Some figures are universally regarded as exceptional. Of these, 7 is recognised as the perfect number. It symbolises unity, fullness and completion. It breaks down the week, the rainbow, the quarters of the moon and many references in the great religions and philosophies. There are seven cardinal virtues like seven deadly sins, seven wise men and seven wonders of the world… It is an initiatory number, a sign of balance between earth and heaven: an alliance of opposites that creates perfection. Reflecting an atypical, surprising year, this atypical vintage, which suits Chardonnay so well, has a bright future ahead of it: Charles Heidsieck is going to choose it as the 7th cuvée of a Blanc des Millénaires radically different from its 2006 predecessor.