. Its enticing gunflint reduction notes still lead out, carrying with them a wonderfully complex yet compact and elegant array of succulent yellow stone fruits, now beginning to show the complexity of glace pear, with rising notes of wood smoke and buttered toast.
Lees age has built seamless, creamy, silky integration, having finally attained its lofty pinnacle, which it will hold for some years yet. Its chalk minerality is fine, salty and pronounced, uniting the finesse of Cote de Blancs with the firmer definition of the Montagne de Reims. It epitomises the gentle, textural minerality, the buttery allure of long age, and the harmonious personality and magnificent persistence of chardonnay in this epic vintage.
There is harmony here, and peace, like the gentle misty haze before dawn. A place that makes you slow down and begs you to stay.
| Product/Service Sold Out | No |
|---|---|
| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Champagne/Sparkling |
| Wine Style | Traditional |
| Country | France |
| Region | Montagne de Reims, Vallee de la Marne, Cote des Blancs |
| Varietals | Chardonnay, Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2002 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 97 |
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