Champagne Henriot was founded in 1808 in Reims, France. The house is one the oldest family run champagne houses. As a fan of the Henriot house style which has a focus on Chardonnay as well as using primariiy Grand Cru and Premier Cru fruit. The philosophy is quality over quantity.
HistoryChampagne Henriot was founded in 1808 in Reims by Veuve (widow) Apolline Henriot. She began promoting and making available the very private Champagne Henriot in her father’s vineyard in Bouzy and sold her wines under the name “Veuve Henriot Ainé“. The family continued the expansion of the vineyards and to this day they include some of the best Grand Crus and Premier Crus in Côte des Blancs, the Grande Vallée de la Marne and the Montagne de Reims. The house continued to buy vineyards after World War I to secure their holdings in Champagne. The house is a Chardonnay focused house (one of the reasons why I love it so much!) Chardonnay is the most acidic of the primary champagne grapes and adds freshness and elegance to the blends.
While I visited the cellar master was Laurent Fresnet who won “Sparkling Winemaker of the Year” in 2015 and 2016. It was Laurent who decided to begin bottling the prestige Cuve 38 (More on that below). As of 2020, the new cellar master Alice Tétienne began with the house and has been working hard in the vineyards overseeing the management of
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