CHAMPAGNE ROSE RESERVE
GRAPE VARIETY
75% of wines of the year: Pinot Noir 40%, Chardonnay 35% e Pinot Meunier 25%
25% of reserve wines: 50% Pinot Noir - 50% Chardonnay with an average age of 5 years
Addition of 5 to 6% of red wines to the founding blend
TASTING NOTES
The gift-boxed version of Charles Heidsieck Rosé Réserve Champagne is the ideal choice for an elegant present or to elevate an important bottle in your personal cellar. The Champagne inside is the same high-precision cuvée based on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Meunier, from a selection of around 40 crus, enriched by a small percentage of Pinot Noir vinified as red from Les Riceys, which imparts delicate colour, structure, and finesse of red fruit. The Maison uses about 25% reserve wines with an average age of 5 years, some vinified in old barrels, yielding a recognisable style defined by depth, creaminess, and aromatic complexity. After tirage, the Rosé Réserve matures for 3–4 years in Charles Heidsieck's historic chalk cellars, developing its ultra-fine mousse and velvety texture, while the 8 g/L dosage positions it firmly in the Brut style—perfectly balanced between freshness and softness. In the glass, it shows a luminous powdery pink, with fine, persistent bubbles that instantly evoke a rosé of great finesse. The nose reveals strawberry jam, vine peach, and small red berries, interwoven with warm notes of gingerbread, cinnamon, and a soft sensation reminiscent of whipped cream. On the palate, it is generous, intense, and creamily enveloping: juicy red fruit is always upheld by vibrant freshness and pleasing mineral sapidity, leading to a long, spicy finish. The gift box enhances the prestigious character of this Champagne, making it perfect for special occasions, important dinners, anniversaries, or as a bottle to present at the table with flair. It pairs ideally with bresaola carpaccio, grilled prawns, loin cuts, and cheeses like medium-aged Mimolette, but also suits fusion dishes with fish or white meats, rendering this gift-boxed rosé Champagne extremely versatile for online wine shop purchases. A detail that makes this bottle even more captivating: the Rosé Réserve matures in the Maison’s ancient Gallo-Roman crayères—underground chalk caves that provide ideal conditions for slow, profound ageing. It is in this unique environment that Charles Heidsieck’s stylistic signature is born—precision, finesse of mousse, and aromatic complexity—which, in the gift-boxed version, finds its most immediately “gift-ready” expression without compromising the substance in the glass.