At CHARLES HEIDSIECK, the “time” devoted to aging is considered the “fourth variety.” Charles-Camille Heidsieck, the founder of CHARLES HEIDSIECK, focused most of his efforts on the part where high-quality cuvées are transformed into wonderful flavors through the changes brought about by aging. The site has been recognized for its historical and cultural value and was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015.

The 2000-year-old Crayères cellar is located 30 meters underground and is kept at a year-round temperature of 10°C (50°F) and humidity of 90%.

One of the characteristics of the company is that it contracts with the best producers in the Champagne region to source convincing wines from a wide range of sources. This is done by assembling a large number of crus to produce an artistic and consistent Champagne that is marketed year after year.

In 1858, the jazz song “Champagne Charlie” by George Raybourn was published and became popular, and in 1989, Hugh Grant, then 29 years old (the same age Charles Camille Edosick was when he founded the company), played the role in the film “Champagne Charlie” directed by Alan Eastman. In 1989, Hugh Grant, then 29 years old (the same age Charles-Camille Edosick was when he founded Champagne Charlie), played the role in the film “Champagne Charlie” directed by Alan Eastman.

The cuvée served with the “Champagne-Included Plan” is “Blanc des Millenaire 2014.” Blanc des Millenaire, CHARLES HEIDSIECK’s finest champagne, is an ultra-rare cuvée produced in only nine vintages since its first release in 1983. Made exclusively from Chardonnay, it is prized for its delicate fruitiness and rich minerality born of long aging, along with its complex, elegant aromas that unfold in layers. Because it is aged for a long time in the limestone “Crayères cellar” built 2,000 years ago, it was given the name “Millenaire,” which means “a thousand years” in French. Why not dive into his life, which even became the subject of a film?