Winery - Henriot
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is great Champagne, in the bottle-aged Henriot style. It’s a classic Chardonnay, ripe, creamy, packed with yellow fruits, and finely balanced with a great waft of toast. A high percentage of older vintages in the blend gives this wine richness, maturity, without ever losing its crisp edge.
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Henriot Chardonnay - NV
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Enticing aromas of white fruits set the scene for a wine that is very fresh, very crisp, the epitome of dry, clean, delicious Chardonnay. It has great acidity and a crisp, clear dry aftertaste. Imported by Henriot USA.
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Henriot Chardonnay - NV
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A great Champagne, rich and full-bodied, with a fine mineral streak and almost of austerity that demands aging. It is tight on the structure, yet ripe on the mature fruit, which is changing into its secondary toast, walnut and quince. It could still age over five years or more.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A full wine, soft and creamy, with some toasty, yeast character. There’s obvious Pinot Noir character, with flavors of white fruits, pink grapefruit and a ripe structure.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A beautifully fine mousse indicates the class of this finely crafted wine. It has some weight, flavors of green apples, with hints of fresh apricots. There is extreme freshness here, the style dry but rich. This bottling tastes young and would be worth aging six months.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The discrete Henriot labeling is echoed in this elegant wine. Like so many Henriot Champagnes it has good bottle age, shows toast as well as light red fruits. There is a depth of flavor here, the texture of yeasty mousse and apple skins going right through the taste. Ready to drink, but worth aging.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This excellent producer makes a lovely, copper-colored rosé, which sends up fresh and inviting aromas that suggest fresh-baked apple pastries. Baking spices, cinnamon in particular, liven up the scents and flavors, and the wine seems crisp, balanced and full in the mouth. It’s a complete, nicely evolved wine, which seems to be at the peak of flavor.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Flavors of ripe, crisp apples, white fruits and cinnamon dominate this long-lasting, concentrated wine. There is a touch of toastiness in the aroma, but it is still young, with a firm, mineral character to finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dominated by Chardonnay, this wine has great depth of flavor, benefiting from the 13 years-aging on lees before disgorging. It is now a fine, balanced, mature wine, dominated by grilled almond and toast flavors, leaving a pure trail of acidity to finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This special cuvée is named after the cellar workers whose job was to watch over casks of the best wines. Like other Henriot wines, this is dry, rich and toasty; it’s fresh and citrusy on the finish.
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