2008 Piper Heidsieck Vintage Champagne Cuvee Rare 750ml

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2008 Piper Heidsieck Vintage Champagne Cuvee Rare 750ml

Located in New York

$159.00

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The Piper Rare is a rich and decadent wine for the vintage, more so than most – full of honeysuckle and graham cracker, loaded with butter and toasty brioche. Citrus and ginger lurk in the background, along with that classic 2008 vintage backbone and signature salinity. The Piper Rare Cuvee is made only in the most exceptional vintages, and 2008 was no exception. Blended from 8 crus and aged for nearly a decade in the house cellars, it is packed with more fruit and richness than you’d expect from this vintage at the moment. This is a knock your socks off vintage champagne at an incredible value.
WS97
JD95
WA93

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Color/Type
Sparkling
Producer
Piper Heidsieck
Style
Varietal/Spirit
Blend
Country
France
Pairings
Vintage
2008
Region/Category
Champagne
Subregion
Size
750ml
JK        WS 97       BH        ST        WA 93       AG        JR        JG        VINOUS        IWC        RJ       
Reviews & Scores
 A gorgeous, yet tight, backward vintage for this cuvée, the 2008 Champagne Rare is based on 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir with around 10 grams of dosage. Beautiful crisp citrus and stone fruits as well as flinty minerality and just hint of brioche emerge from the glass, and it takes hours for this to really unwind and show its potential. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has bright acidity, terrific concentration, and a great finish. 95+
JD95November 2021
 The newly released 2008 Brut Cuvée Rare is very promising, unwinding in the glass with a youthfully reserved nose of citrus oil, crisp green apple, freshly baked bread, iodine and oyster shell, as well as some rather herbaceous characteristics that depress my score a little, even if I suspect that they will resolve with a bit more bottle age. Medium to full-bodied, incisive and tightly wound, if the 2006 vintage was gourmand and demonstrative, the 2008 is slower to show all its cards. Built around racy acids and complemented by a pillowy mousse, this rendition of Cuvée Rare will reward a few years more on cork.
WA93September 2020

Description

The Piper Rare is a rich and decadent wine for the vintage, more so than most – full of honeysuckle and graham cracker, loaded with butter and toasty brioche. Citrus and ginger lurk in the background, along with that classic 2008 vintage backbone and signature salinity. The Piper Rare Cuvee is made only in the most exceptional vintages, and 2008 was no exception. Blended from 8 crus and aged for nearly a decade in the house cellars, it is packed with more fruit and richness than you’d expect from this vintage at the moment. This is a knock your socks off vintage champagne at an incredible value.

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Weight 4 lbs
Dimensions 6 × 6 × 16 in
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Category

Fine & Rare, Retail
Vintage

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Rating WS

97
Rating WA

93
Best Score

97

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