Piper-Heidsieck Essentiel Extra Brut: Double Gold for a Champagne of Real Distinction
Original price was: £354.00.£267.00Current price is: £267.00.
Gold Medal & 95 Points, International Wine Challenge 2026
Gold Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2026
Gold Medal, World Championships
Gold Medal, Decanter World Wine Awards
Gold Medal, Mundus Vini Grand International Wine Awards
94/100 Tom Cannavan MW
93/100 Wine Spectator
Piper-Heidsieck is not only an illustrious name in Champagne, founded in Reims in 1785; it is also one of Champagne’s most exciting Houses, winning a succession of prestigious awards and enthusiastic accolades from the critics. Now comes further confirmation of its standing, with Gold Medals at both the International Wine Challenge and the International Wine & Spirit Competition 2026, including an impressive 95 points at the IWC. This, the Essentiel Cuvée Réservée Extra Brut, is a multi-vintage, multi-award-winning Champagne that beautifully epitomises the essence of the House style. It has also featured among a Ritz sommelier’s hand-picked ‘wine gems’—a rather splendid endorsement for a Champagne we have long admired.
Made with exceptional care, Essentiel offers a compelling alliance between mature reserve wines and the freshness of younger wines, with extended ageing in Piper-Heidsieck’s cellars bringing richness, complexity and remarkable poise. It is a magical marriage of creamy expansiveness, toasted almond and ripe stone fruits, with a thrilling mineral and citrus core, the low Extra Brut dosage helping to propel that wonderfully ozone-fresh finish. There is generosity here, but also precision and finesse: a Champagne that is as captivating with food as it is on its own. Terrific Champagne, and one with the structure and freshness to reward careful cellaring.
The awards say it all. Champagne guru Tom Stevenson has ranked Piper-Heidsieck among Champagne’s most undervalued Houses, and our CountryClubuk Tasting Panel are inclined to agree — particularly at the exclusive preferential Club price for this real gem of a Champagne.
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A classic blend of Pinot Noir, Meunier and Chardonnay. Perfect food pairings: turbot with beurre blanc, sea scallops with creamy Parmesan risotto, roast poultry, smoked salmon and oysters. Indeed, one of the great pleasures of Essentiel is its versatility at the table, making it a particularly enticing Champagne for Christmas entertaining.
Piper-Heidsieck traces its history back to the original Heidsieck & Co., founded in 1785 and subsequently divided into three celebrated Champagne Houses: Piper-Heidsieck, Charles Heidsieck and Heidsieck Monopole. In 1834, Christian Heidsieck established the business that would become Piper-Heidsieck, helping to create one of the most recognisable names in Champagne.
The House style is rich and expressive in fruit, yet distinguished by freshness and elegance. Its reputation for excellence owes much to a succession of gifted cellar masters, among them Régis Camus, whose achievements brought the House repeated international recognition, including the International Wine Challenge’s Sparkling Winemaker of the Year distinction.
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