Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut Vintage Cuvee Rare Millesime 2008

Wine Advocate 93 points - The newly released 2008 Brut Cuvee Rare is very promising, unwinding in the glass with a youthfully reserved nose of citrus oil, crisp green apple, freshly baked bread, iodine and oyster shell, as well as some rather herbaceous characteristics that depress my score a little, even if I suspect that they will resolve with a bit more bottle age. Medium to full-bodied, incisive and tightly wound, if the 2006 vintage was gourmand and demonstrative, the 2008 is slower to show all its cards. Built around racy acids and complemented by a pillowy mousse, this rendition of Cuvee Rare will reward a few years more on cork..September/2020