Piper Heidsieck Vintage 2012
Trust your Taste
Apricot, peach, tangerine and mango mingle with honeysuckle, gingerbread and cocoa in this vintage Champagne. Rich fruit and silky texture meet a vibrant finish. Try it if you enjoy generous bubbles with layered flavour.
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Generous flavour and texture balanced by freshness and complexity favour Broad palates. PalateKey groups wines by how they feel, helping you find styles you enjoy. Your own taste comes first.
This suits you if you enjoy silky vintage Champagne with ripe fruit and gentle spice.
It may not suit you if you prefer very lean, austere sparkling wine.
Tasting Notes
- Region France
- Extras New
- Style SparklingVintage
- Type Sparkling
- Grapes Pinotnoirblend
Tasting Notes
- Region France
- Extras New
- Style SparklingVintage
- Type Sparkling
- Grapes Pinotnoirblend
How this wine feels
This feels full and silky, with very little grip. Ripe fruit fills the middle, while freshness and fine bubbles keep the long finish poised.
The sliders show how strongly each characteristic comes through. Higher does not mean better.
How much presence and firmness the wine has in your mouth.
The drying, gripping feeling on your gums.
The fresh, mouth-watering edge of the wine.
Bitter, herbal or savoury character beyond the fruit.
How smooth and rounded the wine feels.
Ripe fruit character. This is not a sugar-sweetness rating.
Ripe fruit flavours can be present in dry wines. Sweet-Fruit Expression describes fruit character, not residual sugar.
More than five years of ageing on lees, followed by ageing after disgorgement.
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