Piper-Heidsieck Rare Champagne 2012 (750ml)

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Producer	Piper-Heidsieck
Country	France
Region	Champagne
Varietal	Sparkling Varietals
Vintage	2012
Sku	00600
Size	750ml

 

WE

95

WA

95+

The pale gold color of the Piper Heidseick Rare Millésime 2012 gleams in the glass. Its bubbles are elegant and fine. The rich aromas of the first nose suggest delicious overtones of brioche, almond, mango, guava and bergamot. After a hint of heady florals (lilac), the nose develops spiced notes (honey, black tea, white pepper, incense and smoke). The delicious mouthfeel is tangy and juicy. Citrus fruits emerge through an extremely silky texture. The exceptional length of the saline, mineral finish seems infinite.

Enjoy with veal and langoustine surf and turf tartare with a citrus veil, fresh marigolds, almond oil. Toasted pain de campagne, Saint-Malo Bordier butter, grated white Alba truffle. Milk-fed veal fillet, gnocchi, hazelnut and white truffle sabayon, or poached rhubarb on a bed of tangy yogurt, Sicilian pistachio ice cream.

Rare Millésime 2012 is just as iconic as Rare Millésime 2002. In a warm yet precise and lively combination, the spiced aromas, floral accents and tropical notes create vivacious minerality. Like an ode to joy, its radiant personality shines through its exceptional length.

Blend: 70% Chardonnay & 30% Pinot Noir
Chardonnay: Villers Marmery, Vertus, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, Chouilly, Avize
Pinot noir: Verzy, Ay, Verzenay, Ambonnay, Villedommange

Dosage: 8g/l
Time aged on lees: 10 years minimum

With Chardonnay dominant in the blend, this is a stylish, impressive Champagne. With its white flower aroma and poise between white fruits and maturity, it is ready to drink. Editors' Choice -R.V.

One of the greatest hits from Rare Champagne, the 2012 Rare Millésime is produced from fruit harvested between September 10 and 26. Disgorged in November 2023 with a dosage of eight grams per liter, it is a rich and flamboyant wine that harnesses the season’s maturity to its advantage. It unfurls in the glass with a complex bouquet of crisp pear, freshly baked bread and white flowers, mingling with roasted pineapple, caramelized sugar and a deft touch of smoky reduction. On the palate, it is full-bodied, muscular, ample and textural, with a simultaneously generous but elegant expression of fruit underpinned by succulent yet vibrant acidity and concluding with a long, saline finish tinged with toast. Concentrated but harmonious, it is dangerously drinkable now yet promises a long window of pleasure. The blend is the classic 70% Chardonnay (predominantly from Villers-Marmery) and 30% Pinot Noir. Anticipated Maturity: 2026-2052