Charles Heidsieck, Charlie Brut Vintage:N.V. lanolin-scented

lanolin-scented

the wine is thick

a sprinkling of ginger gives the taste buds the kiss of life

various citrus and white orchard fruit

Stefan Kraml met me well before eight o’clock on a mid-August morning with an air of quiet confidence and near nonchalance that tipped me off to what would follow

Charles Heidsieck, Charlie Brut Vintage:N.V. lanolin-scentedFull bottle 1,703 g. Labelled 'Cellared in 2020'. Mostly from the 2019 vintage with 45% reserve wines. A blend of 66% Chardonnay, 34% Pinot Noir made up of 32% Bouzy 2019, 23% Vertus 2019, 20% Avize 2009 and 11% Cramant 1996 plus others presumably. Disgorged 2024. Dosage 8 g l. (The magnum version will see 7 g l and will be aged for at least 20 years.) 'If Blanc de Millenaires is the salt of the house, Champagne Charlie is the pepper', according to