Piper Heidsieck, Rare Vintage:2008 mid-priced red from Tenuta San

mid-priced red from Tenuta San Guido

As with the rest of the 2014s

but a very opulent wine with marked chewy tannins

Tasted from an ex-cellar bottle at the château

Dominik Huber has only one varietal Garnacha wine

Piper Heidsieck, Rare Vintage:2008 mid-priced red from Tenuta SanA beautifully bright and expressive Champagne, with precision and vivid acidity throughout; roasted coffee bean and graphite notes lead to a rich palate of toasted brioche, crystallized honey, bergamot and crme de cassis. Exotic ground spice details of cardamom, ginger and anise show on the finish. Tasted from magnum. Drink now through 2030. 15 cases imported. AN