Champagne, FranceHenriot's vineyards have been around since the 1700s, but they didn't begin producing sparkling wine until 1808, when Apolline Henriot began to make wine from her family's lands. Today Henriot is part of Champagne’s largest co.op, Terroirs et Vignerons de Champagne (TEVC). This, Henriot's flagship blends approximately 50% pinot noir, 45% chardonnay, and 5% pinot meunier from 29 crus. This uses 30-50% reserve wines (including part perpetual), and spent at least 3 years sur lattes, disgorged with less than 5 g/L. The up in PN and Chardy is noticeable, as is the bump in reserve wines, and the decrease in dosage, from the last time I tasted 3+ years ago. Flagships are not set in stone, thankfully. My bottle is based on 2018, disgorged in 2022. Ample toasted brioche, lemon curd is cut with crisp green apple and lemon pith, livening the palate, and lingering on the vanillin finish.Tasted: 18 November 2025Tasted by: Prices:
Champagne, FranceHenriot's vineyards have been around since the 1700s, but they didn't begin producing sparkling wine until 1808, when Apolline Henriot began to make wine from her family's lands. This, their flagship blends 45% pinot noir, 40% chardonnay, and 15% pinot meunier from 29 crus. This uses 30% reserve wines (including part perpetual), and spent at least 3 years sur lattes, disgorged with 7 g/L. Ripe red apple, green apple ride a deep brioche base, with cherry blossoms and fine baking spices scenting. There's a tight lemony brace pinning everything in to the subtly saline, lemony finish. Quite smart, friendly, and classic.Tasted: 25 November 2022Tasted by: Prices:
Champagne, FranceMedium fine mousse. Floral, honey, buttery, toasty, peach, strawberry, nutty, earthy aromas. Creamy, slightly foamy entry in medium brut sweetness. Toasty, nutty, buttery citrus peel, baked pear, apple core and tobacco flavours with a toasty, strawberry finish. Good flavour spectrum and complexity but just a bit coarse.Tasted: 03 December 2012Tasted by: Prices:
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