- Piper-Heidsieck
Infobox French Winery
winery_name =Piper-Heidsieck
region =Reims
appellation = Champagne (wine region)
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commune =
hectares =
cases_per_year = 420,000
prestige = Rare
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vintage =
non_vintage = Brut
varietal1 =Pinot Noir
varietal2 =Chardonnay
varietal3 =Pinot Meunier
varietal4 =
varietal5 =
website=Piper-Heidsieck is a Champagne house from the Champagne region of
France . Founded by Florens-Louis Heidsieck on July 16, 1785 inReims , the name Heidsieck name was combined with the Piper name in October 1839. Since the late 1990, Piper-Heidsieck has been part of the Rémy Cointreau wine and spirits group.cite book |author=Stevenson, Tom |authorlink=Tom Stevenson |title=Christie's World Encyclopedia Of Champagne & Sparkling Wine |publisher=Wine Appreciation Guild |location=San Francisco, CA |year= |pages = 111 |isbn=1-891267-06-x |oclc= |doi=]Champagne
Piper-Heidsieck currently produces six different champagnes, all produced using a non-malolactic, low-dosage method:Stevenson]
* Cuvée Brut (non-vintage) ("Composition:" 55%Pinot Noir , 15%Chardonnay , 30%Pinot Meunier .)
* Rosé Sauvage (non-vintage) ("Composition:" 45%Pinot Noir , 15%Chardonnay , 40%Pinot Meunier .)
* Cuvée Sublime (non-vintage) A demi-sec champagne. ("Composition:" 55%Pinot Noir , 15%Chardonnay , 30%Pinot Meunier .)
* Brut Divin (non-vintage) A blanc-de-blanc champagne. ("Composition:" 100%Chardonnay .)
* Brut (Vintage 1998) (vintage) A special release from a year considered exceptional by Piper-Heidsieck.("Composition:" 55%Pinot Noir , 15%Chardonnay , 30%Pinot Meunier .)
* Cuvée Rare (vintage) ("Composition:" 35%Pinot Noir , 65%Chardonnay .)Owning no vineyards of their own, Piper-Heidsieck sources grapes from 60 vineyards in the Champagne region for use in their wines. Piper-Heidsieck currently produces around five million bottles of champagne a year.
History
After founder Florens-Louis Heidsieck died in 1828, the business was taken over by his nephew, Christian Heidsieck, and his cousin Henri Guilaume Piper. These combined to form the Piper-Heidsieck house after Henri Piper married the widow Christian Heidsieck in 1838. [http://www.piper-heidsieck.com/us/since/index2.php?rub=since2]
Daniel Thibault has been the winemaker for the house since early 1990. The house-style has been re-defined, including the change to the red label in 1997.Stevenson]
References
External links
* [http://www.piper-heidsieck.com/ Champagne Piper-Heidsieck] (official website)
Daniel Thibault, now deceased, was replaced by Regis Camus who says that young Piper wines are about"impertinence, freshness, vivacity, fun adn cinema", as quoted by Andrew Jefford in "The New France", 2002.
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