An Unrivalled — History
FROM MARIE-ANTOINETTE TO FABERGÉ
To mark the centenary of the presentation of the first prestigious cuvée by Piper-Heidsieck to Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, the House produced a limited series of bottles in 1885: La Cuvée du Centenaire (the centenary vintage). This could be considered as the origin of Rare Champagne. In honour of the occasion, Pierre-Karl Fabergé, jeweler to the Czar Alexander III, designed a spectacular enamelled bottle. Unfortunately, it was impossible to reproduce this decor with the techniques of the time. A label with a faithful reproduction of the design was therefore placed on the bottles of this exclusive edition.
THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX
Always released as a limited series, each Rare Champagne vintage gathers three essential factors: a truly extraordinary year, the expertise of the Cellar Master, and the unique cellaring in optimal conditions. Revealed is the distinctive character and endless longevity of this exceptional champagne.
14 TRULY RARE VINTAGES
In over forty years, Rare Champagne has declared just fourteen vintages, all produced in limited editions, according to drastic criteria of excellence.
Rare Champagne Vertical – Bettane & Dessauve
THE SENSE OF SPECTACLE EN MAGNUM – December 2025 to February 2026 By Louis-Victor Charvet CHAMPAGNE / Vertical Tasting Rooted since the creation of this singular house in the Champagne landscape, the fundamentals of [...]
Rare Champagne Tasting – James Suckling
99 POINTS - RARE CHAMPAGNE 2008 (MAGNUM) A restrained Champagne with youthful aromas of white flowers, lemon peel, chalk and a touch of exotic fruit. Full-bodied and tingling with almost austere acidity, it’s tight-knit and [...]
Piper-Heidsieck at the OSCARS
Best Actor - Rami Malek with a bottle of Rare 1998 Magnum to celebrate a well deserved win! popsugar 25.2.2019 It's hard to tell behind all the bubbles: either I'm have flashbacks from my early [...]