BRUT SOUVERAIN Press review

 BRUT SOUVERAIN
Press review
DECANTER – 2006
Good yeasty, lemony, bready nose. Still quite youthful but with lovely savory roots,
minerality and elegance, lovely […].
15,6/20 – Recommended WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE - December 2009
Voted #5 in the “Top 100 Wines of 2009” – Named “Editor’s Choice”.
94 points WINE & SPIRITS - December 2008
“One of the Year’s Best Champagnes”
Voted the #2 Most Popular Sparkling Wine in Wine & Spirits 20th Annual Restaurant
Poll.
90 points STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR - 2008
Greenish yellow lemon, lime and quince on the nose, with subtle smokiness and a
hint of white pepper…
Finishes with good breadth and length, repeating the lime note.
88 points LA REVUE DU VIN DE FRANCE – Décembre 2007
Premier de sa catégorie
17/20 REIMS 81, RUE COQUEBERT B.P. 457 51 066 REIMS
PARIS 5, RUE DE LA BOETIE 75 008 PARIS
SAS CHAMPAGNE HENRIOT AU CAPITAL DE 4 000 000 €
T. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 00
T. +33 (0)1 47 42 18 06
F. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 10
F. +33 (0)1 42 66 11 55
RCS REIMS B 314 171 554 – FR 12 314 171 554
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BLANC DE BLANCS
Press review
WINE SPECTATOR - November 2009
Round and fruity, in a medium-bodied style, with peach, ginger and honey flavors.
There’s a graphite edge, and the acidity keeps this lively and focused.
90 points WINE & SPIRITS - December 2009
92 points WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE - December 2009
93 points REIMS 81, RUE COQUEBERT B.P. 457 51 066 REIMS
PARIS 5, RUE DE LA BOETIE 75 008 PARIS
SAS CHAMPAGNE HENRIOT AU CAPITAL DE 4 000 000 €
T. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 00
T. +33 (0)1 47 42 18 06
F. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 10
F. +33 (0)1 42 66 11 55
RCS REIMS B 314 171 554 – FR 12 314 171 554
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BLANC DE BLANCS
Press review
DECANTER – 2006
Aromatic almost floral nose, good yeast maturity and intensity. Pretty well made,
high Chardonnay, quite creamy, bright acids, long, drinkable 2 – 4 years.
14,5/20 ‐ Recommended STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR - 2005
This is called « Pur Chardonnay » on the front label. Bright gold. Deep, complex
and richy scented, with charry, toasty pear and apple aromas that are pungent but
finely etched, like hight class white Burgundy. The texture of this Champagne is
both thick and lively, a rare trick. Bright, high-pitched citrus and quince flavors are
framed by notes of sweet butter, smoke and dusty talc. The long, palate-staining
finish offers a haunting maple tone. On the basis of aroma, texture and depth, I
could easily have confused this wine with the current release of Dom Pérignon.
91 points BETTANE & DESSEAUVE - 2010
17/20 REIMS 81, RUE COQUEBERT B.P. 457 51 066 REIMS
PARIS 5, RUE DE LA BOETIE 75 008 PARIS
SAS CHAMPAGNE HENRIOT AU CAPITAL DE 4 000 000 €
T. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 00
T. +33 (0)1 47 42 18 06
F. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 10
F. +33 (0)1 42 66 11 55
RCS REIMS B 314 171 554 – FR 12 314 171 554
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BRUT ROSE
Press review
WINE SPECTATOR - November 2009
On the dry side, with spice notes accenting the red berry flavors, with a chalky feel.
Balanced and intense, though not flashy. Berry notes and a hint of orange peel grace
the finish.
90 points WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE - December 2009
Named “Cellar Selection”.
93 points DECANTER
Gold medal STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR - 2008
Light pink with a find bead.
[…] Firm and focused on the palate, offering spicy red
berry and cherry skin flavors and good mineral snap … very fresh and strikingly
elegant.
