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Henriot, Brut Millesime 2012
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Reviewed by: William Kelley
With the 2012 Brut Millésimé, Henriot's positive evolution begins to become apparent. A blend of 54% Chardonnay and 46% Pinot Noir, disgorged with less than six grams per liter dosage, it offers up aromas of citrus zest, white flowers, freshly baked bread and green apple, followed by a medium-bodied, brisk and precise palate. Built around a bright spine of acidity and enlivened by a pillowy mousse, it will take on additional depth and dimension with a few years on cork.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
Henriot's 2012 Brut Millesime is a soft, easygoing Champagne to drink now and over the next handful of years. Pastry, baked apple, spice and dried flowers are nicely laced together. This lacks some of the depth typical of the vintage, and yet it is charming and inviting just the same.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
Henriot's 2012 Brut Millesime is a soft, easygoing Champagne to drink now and over the next handful of years. Pastry, baked apple, spice and dried flowers are nicely laced together. This lacks some of the depth typical of the vintage, and yet it is charming and inviting just the same.
About the Producer
Founded in 1808 by Apolline Henriot, Champagne Henriot is one of these rare, independent Champagne houses that has been owned by a steady line of the same family since the beginning. The Henriot style is known for wines that strikingly combine refined elegance and freshness with aromatic complexity, with Chardonnay always in the limelight. One of the keys to Henriot's consistency is the quality of their Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyard supplies in particular from the Côte des Blancs and the Montagne de Reims, which form the core of their aromatic, balanced and long-lived Champagnes.
