Piper-Heidsieck
| Piper-Heidsieck | |
|---|---|
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| Appellation | Champagne (wine region) |
| Cases/yr | 420,000 |
| Varietals | Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier |
Piper-Heidsieck is a Champagne house from the Champagne region of France. Founded by Florens-Louis Heidsieck on July 16, 1785 in Reims, the name Heidsieck name was combined with the Piper name in October 1839. Since the late 1980s, Piper-Heidsieck has been part of the Rémy Cointreau wine and spirits group.[1]
Champagne
Piper-Heidsieck currently produces six different champagnes, all produced using a non-malolactic, low-dosage method:[1]
- Cuvée Brut (non-vintage) (Composition: 55% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Meunier.)
- Rosé Sauvage (non-vintage) (Composition: 45% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Meunier.)
- Cuvée Sublime (non-vintage) A demi-sec champagne. (Composition: 55% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Meunier.)
- Brut Divin (non-vintage) A blanc-de-blanc champagne. (Composition: 100% Chardonnay.)
- Brut (Vintage 1998) (vintage) A special release from a year considered exceptional by Piper-Heidsieck.(Composition: 55% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Meunier.)
- Cuvée Rare (vintage) (Composition: 35% Pinot Noir, 65% Chardonnay.)
Owning no vineyards of their own, Piper-Heidsieck sources grapes from 60 vinyards in the Champagne region for use in their wines. Piper-Heidsieck currently produces around five million bottles of champagne a year.
History
After founder Florens-Louis Heidsieck died in 1828, the business was taken over by his nephew, Christian Heidsieck, and his cousin Henri Guilaume Piper. These combined to form the Piper-Heidsieck house after Henri Piper married the widow Christian Heidsieck in 1839.
Daniel Thibault has been the winemaker for the house since early 1990. The house-style has been re-defined, including the change to the red label in 1997.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Stevenson, Tom. Christie's World Encyclopedia Of Champagne & Sparkling Wine. San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild. p. 111. ISBN 1-891267-06-x.
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