91 points LES MEILLEURS VINS DE FRANCE – 2010
16/20 REIMS 81, RUE COQUEBERT B.P. 457 51 066 REIMS
PARIS 5, RUE DE LA BOETIE 75 008 PARIS
SAS CHAMPAGNE HENRIOT AU CAPITAL DE 4 000 000 €
T. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 00
T. +33 (0)1 47 42 18 06
F. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 10
F. +33 (0)1 42 66 11 55
RCS REIMS B 314 171 554 – FR 12 314 171 554
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BRUT MILLESIME 1996
Press review
ROBERT PARKER
89 points WINE SPECTATOR - 2004
94 points INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE - 2004
Pure and elegant with gorgeous pear and strawberry aromas, biscuit notes, creamy
depth and yeasty overtones. Full, rich, creamy and utterly delicious. Amazing
texture and balance.
Wow !
92 points REIMS 81, RUE COQUEBERT B.P. 457 51 066 REIMS
PARIS 5, RUE DE LA BOETIE 75 008 PARIS
SAS CHAMPAGNE HENRIOT AU CAPITAL DE 4 000 000 €
T. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 00
T. +33 (0)1 47 42 18 06
F. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 10
F. +33 (0)1 42 66 11 55
RCS REIMS B 314 171 554 – FR 12 314 171 554
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BRUT MILLESIME 1996
Press review
DECANTER – December 2004
Good bubbles. Youthful appely fruit nose, slight hints of lees. Lively fresh fruit, slightly
tight yet with a fairly tart finish, but long. 2-6 years.
Recommended THE WORLD OF FINE WINE – 2008
N°2 champagne at the Michael Edwards’ tasting. “Deep golden hue. Soft toffee and
toast note with dried fruit and honey complexity. Round, rich, and mascular, with a
fine acidic back-bone. Gastronomic and impressive in its power, purity and
seamlessness. Does not necessarily require time, but will develop positively until
2020.
18,5/20 LES MEILLEURS VINS DE FRANCE - 2009
16/20 REIMS 81, RUE COQUEBERT B.P. 457 51 066 REIMS
PARIS 5, RUE DE LA BOETIE 75 008 PARIS
SAS CHAMPAGNE HENRIOT AU CAPITAL DE 4 000 000 €
T. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 00
T. +33 (0)1 47 42 18 06
F. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 10
F. +33 (0)1 42 66 11 55
RCS REIMS B 314 171 554 – FR 12 314 171 554
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BRUT MILLESIME 1998
Press review
WINE SPECTATOR - November 2009
This is rich, lush even, offering honey, coffee, grilled nut and citrus elements. Firms
up, with the structure coming into play from midpalate to the finish.
92 points DECANTER – December 2008
Three stars in a Decanter panel tasting for Vintage Champagne.
Silver medal ‐ Recommanded INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE – May 2009
Pale yellow, with a good
mousse. Fresh citrus nose with elegant mature quality.
Lovely balanced fruit palate with pineapple, melon and lemon notes. Complex
flavors and good length.
IWC Gold Medal STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR - 2005
Deep yellow. Powerful, smoky nose shows an exotic quality. Round velvety and
lush… Finishes lush, spicy, and long, with an echo of toasted bread.
91 points REIMS 81, RUE COQUEBERT B.P. 457 51 066 REIMS
PARIS 5, RUE DE LA BOETIE 75 008 PARIS
SAS CHAMPAGNE HENRIOT AU CAPITAL DE 4 000 000 €
T. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 00
T. +33 (0)1 47 42 18 06
F. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 10
F. +33 (0)1 42 66 11 55
RCS REIMS B 314 171 554 – FR 12 314 171 554
WWW.CHAMPAGNE-HENRIOT.COM
BRUT MILLESIME 2000
Press review
LES MEILLEURS VINS DE FRANCE - 2010
La Maison Henriot s’est fait une spécialité des champagnes droits, fins et «apéritifs»,
dominés par le chardonnay. La régularité, le niveau de précision des saveurs et la
race générale de la gamme ont conduit à une deuxième étoile en 2007 – confirmée
depuis. La maturité et la force de caractère des vins de base et des vins de réserve,
permettent ici des dosages sages. Jamais agressifs, les champagnes Henriot s’affirment
dans un style délicat et doux.
16.5/20 LA REVUE DES VINS DE FRANCE – Décembre 2009
Dominé par la rondeur de l’année mais termine avec une longueur citronnée
avantageuse.
BETTANE & DESSEAUVE - 2010
Cette maison familiale [...] s’attache à produire des champagnes purs et déliés, très
apéritifs par leur caractère aérien et fin.
[...] Beurré, droit, long et net, avec une droiture en bouche.
