The 1986 vintage featured a dry spring followed by a hot summer

but this is a beautifully precise wine

A classically proportioned wine

Lots of black olives and wet earth under the fruit

He normally releases two Cornas

Piper Heidsieck, Rare other_regions The 1986 vintage featured aA beautifully bright and expressive Champagne, with precision and vivid acidity throughout; roasted coffee bean and graphite notes lead to a rich palate of toasted brioche, crystallized honey, bergamot and crme de cassis. Exotic ground spice details of cardamom, ginger and anise show on the finish. Tasted from magnum. Drink now through 2030. 15 cases imported. AN