Champagne
Piper-Heidsieck currently produces six different champagnes, all produced using a non-malolactic, low-dosage method:
- 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.
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