Tasting notes:

Rare, now produced as a separate entity under the direction of Piper- Heidsieck’s former cellar master, Régis Camus, is unequalled. Pale lemon in colour with green highlights and visually enticing ‘bubbleometry’, the wine displays aromatics of white orchard fruits – white cherry, white peach, green pear – with uplifting touches of tangerine zest and buttered white toast adding interest. Brut-style, the palate shows bracing acidity and satintextured mousse to support the concentrated, yet delicate, flavours. Beautifully-defined, the wine is persistent, with layers of aromatics and flavours and an underlying creaminess. Complex, intriguing, exceptional.(Patricia Stefanowicz MW)