{"product_id":"2017-charles-heidsieck-champagne-blanc-des-millenaires","title":"2017 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Blanc des Millénaires","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 2017 Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires is available today at a special price, and we still believe it is one of the most underrated tête de cuvée Champagnes on the market. We've tasted every Blanc des Millénaires vintage dating back to the 1980s, and it has consistently overdelivered, developing tremendous complexity and longevity while often costing considerably less than the more famous prestige cuvées of Champagne. Charles Heidsieck is extremely selective about producing Blanc des Millénaires—2017 is only the tenth vintage released since the inaugural 1983—and makes it entirely from Chardonnay sourced from five great villages of the Côte des Blancs: Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, Avize, Chouilly, and Vertus. The wine then spends around seven years slowly maturing in the house’s historic chalk cellars before release. The 2017 is an outstanding example, showing the richness and silky texture that define Charles Heidsieck alongside tremendous freshness, chalky minerality and precision. Toasted brioche, hazelnut, citrus, white flowers and orchard fruit build through the palate, finishing with impressive salinity and length. We have seen firsthand how beautifully Blanc des Millénaires ages, and the 2017 has all the depth and structure to follow the same path. At today's special pricing, this is an exceptional opportunity to buy a serious prestige Champagne that still flies somewhat under the radar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Suckling 100 points! \"A very precise Blanc de Millenaires with subtle aromas of honeysuckle, jasmine, stones, steel, chalk, watercress and some white peaches. Medium- to full-bodied with transparency and clarity that come through clearly and go on and on, The first year they used wine from the grand cru village of Chouilly. Complete and unique. Refined and structured at the same time. Drink or hold.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecanter 96 points! Chardonnay in the well-drained chalk soils of the Côte des Blancs performed so well in torrid 2017 that Charles Heidsieck produced only the fifth vintage of Blanc des Millénaires in 30 years, hailing predominantly from the grand cru village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger alongside surrounding grand and premier cru Chardonnay. With a moderate yield, some early season heat and a good retention of acidity, the 2017 is both aromatically inviting and reassuringly ageworthy. With orange citrus, jasmine, sweet toasted almond and richer pear tart flavours building, this ultra fine blanc de blancs is cut with dash of smoky, charry energy and citrus syrup length, already expressive yet bound to ramp up the nutty, toasty headiness with further time. This will prove itself one of the wines of the vintage.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWine Advocate 95+ points! \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 2017 Blanc de Blancs Blanc des Millénaires—disgorged in 2025 with a dosage of nine grams per liter—continues to develop nicely, unfurling in the glass with aromas of almond paste, brioche and pear mingled with notes of orange oil and burnt buttered toast. Full-bodied, broad and nicely concentrated, the palate is built around a deep, generous core of fruit, complemented by ripe yet lively acidity that carries through to a long, saline finish. Darker and more concentrated than several of its immediate predecessors, it is also more structured, representing a considerable success in the context of this rain-soaked vintage, which fortunately turned dry around harvest time.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Envoyer Imports ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67780743954800,"sku":"67780743954800","price":229.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0049\/8188\/2951\/files\/chbdm.png?v=1792508774","url":"https:\/\/www.envoyerfinewines.com\/products\/2017-charles-heidsieck-champagne-blanc-des-millenaires","provider":"Envoyer Imports ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}