ON-462432 QC-462432

Piper Heidsieck Brut, Champagne

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Champagne Champagne
Champagne, France

$70.65 (462432)

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Critic Reviews (13)

John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Piper is always the fresher, leaner, very dry and more crisp bottling, relative to stablemate Charles Heidsieck, yet...

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

Among the tightest, most refreshing Champagnes on the shelf, this has a lifted, intense flinty minerality on the...

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Rhys Pender, MW
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Rhys Pender, MW

An intense nose with lots of lees, toasty, bready and savoury notes along with chalky, mineral and red fruit notes....

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Margaret Swaine
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Margaret Swaine

Made in a lively, elegant style this true Champagne brand was first created in 1785. The House style has always been...

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Steve Thurlow
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Steve Thurlow

Piper Heidsick with its distinctive red label is on the lighter side of the Champagne genre. The nose shows delicate...

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Craig Pinhey
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Craig Pinhey

Correct autolytic, bready nose, with rich, creamy palate. Perfect mousse. Not the austere style - has more richness...

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Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

Progressive, assertive Pinot sparkling. Bready, beady, minutely toasted and dry rye aromas lead to maximum citrus...

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Bill Zacharkiw
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Bill Zacharkiw

Just an insinuation of darker fruits. That's what well done, pinot-driven Champagne gives you. Was surprised that...

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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

A classic non-vintage Brut that shows well in almost any setting. Compelling with a lightly yeasty, bready nose and a...

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Anthony Gismondi
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Anthony Gismondi

A fresh creamy mousse spreads out across the palate with well-managed acidity/sweetness ratio. Honey, baked...

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Treve Ring
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Treve Ring

Leading and completing with dough, toast and lemon curd, this 40/30/30 pinot noir/pinot meunier/chardonnay blend is...

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Marc Chapleau
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Marc Chapleau

Still brioche, but also, it seemed to me, more dosed, sweeter. Otherwise, the wine is eminently drinkable, it goes...

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Nadia  Fournier
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Nadia Fournier

Nose biscuit, lightly toasted. A composition of 85% of black grapes probably explains its vinous and delicate flavors...

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Community Reviews (5)

Edward Rasiulis
Edward Rasiulis

Medium straw in colour with a medium to medium+ intense nose & fine mousse.

The sports car of Champagnes; fast, lean, racy & easy to drink

Positives: This complex wine features light toast & yeast, guava, honeysuckle, pear, green apples, pistachio, tobacco, melba toast & icing sugar on the finish. Light to medium body with good acidity & a long length.

Negatives: $20 more expensive in Ontario than Florida.

Drink now or over the next 5 years on its own or pair it with raspberry point oysters.

Interesting Point: My wife’s go to Champagne, and if it were priced like Florida this would be a weekly staple.

Tasted: 5 January 2014

Top Pick

Score: 9.5/10, Value: 9/10 Total: 18.5/20

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 4.5

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MARK KOZAR
MARK KOZAR

Tried for the first time (02/24) and received confirmation of the reviews placed here. A notably complex, interestingly nuanced (flavours) and yet refreshing Champagne without the slightest austerity. Lovely balance of fruit, florality, minerality and acidity. I like the description 'precision' John S uses, that's my perception. This Champagne has moved to the top of my list of favourites, just behind Taittinger, and well above the average.
Absolutely worth a try if you never have.

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Gary Killops
Gary Killops

What a great way to start of my study of "Old World Wines" with a bottle of this bubbly.

Amona of fresh baked bread with a hint of minerality. Lots of mineral on the taste along with fresh bread, toast and lemon citrus.

A wonderful bubbly.

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Enjoyed this at a wine tasting- LCBO Old World Wine appreciation course.
Very nice- Champagne is never my first choice. Nor is it my second, third fourth...
you get the picture.
But I really enjoyed this. Very clean on the palate. Fresh and citrus-forward.

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