Henriot Winery

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  November 2009

  Henriot Champagne Brut Souveraine Blanc

  Snoothrank: Starting at $31^.34

  No written review

  Wine review by 132888

  
  

• September 2009

  Chablis, though a very different expression of chardonnay than that from the ... (he sold out to the Henriot champagne house at the end of the '90s) seems to be cutting back a bit, and using more old casks. http://www.williamfevre.fr/domaine.php?srub=3 These winemakers produce the... Read moreChablis, though a very different expression of chardonnay than that from the ... (he sold out to the Henriot champagne house at the end of the '90s) seems to be cutting back a bit, and using more old casks. http://www.williamfevre.fr/domaine.php?srub=3 These winemakers produce the best, most sophisticated, complex and longest living chardonnays from Chablis. And, even though each has its own variation in how they do it, they (all except Dauvissat) use oak (to greater and lesser extents) to get to the level of excellence they aim for, and that I very much appreciate. To me, they set the benchmarks for one distinctly attractive style of chardonnay    (hide)

  Forum post in the topic Oak vs. tanks by dmcker

  
  
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  July 2009

  Henriot Champagne Brut Millesime Rose 2002

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  No written review

  Wine review by Sarah Engleking

  
  
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  May 2009

  Henriot Brut Souverain NV

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  Crisp style with good acidity and flavors of green apples, pears, citrus, and a bit of minerality. Has a touch of cream and vanilla on the finish.

  Wine review by honu5554

  
  

