1989 Charles Heidsieck Brut L'Oenothèque La Collection Crayères

So far, every Champagne that's emerged from Charles Heidsieck's acclaimed La Collection Crayères has been a head-turner. But these mags of 1989 nearly stand alone in their perfection.

Anthony Rose in World of Fine Wine: “98 rating ... amazing concentration of wonderfully rich, intense, full peach and apple fruit, with a fine, lively mousse and excellent vinosity shot through with a super-fresh blade of linear acidity. This seems to me to be as close to perfect as Vintage Champagne gets.”