Charles Heidsieck Mis en Cave 1997 Brut Réserve NV

Charles Heidsieck Mis en Caves 1997 Brut Réserve NV: Lovely colour, fairly deep, and moderate bead. A fantastic nose - full of fruit, almost tropical in profile, with a smoky quality that reminds me of previous cellarings of this wine. Lovely creamy mousse on the palate, which is packed with flavour, which like the nose has a tropical fruit edge. Full bodied, youthful, with grand acidity. This is lovely stuff, with the structure necessary to see it through a period of cellaring, although very approachable now. 18/20 (22/11/02)