Vintage NV

Brut Rosé, Champagne Henriot

Champagne Henriot
Product Code: HE06NVSC

Tasting Notes

Attractive, bright, coppery pink colour. Nose is intense, complex and dominated by mineral notes, strawberry and raspberry. Very fresh on palate with good balance and harmonious aromas of red fruit. "Nose : fresh, elegant, precise and chiseled. Beautiful minerality, elegantly punctuated with very subtle fruity notes, such as white currant. Mouth : this chalky dimension continues with an almost powerful freshness that gives it all its charm"

Profile

Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
12
FRANCE
6
Cork
Champagne Henriot
HVE

About this product +

Producer >

For over 210 years the Henriot family has remained independent, producing World Class Champagne increasingly recognised by wine lovers as a benchmark of quality.  It was in 1880 when Marie Marguet married Paul Henriot and brought with her some of the best Chardonnay plots on the Côte des Blancs that the future was determined. Today Champagne Henriot still holds these plots, an exceptionally high proportion of Premier and Grand Crus. Chardonnay is the essence in their blend. The elegant mineral streak that runs through the wines is a direct translation in the glass of these holdings that are so important to the house. 36 months on lees for the NV and 5 to 6 years on the lees for vintage means that Henriot’s style is generous, with brioche tones floating on the infamous chalky core. This year sees changes in Henriot with the appointment of a new winemaker Alice Tétienne. Alice previously worked at Krug, working both in the vineyards and in the winery. She holds a Master in Vine and Terroir, seeking to understand the influence of the raw material and terroir into bottle. This move by Champagne Henriot to select a winemaker so intensely involved in the quality coming from the vineyards is exciting and can be seen as a new juncture for the house. 

Viticulture >

Crafted by adding Pinot Noir red wine to the blend, this Champagne comes from grapes from vineyards in the Montagne de Reims. The Henriot vineyards are comprised of 34 hectares: 17 Grand Cru vineyards and 17 Premier Cru in Avenay (Les Panthenay), Chouilly, Epernay (Clos l’Abbé in particular) and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. Here the vines are grown on soils where the chalk is purest and which gives the wines an intriguing and iodine minerality. These terroirs are planted with grape varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier and plant density is limited to 7,500–9,000 vines per hectare with only four vine training systems are allowed: Chablis, Guyot, Vallée de la Marne and Cordon de Royat. Annual yield limits are also strictly applied – a maximum of 13,000 kg/hectare – all of which has to be manually harvested.

Winemaking >

Made by adding Pinot Noir vinified as a red wine to the blend. 35% reserve wine added.

Awards +

Robert Parker 2021 91/100
Gold medal 2021 International Wine Challenge

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