15.5/20 REIMS 81, RUE COQUEBERT B.P. 457 51 066 REIMS
PARIS 5, RUE DE LA BOETIE 75 008 PARIS
SAS CHAMPAGNE HENRIOT AU CAPITAL DE 4 000 000 €
T. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 00
T. +33 (0)1 47 42 18 06
F. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 10
F. +33 (0)1 42 66 11 55
RCS REIMS B 314 171 554 – FR 12 314 171 554
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CUVEE DES ENCHANTELEURS 1995
Press review
ROBERT PARKER
88 points WINE SPECTATOR –2007
This is delicious, featuring vanilla, graphite, toast and candied lemon aromas and
flavors. Creamy in texture, yet firmly structured, with refinement and length. Has a
nice vanilla and coffee aftertaste.
93 points WINE & SPIRITS - December 2009
93 points REIMS 81, RUE COQUEBERT B.P. 457 51 066 REIMS
PARIS 5, RUE DE LA BOETIE 75 008 PARIS
SAS CHAMPAGNE HENRIOT AU CAPITAL DE 4 000 000 €
T. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 00
T. +33 (0)1 47 42 18 06
F. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 10
F. +33 (0)1 42 66 11 55
RCS REIMS B 314 171 554 – FR 12 314 171 554
WWW.CHAMPAGNE-HENRIOT.COM
CUVEE DES ENCHANTELEURS 1995
Press ht
review
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
93 points STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR - 2008
Yellow-gold. Rich toasty and leesy on the nose, with powerful poached pear, sea
salt and cured meat aromas accented by exotic blond tobacco. Full and rich, with
deep truffle and smoke notes adding complexity. Delicious and powerful
Champagne.
JANCIS ROBINSON
17/20 ALLEN MEADOWS’ BURGHOUND - 2007
Here the expressive, complex and classy nose is beginning to reveal traces of
maturity with an intensely yeasty character that has a touch of baked apple and
spice to it that continues onto the delicious refined and rather masculine favors
that pack plenty of power, punch and finishing character on the impressively long
backend. 94 points
LES MEILLEURS VINS DE FRANCE - 2008
19/20 BETTANE & DESSEAUVE - 2010
18,5/20
REIMS 81, RUE COQUEBERT B.P. 457 51 066 REIMS
PARIS 5, RUE DE LA BOETIE 75 008 PARIS
SAS CHAMPAGNE HENRIOT AU CAPITAL DE 4 000 000 €
T. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 00
T. +33 (0)1 47 42 18 06
F. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 10
F. +33 (0)1 42 66 11 55
RCS REIMS B 314 171 554 – FR 12 314 171 554
WWW.CHAMPAGNE-HENRIOT.COM
CUVEE DES ENCHANTELEURS 1996
Press review
BETTANE & DESSEAUVE - 2010
Aussi structuré et intense que la cuvée du même millésime mais autrement plus
onctueux et fin : l’un des grands 1996 de Champagne.
18/20 LES MEILLEURS VINS DE FRANCE - 2010
Son nez est puissant, sur des notes de champignons et de racines de réglisse; des
notes tertiaires toujours en décalage avec une bouche très persistante, incisive, au
grain minéral légèrement sucré. ENOGEA - 2009
Naso ampio, naturale, segnato da un agrume succosissimo, da una sontuosa mineralità
iodata e da un’impeccabile maturità evolutiva (tartufo, pasticceria e tostatura). Al
palato è cremoso e granitico, compatto e aereo. Di persistenza devastante (per gli
altri). Il prototipo del grande Champagne da intenditori, di ricamo sartoriale, di
meravigliosa purezza territoriale. Da crostacei e «da solo».
Uve : chardonnay e pinot nero in parti più o meno uguali.
N°1 – 100 punti su 100
REIMS 81, RUE COQUEBERT B.P. 457 51 066 REIMS
PARIS 5, RUE DE LA BOETIE 75 008 PARIS
SAS CHAMPAGNE HENRIOT AU CAPITAL DE 4 000 000 €
T. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 00
T. +33 (0)1 47 42 18 06
F. +33 (0)3 26 89 53 10
F. +33 (0)1 42 66 11 55
RCS REIMS B 314 171 554 – FR 12 314 171 554
WWW.CHAMPAGNE-HENRIOT.COM