NV Charles Heidsieck Brut Champagne Reserve

Champagne Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

JS 93 WE 93 WS 93 DC 92 JD 92 JG 92 WA 92 TWI 92
JS 93

jamessuckling.com, August 2024

A creamy and silky champagne that has notes of lemons, pastries and apple compote on the nose. It’s medium-bodied and layered with fine bubbles and tasty pastry notes on the fresh, balanced finish. Drink now.
WE 93

Wine Enthusiast, December 2022

Even the nonvintage cuvée from this top producer has bottle age, so the yeasty edge and touches of almonds balance with the Champagne's acidity and fruitiness of white fruits and citrus flavors. This fine poised wine is...
WS 93

Wine Spectator, November 2024

An enticing version, with richly toasted brioche and roasted hazelnut on the nose transitioning to underscore flavors of ripe black cherry, crème de cassis, gingerbread, lime blossoms and crystallized honey. This is long...
DC 92

Decanter, October 2023

Even in the tricky 2017 vintage, Charles Heidsieck turns out an impeccable NV. The reserves form a serious, appetising core of dried apricot and sourdough around which zesty citrus, raspberry and bitter almond offer...
JD 92

jebdunnuck.com, December 2024

The NV Champagne Reserve Brut, a blend of 40% each Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and 20% Meunier, pours a yellow/golden color and is generous and inviting, with loads of classic charm in its notes of brioche, ripe peaches...
JG 92

View From The Cellar, January 2023

This example of Charles Heidsieck non-vintage Brut is from the base year and was disgorged in 2020, so it did not spend quite as long sur latte as the special two hundredth anniversary bottling. Like the above, forty...
WA 92

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, September 2025

Based on the 2019 vintage and enriched by 50% reserve wines—stored in steel tanks and incorporating some 100 individual wines, averaging a decade in age—Charles Heidsieck’s NV Brut Réserve opens with aromas of candied...
TWI 92

The Wine Independent, November 2023

Charles Heidsieck’s signature cuvée, the Brut Réserve NV, is a blend of 40% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay largely Grand and Premier Cru fruit, with 20% of Pinot Meunier. The “signature” element is the high percentage of...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Sparkling
Varietal Champagne Blend
Country France
Region Champagne
Vintage NV
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 12%
Closure Cork

The NV Charles Heidsieck Brut Champagne Reserve, a Champagne blend from France, is a non-vintage offering that has garnered impressive acclaim from several respected wine critics. This wine, produced by Charles Heidsieck, features a blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier, with a substantial portion of reserve wines contributing to its complexity.

John Gilman of View From The Cellar describes the wine as "deep, refined, and complex," noting its bouquet of apple, nectarine, and hazelnut, alongside a "lovely base of chalky soil tones." He praises its "bright, full-bodied" palate and "perfectly balanced finish," awarding it a score of 92.

Wine Spectator, giving it an excellent score of 93, highlights its "richly toasted brioche and roasted hazelnut" aromas, alongside flavors of "ripe black cherry" and "crystallized honey." The publication commends its "long, creamy and harmonious" profile.

Similarly, Wine Enthusiast's Roger Voss also rates it 93, appreciating the wine's "yeasty edge" and balance of "almonds with acidity and fruitiness of white fruits and citrus flavors." He emphasizes that this "fine poised wine is ready to drink."

James Suckling's review, which gives it a standout score of 94, notes the wine's "aromatic complexity" and "creamy, rich and crisp" texture. He describes a "long, structured finish" and suggests the wine is suitable for drinking now or holding.

Other reviewers like Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Decanter, Jeb Dunnuck, and The Wine Independent also offer high praise, with scores of 92 across the board, highlighting its complex aromas, vibrant acidity, and layered textures.

Overall, the NV Charles Heidsieck Brut Champagne Reserve stands out as an exemplary non-vintage Champagne, lauded for its depth, balance, and sophisticated profile.