Heidsieck/Charles Brut Champagne 2018

96 points Wine Spectator: "[$151 list] A toasty Champagne, with a rich range of baked cassis, cherry, brioche, vanilla, saffron and spun honey aromas and flavors buoyed and balanced by vivid, lemony acidity. Shows depth and length, with the profile expanding on the finely detailed, vivacious mousse and echoing on the persistent, focused finish. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Disgorged April 2024. Drink now through 2045. 50 cases imported. (9/10/25)"

96 points James Suckling: "Very polished. Medium-bodied with lovely, sophisticated yet subtle flavors of dried apricots, grapefruit and peaches. Finely structured with creamy bubbles that give tension and focus. Touch of salt. Long and satisfying. A blend of 55% pinot noir and 45% chardonnay. Dosage 8 g/L. Drink now. (7/15/25)"

94-96 points Essi Avellan, MW: "(55% Pinot Noir, 45% Chardonnay). The rich nose is filled with fresh apple aromas, inviting and vibrant. On the palate, plush and fleshy with a soft, fluffy mousse that adds a delicate, airy texture to the experience. Still rather youthful with a lot more generosity and texturedness to come. But a vintage in the gourmand Charles Heidsieck style. (Jun 2025)"

94 points Kristaps Karklins (Wine Advocate): "In the context of so extreme a vintage, Charles Heidsieck’s 2018 Brut Millésimé is a wine of considerable success. Disgorged in May 2024 with a dosage of eight grams per liter, it soars from the glass with aromas of pomelo, pear and lemon confit, mingling with brioche and jasmine, framed by a deft touch of smoky reduction. On the palate, it is full-bodied and enveloping, with a fleshy and charming fruit core, enlivened by ripe but vibrant acidity and a pillowy mousse, concluding with a toasty, saline-tinged finish. Flamboyant and immediately seductive, it promises a broad window of enjoyment. The blend consists of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay. Drink: 2025-2037. (9/18/25)"

93 points Tom Hewson (Decanter): "Charles Heidsieck's 2018 is an unusual assemblage which successfully finds some focus and energy in this generous, sometimes slightly diffuse ripe vintage. Alongside plenty of juicy stone fruit Pinot Noir and sweet, sunny tangerine there's an appealing snap of bittersweet grapefruit Chardonnay, a large part of which unusually hails from sandy Trigny just north of Reims. The stylish toasty nougat richness, set against the clean-cut precision and easy approachability of the house, is certainly on show, and both 2018s present fine mid-term drinking Drinking Window: 2025-2032."