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| 2006 Piper-Heidsieck Rare Champagne (750ml) | ||
| Sparkling from Reims, Champagne, France | ||
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B-21 Top Recommendation
Read More "Piper Heidsieck's 2006 Cuvee Rare is racy and polished to the core." Boasting its signature gold tiara casing designed by the famous jeweler, Pierre-Karl Fabergé, lovers of fine champagne know Piper Heidsieck's prestige cuvee "Rare" is truly one of a kind, produced only 11 times since 1976 and exclusively in the best vintages. An exquisite blend from eight different Grand Cru vineyards, the exceptional 97 pt. 2006 Rare Champagne offers opulent fresh fruit layered over a tantalizing, creamy mousse with vibrant acidity and a lengthy finish, an outstanding value offered at a fraction of other prestige cuvees. Recently retiring after nearly three decades at Piper-Heidsieck, legendary Chef de Cave Regis Camus is one of Champagne's most decorated cellar masters, named Sparkling Winemaker of the Year an astounding eight times by the International Wine Challenge. Enjoying an unparalleled network of contacts from which to source Rare's exceptional fruit in 2006, Camus selected some of the cuvee's 70% Chardonnay from vineyards in the Montagne de Reims, an area typically known for its Pinot Noir, enhancing the cuvee's distinctive signature of freshness and minerality. Aged in stainless steel with no exposure to oak, the 2006 Rare Cuvee spent ten years on the lees and a full year in bottle after disgorgement, yielding a richly complex Champagne with a powerful, silky texture, described simply as "sumptuous" by Vinous critic Antonio Galloni. Produced in "a charmer of a vintage," according to Decanter with an abundance of sun, the luscious 97 pt. 2006 Rare Champagne wows from start to finish, its ornate golden tiara packaging a preview of the truly exceptional cuvee within, now an amazing value to stock up on and enjoy often - not to mention a stunningly packaged gift that will be welcomed by lovers of vintage Champagne and just about anyone else. | ||
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