Charles Heidsieck Blanc de Blancs Champagne France

Charles Heidsieck was one of the veryfirst Champagne Houses to demonstrate its passion for Chardonnay by producing a Blanc de Blancs in its 1949 vintage. There is also evidence that the Maison had produced some mono-crus from the Cte des Blancs as early as1906… Through this cuve, relaunched in 2018, two of the Houses areas of expertise come together: the production of great white wines and the art of blending a large selection of wines from different years and terroirs.The considerable challenge is to make opposites coexist: the tautness and the freshness of young chardonnays on the one hand, and the silky Charles character on the other.
The Blanc de Blancs is the result of a very selective blend of 100% Chardonnay from the Cte des Blancs and, in particular, the cuve base 2016 is composed of 10 crus of Chardonnay, the most sought-after grapes in the region.
For this cuve, only the juice from the first press are used and, the wines benefit from a slow and long maturation of 3 to 4 years, far beyond the norms of the region.