Brut Souverain Jeroboam, Champagne Henriot

In order to maintain a consistent level of excellence across all of its house styles, the company strictly adheres to a set of very precise rules governing viticulture and the wine making process. 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.