Piper Heidsieck Rare Brut Millesime 2012 750ml Cassis Laraha Bitter Orange Peel — 1112 Laraha Bitter Orange Peel — Pierre Ferrand Cognac base then return the finished liquid to used puncheon casks at the Tochigi cellar for three more months — a marriage that lets the components settle into each other instead of sitting side by side Oysters on the half shell brine and iodine mirror the saline mineral finish Lobster with beurre blanc shell richness and cream match the wine's textural depth Sea scallops with cauliflower puree delicate sweetness plays against the bright citrus spine After 10 years on the lees — more than three times the vintage minimum — the wine was disgorged in November 2023