The Essence of Time Captured in a Bottle
PURITY AND TIME WRITTEN IN CHALK
The 2014 vintage signals the latest iteration of Charles Heidsieck's 100% Chardonnay cuvée, called Blanc des Millénaires.
Two varieties: Chardonnay and Time.
Born from a remarkable year, this Vintage is the result of almost a decade of anticipation and harmonious ageing in the thousand-year-old crayères, listed as a UNESCO World Herritage Site.
AN EXTRAORDINARY SENSORY COMPOSITION
Rather than typifying a style, Blanc des Millénaires is more of a signature, an emotion that one feels. The cuvée demonstrates the art of blending the finest, purest terroirs. Just five villages, one Premier Cru and four Grands Crus make up this champagne: Vertus, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, Avize and Cramant.
Selected for their ability to develop and fully express their organoleptic opulence once mature, they create an extraordinary sensory composition.
2014
A RICH, POWERFUL VINTAGE
If every cuvée is the exclusive product of great Chardonnays from iconic terroirs, exceptional for their incomparable texture, aromatic complexity and ability to mature, each one will develop its own personality, linked to the organoleptic profile of its vintage year.
The year 2014 delivered remarkable freshness and purity for the Chardonnays of the Côte des Blancs.
"Blanc des Millénaires represents an encounter between a vintage and the cellar master. It is a projection of excellence into a sometimes distant future."
Elise Losfelt,
Cellar Master
Blanc des Millénaires 2014
INTENSITY AND ELEGANCE
to the eye
To the eye, Blanc des Millénaires 2014 is crystal-clear and radiant with an elegant stream of bubbles.
on the nose
The wine presents three successive stages. First, it is fresh, mineral and saline. It then moves into fruity citrus and kiwi notes before expressing classic tertiary aromas which define the House style: puff pastry, brioche, dates and dried apricots.
on the palate
The wine has great depth, defined by an elegance derived from the exceptional Chardonnay fruit. Its palate reflects the delicately nuanced flavours of the nose, complemented by a remarkably voluptuous texture and seemingly never-ending finish.
While already providing a superb tasting experience today, the wine possesses the power and longevity to age equally as well as earlier vintages.
8th edition
OF A LEGENDARY CUVÉE
Since then, eight cuvées have seen the light of day: 1983, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2014.
These cuvées are truly exceptional, as they are made up solely of wines from the same year. These years are recognized as extraordinary by our cellar masters and selected with extreme care for their unusual maturation capacities.
