Piper Heidsieck 1785 Cuvee Brut Champagne
| Description: | Tasting NOTES\r\nElegant and balanced, with notes of pear, white flower, brioche, fresh almond and toasted bread. Structured and full-bodied. A juicy, fleshy pear and golden grape texture. The finish narrows to citrus and grapefruit flavors.\r\nThis cuv\u00e9e was tailor made exclusively for the United States, from over one hundred crus.\u00a0 Elegant, balanced and extremely versatile, it reflects the diversity of terroir within the region.\r\nWinemaking: The wine goes through alcoholic fermentation in September and October, followed by malolactic fermentation from October to December. Blending takes place from February to April, followed by racking in January.\r\nGrape varieties:\u00a060% Pinot Noir, 25% Pinot Meunier, 15% Chardonnay\r\nAbout Piper-Heidsieck\r\n\r\nIt all began with Florens-Louis Heidsieck. Born in Westphalia in 1749, this son of a Protestant minister started out as a draper in Reims, where he fell in love with a girl from Champagne\u2014and with the wine from Champagne. He was a self-educated man, overcome with the ambition \u201cto make a cuv\u00e9e worthy of a queen.\u201d In 1785 he founded the cloth and wine trading company Heidsieck & Co. He straightaway made his name with a distinctive Champagne, whose reputation quickly spread beyond the local region and won favor at court.\r\nOn the death of Florens-Louis Heidsieck in 1828, Christian Heidsieck, his nephew, and Henri-Guillaume Piper, a talented man with tremendous business acumen, joined forces. From Hapsburg princes to Chinese emperors, 14 royal and imperial courts granted Piper\u00a0the distinction of becoming their \u201cauthorized supplier.\u201d High society around the world coveted \u201cthe Piper by Heidsieck.\u201d In 1835, Christian Heidsieck suddenly died and, in 1838, his wife remarried Henri-Guillaume Piper. And thus the Piper-heidsieck brand was born.\r\nExtraordinary resilience\r\nUpon the death of Henri-Guillaume in 1870, Jacques-Charles Th\u00e9odore Kunkelmann, a partner since 1851, took over the reins at Piper-heidsieck. In 1892, his son, Ferdinand-Th\u00e9odore, succeeded him. His daughter Yolande married the Marquis Jean de Suarez d\u2019Aulan in 1926. A pioneering aviator, this amazing man came onto the scene and promoted the Maison all around the world from behind the controls of his own aircraft. During the Second World War, this tireless and courageous man of action agreed to hide weapons in his cellars for use by the Champagne Resistance. And the eve of his arrest by the Gestapo, he escaped to North Africa where he became a fighter pilot for the famous Lafayette Escadrille Squadron. He died in combat in 1944.\r\n\r\n\r\nA family affair\r\nFran\u00e7ois d\u2019Aulan, the eldest son of the Marquis Jean de Suarez d\u2019Aulan and Yolande Kunkelmann, took over the business in 1957. He presided over Piper-heidsieck Champagnes for\u00a033\u00a0years. During this time he focused on the development of the company and the preservation of the family heritage. In 1988 he passed the torch to the H\u00e9riard Dubreuil family, who consolidated the international development of the Maison. Then in 2011, the Descours family took over the reins. Christopher Descours, grandson of Jean-Louis Descours, a major figure in the National Council of French Employers, who holds the future of this great Maison in his hands. |
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| Price: | $ 39.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from BASSER’S Fine Wine
| Address: |
6240 Coral Ridge Drive Coral Springs, FL 33076 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 954-840-3122 |
First added to 1000 Corks on April 21, 2021.
