Champagne Charlie Is Back, 37 Years On, At $700 A Pop

Famend champagne producer Charles Heidsieck has simply introduced the return of its most historic cuvée—Champagne Charlie—to have fun the bicentennial of its founder, Charles-Camille Heidsieck.

In 1852 the then 30-year-old grew to become the primary proprietor of a champagne Home to go to america and is basically credited for America’s subsequent champagne increase, incomes himself the nickname ‘Champagne Charlie’.

The brand new version not solely marks Champagne Charlie’s sixth-ever launch in historical past, however the first in 37 years, following the highly-commended Charlies of 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1985.

Comprised of almost 80% reserve wines, with choose elements aged on lees for as much as 25 years, the brand new mix is 52% chardonnay and 48% pinot noir, with 20% comprised of wine from Heidsieck’s 2016 classic, cellared in 2017.

The consequence? An ultra-luxe cuvée with fragrant depth, with notes of passionfruit and recent pastry, settling right into a silky, saline end

“We’re reconnecting with a convention,” says Managing Director Stephen Leroux. “By confirming our determination to make the ‘Charles spirit’ and Charlie’s ardour the essence of the Home, we’re recreating our crown jewel.

“We are going to produce solely a really restricted amount of bottles for the primary problem of this new launch, which is, actually, a rebirth. It is going to be accessible solely by way of a really choose community of distributors.”

And, naturally, it’s received the value tag to match.

With fewer than 5,500 bottles produced of this version, a bottle of the brand new Champagne Charlie will set you again £550/$700, respectively, although curious connoisseurs can have the possibility to pop bottles for much less in the event that they discover themselves within the UK.

As a part of its ‘Champagne of the Month’ programme, luxurious resort The Ritz London will serve Cuvée Champagne Charlie by the glass (at £75) all through July, completely.

Elsewhere, Brits are capable of buy Champagne Charlie from Hedonism and The Most interesting Bubble now, with a US launch to comply with (imported by Folio Superb Wine Companions nationally) in wonderful wine retailers from September 2022.