Heidsieck & Co Monopole

The Heidsieck Monopole is a champagne house located in the Champagne region of France. It was founded in 1785 by Florens-Louis Heidsieck. Today, Hiedsieck is owned by the Vranken company (located in Epernay), who also have Pommery and Demoisielle in their portfolio. The champagne has a lot of pinot noir in the standard cuvée which makes it a little bit heavier in its style.

Champagnes

*Blue Top (non-vintage) – The primary House champagne. ("Composition:" 70% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Meunier.)
*Blue Top Premiers Crus (non-vintage). ("Composition:" 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay.)
*Extra Dry (non-vintage) ("Composition:" 70% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Meunier.)
*Gold Top Millesime 2000 (non-vintage). ("Composition:" 35% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Meunier.)

1907 vintage

In 1998, the Hiedsieck cuvée called Diamant bleu vintage 1907 was found in the shipwreck of the Swedish freighter "Jönköping" in the Gulf of Finland, the ship was charted to deliver spirits, via neutral Sweden, to the Imperial Court of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. The ship was torpedoed in 1916 by a German sub during World War I and a majority of the bottles survived in the frigid waters. R. Phillips "A Short History of Wine" pg 297 Harper Collins 2000 ISBN 0066212820 ] About 2000 bottles were salvaged from the ship and have been sold at auctions all over the world as a historic novelty.

References

ee also

*French wine
*Champagne Riots of 1911

External links

* [http://www.vranken.net/defaultgb.htm Homepage]