Piper-Heidsieck Champagne (Brut)

If you are looking for an excellent quality champagne without breaking the bank, than Piper-Heidsieck Brut NV (Non Vintage) is for you. Piper-Heidsieck is one of the "grand marques" of champagne. Its an old established champagne house (founded 1785) based at the home of champagne - Rhiems in France. The NV costs around £16 a bottle UK retail, which is more than supermarket champagne, but you are getting a significant notch up in terms of quality for that extra couple of pounds a bottle. I was trying to choose a champagne for my wedding toasts last year. I bought a variety of champagnes and ... more

This is a wonderful champagne made in the famous champagne town of Reims, France and the house of Piper-Heidseck is famous for Perfect to give as a gift or to buy to accompany a special meal or a special occasion, I would describe this champagne as characteristically brut, lively, well balanced with a light and fresh taste of lemon and spring blossoms, with a fruity finish, quite intense but quite light too. At around £32 to £36 it is a bit pricey, but when you try a quality champagne such as Piper-Heidseck, which is now a firm family favourite (when we find it on offer!) it's well worth the ... more

Piper Heidieck is one of the better Non Vintage champagnes readily available on the UK market. At it's recommended 'full' price it might not be the best value (around £30), but considering its market share and marketing strength, it can regularly be found on special offer - sometimes at as low as £15, which is an absolute bargain. As with probably 90% of champagne, it is DRY (hence the 'Brut'), but it has lovely, bready, slightly yeasty aromas and very gentle, balanced fruit flavours. It has a good, vigourous 'bead' (the speed and size of the bubbles), and retains its bubbles for a good length ... more