Vintage 1985

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The Last Champagne Charlie

Charles Heidsieck Champagne Charlie Brut 1985 · Champagne, France · tasted 11 July 2026

Made in just five vintages before the cuvée was mothballed, the 1985 is the last of the original Champagne Charlies. Forty years of gold in the glass — mushroom and caramel below, bergamot slicing through above.

A Name the House Retired

Moët & Chandon Cuvée Dom Pérignon Œnothèque Vintage 1985 · Champagne, France · tasted 12 November 2020

The Œnothèque programme launched in 2000 with two vintages, and 1985 was one of them. The designation has since been retired in favour of P2 and P3 — which makes the word on this label a small piece of Champagne's recent administrative history.