> Founded in 1851 in Reims by Charles-Camille Heidsieck, nicknamed "Champagne Charlie". A generous style, rich in reserve wines, with cellars in the chalk crayères.

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# Charles Heidsieck

Reims · Founded 1851

Founded in 1851 in Reims by Charles-Camille Heidsieck, nicknamed "Champagne Charlie". A generous style, rich in reserve wines, with cellars in the chalk crayères.

Town

Reims

Founded

1851

Type

Major house

Style

Rich, high proportion of reserve wines

Dominant grape

Blend

Flagship cuvée

Blanc des Millénaires

Cellars in the chalk crayères

Yes

Open to visits

Limited visits or by request

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In Reims

## Other houses in the same town

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Reims · 1729

### Ruinart

The oldest established Champagne house, founded in 1729 in Reims. Ruinart cultivates a Chardonnay-focused style and offers tours of its Gallo-Roman chalk cellars listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reims · 1772

### Veuve Clicquot

Founded in 1772, the house owes its fame to Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, the widow Clicquot, who perfected the riddling table in 1816. Chalk cellar tours in Reims.

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Reims · 1776

### Louis Roederer

An independent family house founded in 1776, renowned for its Cristal cuvée originally created for Tsar Alexander II. Extensive estate-owned vineyards.

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