GLENGARRY WINES
FINE WINE DELIVERED SINCE 1945
FINE WINE DELIVERED SINCE 1945
| Event Venue | Glengarry Victoria Park, 118 Wellesley St West, Auckland |
| Event Date | 7:00pm Thursday 9 August |
| Event Other Info | CHARLES HEIDSIECK BRAND INFO |
| Event Other Info | PIPER HEIDSIECK BRAND INFO |
A fantastic evening on Wednesday with the sister Champagne houses of Piper-Heidsieck and Charles Heidsieck. It was hosted by their brand ambassador and Master of Wine, Ned Goodwin. Now based in Sydney, Ned was the first MW in Japan, where he lived for many years. The Japanese market is one of the largest in the world for Champagne, they are fanatical about it!
We started with Piper-Heidsieck, the older of the two houses which was founded in 1785. We had the recognisable red label Cuvee Brut outside then sat down with a glass of Essential. This is effectively the same base as the NV, but is significantly richer and finer from another year aging on lees, and an extra brut dosage of just 6g/l. Then it was into the Vintage Brut 2008, from one of the greatest years ever in Champagne. This is impressive now but will reward further cellaring of ten years or more.
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