Rare Champagne Brut Millesime (Piper-Heidsieck) , 2012 Cyber Auto Hidden approachable enough for newcomers

approachable enough for newcomers

with silky tannins and a vibrant acidity that keeps it from feeling heavy

It is aged for 22 months in tonneau

but not stiff

Rare Champagne Brut Millesime (Piper-Heidsieck) , 2012 Cyber Auto Hidden approachable enough for newcomersPiper Heidsieck's prestige cuve, released only in exceptional years and aged a full decade on the lees. The house traces its origins to 1785, when cloth merchant Florens Louis Heidsieck presented his first bottles to Marie Antoinette. The 2012 vintage was a classic study in adversity rewarded: spring frosts and hail cut yields by forty percent, heavy rain through mid July pushed mildew pressure to extremes, but a dramatic August reversal brought