Burgundy & Champagne
Timed Online Auction, 2 - 12 June 2023
Champagne & Burgundy
About the SessionThe wines of Burgundy and single vineyard Champagnes are produced in small quantities and command high prices. Rarely traded, mature bottles are even more rare in our small market.
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About this Item
Champagne Henriot is an independent, family-owned house in Champagne. The Henriot family control roughly 35 hectares (87 acres) of vineyards, scattered around the Vallée de la Marne, Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Blancs. These provide around 20 percent of the company's needs, with most of the remainder supplied by regular contract growers. Chardonnay is Henriot's most important variety, and the portfolio has both a generic Blanc de Blancs wine and the premium Cuve 38, sourced exclusively from grand cru vineyards.
The Henriot family came from Lorraine originally, but moved to the Champagne region in 1640 and began to broker wines and acquire vineyards. Henriot was established in 1808 and in 1850, the business was declared the official supplier to the Imperial and Royal Court of Austria.
Critics Ratings
‘Very fine greenish gold still. Suave blend of evolution and elegance. Some notes of the hedgerow and real lift as well as depth. Lively, piercing build. Very refreshing but not astringent as some 1988s are still. Lovely delicate wine in the mouth but great balance. This would make a very stylish aperitif. Disgorged six months earlier.’ - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 18.5/20 (Dec 2002)
‘Like a well-cut Italian suit. A delicate, firm style, hinting at coffee, ginger, brioche and honey, but very smooth in texture and it holds its intensity through the long hazelnut and truffle finish.’ - Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator, 94/100 (Nov 2002)
Provenance
Private Client
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