Rare, Brut, Millesime, 2006

Name: Rare, Brut, Millesime
Brand: Piper Heidsieck
Price: 399.56 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2006

critic reviews

93/100Antonio Galloni,Vinous

Piper-Hiedsieck's 2006 Cuvée Rare is racy and polished to the core. Baked apple tart, apricot, lemon confit, vanillin and brioche infuse the 2006 with striking aromatic intensity and creaminess that builds with time in the glass. Sumptuous and forward, the 2006 offers tons of near and medium-term appeal.

DRINKING WINDOW 2019 - 2028

date of review 12/2019

94/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2006 Brut Cuvee Rare is a rich, gourmand rendition of this prestige bottling, unfurling in the glass with a complex bouquet that mingles aromas of yellow orchard fruit, pears and fresh pineapple with nuances of buttered toast, iodine and smoke. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, broad and textural, while remaining fresh and surprisingly tight-knit at the core, concluding with a long and saline finish. There's sufficient structural tension here to promise more than a decade's graceful evolution, and although this is nicely balanced, it's a generous, sun kissed rendition of the Cuvee Rare that reflects the warm vintage. The blend is 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir.

DRINKING WINDOW 2019 - 2032

date of review 08/2019