Champagne Henriot - Brut Souverain
Champagne
Effervescent
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Drink or Keep
89/100
Robert Parker
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91/100
James Suckling
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Médaille d'Or
Terre de Vins
"Everything in balance
Brut Souverain opens the range of this illustrious two-hundred-year-old House. Made from 24 crus, this blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, enhanced with Meunier, reveals an aromatic, gourmet Champagne, full of elegance, lightness and finesse. On the palate, the wine is harmonious, round and fresh. A symbol of precision and balance!
Features
Estate
Champagne Henriot
Cuvée
Brut Souverain
Designation
Champagne
Region
Champagne
Grape varieties
40% Chardonnay, 45% Pinot Noir, 15% Pinot Meunier
Terroirs
Clay-limestone soils (Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims) in 29 crus
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Disgorged after 3 years, light dosage of 8g before resting.
Breeding
3 years minimum
Alcohol content
12%
Residual sugars
<7 g/l
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Bright, straw-gold colour
Nose
Elegant, greedy and salivating notes of fresh citrus cookies, exuberant smokiness passing through pure chalk, basket of stone fruits, red fruits
Mouth
Clean, complex, round and harmonious on the palate, with a fresh citrus finish.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Drink before
2026
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy as an aperitif, on a seafood platter, scallops, tuna carpaccio with saffron oil, leg of lamb...
Champagne Henriot
Champagne
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2023) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
The La Vigie group (Champagne Henriot) has been headed by Gilles de Larouzière since 2015. Henriot, certified HVE and soon VDC, has set itself the goal of asserting the potential of its vineyards: pure, fleshy transparency of luminous Chardonnay wines from great terroirs. Alice Tétienne is continuing this work, accentuating the environmental values of her terroirs, as well as her research into winemaking methods that respect them. The range tasted is characterized by its substance and its birthplace. Champagnes of time, the thread and fabric of each cuvée seem destined for fusion. We can only express our admiration for the level reached by the house.
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
Established in the region as cloth and wine merchants in the 17th century, the Henriots began to take an interest in champagne in the following century. The brand dates back to 1808, launched by a Champagne widow, Apolline Henriot. Remaining independent, the house grew rapidly with Joseph Henriot, who passed away in 2015; it expanded into Burgundy (Bouchard Père et Fils, William Fèvre), Beaujolais (Villa Ponciago) and as far afield as Oregon. Now presided over by Gilles de Larouzière-Henriot and managed by Richard Moreau, in 2020 it entrusted the keys to the cellar to Alice Tétienne, from Champagne Krug. Chardonnay is very present in Henriot champagnes.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated 89/100 (Very good wine)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
Henriot is one of the few Champagne houses to have remained independent, since its foundation by Appoline Henriot in Reims in 1808. The company rapidly expanded internationally, notably in Austria and Holland. Despite the upheavals facing the Champagne region (phylloxera, the 14-18 war, the fall of the tsars in Russia, prohibition in the United States, etc.), Henriot held firm and remained a family business. Under the impetus of Joseph Henriot at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, the company grew in importance, thanks in particular to well thought-out diversification. Henriot acquired Bouchard Père et Fils in Beaune, William Fèvre in Chablis, and Villa Ponciago in Fleurie.
James Suckling
Rated wine (guide 2023) 91/100
About the wine:
On the nose, notes of sourdough, lemon, hazelnuts, apricot pastries and figs. Creamy and balanced, with medium body, soft bubbles and a slightly toasted finish. 45% pinot noir, 40% chardonnay and 15% meunier. Base wine 2017. Disgorged in October 2022. Drink now.
Terre de Vins
Wine rated Gold Medal
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
out of 4 reviews
Note and review by M. BENOIT G. Published on 05/08/2024
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Note and review by M. ROLAND V. Published on 26/02/2023
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