A dialogue with time

Drawing on Piper-Heidsieck’s oenological heritage, the Chief Winemaker offers a more contemporary version to wines produced from the 1982 harvest.
In January 2022, Emilien Boutillat disgorged and tasted 3,000 bottles kept under original seal on riddling racks for four decades. This marked the unveiling of Hors-Serie,
his reinterpretation of the Brut Sauvage 1982, one of the House’s legendary cuvées in the 1990s.

Minerality, freshness & Extra Brut dosage

The liqueur de dosage, crafted from 1982 vintage magnums, respects the personality and balance of the wine. It has been dosed at 4 grams of sugar per litre, just like the Brut Sauvage 1982.

Conducted during the disgorgement on 17th and 18th January 2022, the Extra Brut dosage accentuates the vibrancy, freshness and minerality of the vintage. A blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, the Hors-Série 1982 boasts its own particular personality, forged by 39 years of ageing on lees.

Surprising and delicious minerality

With a pale golden robe, Hors-Série 1982 unveils luscious notes of mirabelle plums, kumquats, dried pineapple and fresh quince, highlighted by a touch of ginger and bergamot tea. Smoky accents of coffee beans and toast balance out the wine’s minerality.

BRUT SAUVAGE 1982 & HORS-SÉRIE 1982
One single year, two unique expressions

500 Diptyque 1982 gift boxes unite Hors-Série 1982 and Brut Sauvage 1982 cuvée, its original disgorgement.
Offering more than a mere flashback, the Chief Winemaker proposes a particularly unique tasting, it shares a real reflection on time in his pairing of the two cuvées in one box.

Disgorged in 1992, Brut Sauvage 1982 was cellared on lees for 10 years and cork-aged for 29 years.

Hors-Série 1982 spent 39 years on lees before being disgorged in 2022.

A vibrant and urban design

1982 was a watershed moment for urban artistic expression from New York to Paris. Graffiti, stencils, stickers and posters revolutionized cityscapes. An eye-catching bright spot on the elegant black wooden structure attracts the viewer’s attention. Using lenticular printing, the Brut Sauvage 1982 and Hors-Série 1982 logos come to life against a background of bright, 1980-inspired colours.

A symbol of the period, graffiti was the perfect choice to grace the muselet. Its black lines on a colour gradient conjure dynamic movement and reflect the energy and vitality of Hors-Série 1982.