Extra Dry NV
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, foie gras, fruit-based desserts
✨ Technical Specifications
Piper-Heidsieck's Extra Dry NV is a masterful nod to historical Champagne preferences, offering a slightly rounder, more generous profile than the classic Brut. Historically, Champagne was enjoyed with a higher dosage, and this cuvee revives that indulgent tradition with superb balance. Crafted predominantly from Pinot Noir, which provides structure and power, blended with Pinot Meunier for fleshy fruitiness and Chardonnay for a touch of elegant brightness, this non-vintage Champagne incorporates a significant proportion of reserve wines to ensure consistency and depth. The higher dosage is seamlessly integrated, offering a velvety texture and a vibrant play between sweetness and refreshing acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1785 by Florens-Louis Heidsieck with aspirations of crafting a cuvée fit for royalty, Piper-Heidsieck ranks among the most storied houses in Champagne. Today owned by the Descours family's EPI Group, the maison pairs historical gravitas with forward-thinking viticultural stewardship, becoming the first Champagne house to achieve B Corp certification alongside dual HVE and VDC credentials. Viticultural sourcing spans over one hundred distinct crus across the Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs, Vallée de la Marne, and Côte des Bar, anchored predominantly in limestone and chalk terroirs. Led by Chef de Cave Émilien Boutillat, vinification prioritizes Pinot Noir dominance, stainless steel fermentation to retain freshness, and lengthy lees aging punctuated by generous reserve proportions. The resulting house profile balances bright orchard fruit, crisp minerality, and brioche complexity across benchmarks including Cuvée Brut, the low-dosage Essentiel range, and the library releases of Hors-Série.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
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