Champagne Piper Heidsieck Cuvée Rare Millésimé Blanc 1985 Bouteille (75cl)
The 1985 Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Rare Millésimé Blanc is a Champagne produced by Piper-Heidsieck. Classified as a Champagne Grand Cru, it blends 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir. This vintage, born from a reduced harvest following a harsh winter and spring, stands out for its assertive structure and harmonious evolution over time. The house describes an expression marked by mineral accents, dried fruits, and roasted notes, prolonged by nuances of candied fruit, truffle, and Armagnac.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Sparkling White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Champagne
- Producteur / Domaine
- Piper Heidsieck
- Cuvée
- Cuvée Rare
- Millésime
- 1985
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir
Piper Heidsieck
Founded in Reims in 1785, Piper-Heidsieck is a historic Champagne house whose style is notably based on a prominent role given to Pinot Noir and sourcing from a vast network of partner winegrowers. Owned by the family-run EPI group since 2011, it is distinct from Charles Heidsieck, although both houses belong to the same group and share certain structures. At the time of this research, winemaking is led by Émilien Boutillat.
- Owner
- Groupe familial EPI (Entreprise Patrimoniale d’Investissements), contrôlé par la famille Descours
- Maître de chais
- Émilien Boutillat
- Surface (ha)
- 65.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 4300000
Histoire du domaine
The house was founded in 1785 by Florens-Louis Heidsieck, who presented his wine to Queen Marie-Antoinette that same year. Following his death in 1828, his nephew Christian Heidsieck continued the business with Henri-Guillaume Piper, a wine merchant who significantly developed the international distribution of the wines. Christian died in 1835 and Henri-Guillaume Piper married his widow in 1838: the union of the two names gave rise to Piper-Heidsieck. Upon Piper's death in 1870, his associate Jacques-Charles Théodore Kunkelmann took over the management of the house, before being replaced in 1892 by his son Ferdinand-Théodore. In 1926, Yolande Kunkelmann married Marquis Jean de Suarez d'Aulan, an aviator and resistance fighter who died in combat in 1944. After World War II, she revived the house, and her son François d'Aulan subsequently took over its presidency in 1957. The family sold Piper-Heidsieck to the Rémy Martin group, which became Rémy Cointreau, in 1988. In 2011, Piper-Heidsieck joined the French family-owned group EPI, controlled by the Descours family, along with Charles Heidsieck and Rare Champagne, brands that nevertheless remain distinct. Régis Camus managed the winemaking at Piper-Heidsieck from 2002, then handed over the role of cellar master to Émilien Boutillat in 2018. The latter remains responsible for the wines as of the date of the research, with his move to Bollinger having been announced for October 1, 2026.
