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Charles Heidsieck Champagne Charlie 1982 (Crayeres Collection 2022 release magnum)
Vintage: 1982
Disgorged: 1990?
Released: 2022 (750 magnums)
Dosage: 13g/L?

I’m a bit confused by the disgorgement data around this. The website said that the Crayeres Collection 2022 magnum releases of Champagne Charlie were disgorged in Sept 98 - Mar 99. The bottle label itself says it was disgorged in 1990, but bottle’s muselet is clearly labeled L’Oenotheque an Deux Mille (year 2000). I’m not sure why they’d put the year 2000 muselet on it when that doesn’t match up with 1990 or 2022… I wonder if the website disgorgement date is correct and it was disgorged when the L’Oenotheque release was being prepared for late 99/early 2000 release? Or maybe it was actually disgorged in 1990 and they swapped the muselet preparing for the 2000 release but didn’t end up releasing it and instead kept until 2022?






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