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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.