• March 2009

  Well it’s been a year since I last had dinner in New York with Luca Currado. ... vening with a bottle of 1985 Henriot Enchanteleurs. This started off decidedly oxidized yet cleaned up quite well with air. By the end of the evening it had just a hint of sherry on the nose but the... Read more Well it’s been a year since I last had dinner in New York with Luca Currado. ... vening with a bottle of 1985 Henriot Enchanteleurs. This started off decidedly oxidized yet cleaned up quite well with air. By the end of the evening it had just a hint of sherry on the nose but the dried orchard fruits were clear and bright with a fine mousse and gentle spice tones.  88pts We then moved on to the 2002 Drouhin Marquis de Laguiche Montrachet.  This is really a brilliant bottle of white Burgundy. The nose starts off with a touch of brie and smoky firepit. There is still an obvious oak tone and notes of candied pineapple but in the mouth this is clean and pure with spectacular mineral cut and great depth. Still awfully young this was a treat and sure to improve for years! 95pts And then we were off to the races starting with the 1989 Vietti Barolo Castiglione. This base bottling was a blend of many vineyards, mostly likely including Bussia, Ravera Novello, Ravera Mosconi, Bricco Boschis, Valletta, Brunella, Foassati, and Ciabot Berton. This delivers above it’s paygrade with such wonderful, layered aromatics that revealed fresh herbs, sandy soil, sour cherry and currant fruit and hints of bay leaf, minerals, and briarwood. In the mouth this offered well-resolved tannins with fine focus. To the transparent, light red fruit. There were lovely notes of rosehip, roast meat and sandalwood and the palate and a haunting finale of roses in the mouth. What a steal this was. Firmly at peak but I see nothing to gain from keeping this any longer and it may have been better a few years ago. 2009-2014   91pts Next up was 1989 Vietti Barbaresco Masseria. This showed a touch of oxidation on the nose, perhaps a bit of ill storage along the way with notes of beef bouillon dominating the nose yet there were notes of dried herbs, earthy, coffee and smoke adding complexity. In the mouth this was deceptively soft and juicy at first yet remains packed with soft tannin. There is lots of tarry fruit here with good length but that tannin does poke out on the end. It’s a bit blocky and lacks the elegance that one might expect from Barbaresco but still put on a good showing for itself. 2009-2016 88pts We followed this with the 1989 Vietti Barolo Brunate. What a nose, intense with limestone, copper, earthy and starchy notes that were just a touch burnt. This was just smoking, or so it seemed with huge notes of pipe tobacco and hot asphalt rising from the glass and yielding to light notes of astringent red fruit and a lovely dried thyme tone. This has really sweet fruit on entry with polished tannins and airy red fruits. At first this had a sexily supple mouthfeel with rich red fruit and great length but it lacks a bit of precision and gets a little muddy across the back end before leading to the finish which is just a touch coarse. There are masses of fruit here but this does trade some precision for that richness. Still excellent. 2009-2017 92pts. And then we had the chance to revisit the 1989 Vietti Barolo Rocche. Last year’s bottle was absolutely great, open and giving. This bottle started out with a touch of jammy raspberry on the nose and smelled very taut and sinewy with slowly growing notes of berry fruits, iron, turmeric, fenugreek and a touch of green anise seed. In the mouth this was zesty, precise and incredibly well balanced. A bit closed and decidedly youthful this bottle none-the-less thrilled with it’s balance and vibrancy. It opened somewhat over the course of the evening revealing a nice floral tone with hints of rosehips and dried raspberry fruit. The finish is long with a lovely stony minerality and echoes of used pipe and soil. This is going to be a fantastic bottle when it’s mature. 2010-2030 96pts and going to improve! Our next bottle was the inaugural Vietti bottling from an excellent vineyard in Serralunga. The 1989 Vietti Barolo Lazzarito offered up a curious nose that combined rather evolved tones of chocolate, earth, old leather books and salted Japanese plums with a very subtle acetic whiff adding lift and a deceptive freshness.   In the mouth this is dark and brooding with great acids but intense tannins. It’s a dark, muscular, very masculine wine with dark fruit edged in bitter fudge and deep licorice tones but it does not have the fruit to outlast these strapping tannins. The finish is very long and lightly medicinal with more licorice but at the same time almost painfully tannic. For the masochists out there! I don’t know if you should drink this now or wait, either way it’ll have issues! 89pts We came to our final bottle of the Vietti line-up, the 1989 Vietti Barolo Riserva Villero needing to end on a high note. The nose quickly turned things around! What a seductive nose, absolutely fresh with wonderfully ripe red cherry fruit, and soft subtle perfumes of herbs, flowers, menthol and sandalwood. In the mouth this saw simply silken elegance. The tannins are polished; they are like tiny buckyballs in the mouth forming a virtually seamless presence that tastily completely engulfs your mouth. There is lovely fruit and a huge rose element but that texture is phenomenal. I expect this to age rather slowly but I’m not sure it can get any better than it is now. 2009-2019 96pts We did have one other bottle on the table, a 1989 Cavallotto Riserva San Giuseppe and being the wine geeks that we are we wasted little time in reviewing it for, umm, your pleasure.  This really has a wonderful nose with intense aromatics of tar, earthy, smoke, oystershell, licorice, coffee and roses. In the mouth this is very smooth yet packed with tannins. With air the tannins become a touch abrasive giving this a bit of a rustic feel. The flavors are slightly evolved with a nice core of chunky cherry fruit and a dense, lingering finish but this was outclassed this evening by the Vietti line-up. 2010-2022 90pts We ended our evening with a 1971 Baumard Quarts de Chaume. Showing fairly freshly on the nose this had notes of exotic flowers and mint over quincy fruit with a lanolin edge. In the mouth there were notes of golden raisins and blond tobacco. This was curiously both soft and steely with not much fruit left. I returned to the dregs of the Barolo instead! As always it was a pleasure to spend a few hours with Luca and my friends and if I might quote Luca “After many days ... Talking and trying to promote Piemontese Wines ... It was Just perfect the nice evening with all of you ! Specially with one of my favorite vintage ! Is really a pleasure to share an evening with persons that appreciate what we ( we = all piemontese producer ) do here ... You do not have an idea how much make us happy !” Luca, thanks to you and all Piemontese producers for doing so much to make us happy! Photos by Brad Kane Gregory Dal Piaz Community Manager Snoot    (hide)

  Forum post in the topic 1989 with Luca Currado by Gregory Dal Piaz

  
  
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  March 2009

  Henriot Cuvee des Enchanteleurs 1985

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  A touch of caramel greats the nose followed by a more than obvious oxidative notes. there is really nice dried pear, apple and apricot fruit hear and the nose does clean up nicely with air allowing the fruit to shine through. Very bright and with nice focus and fine mousse. Very... Read moreA touch of caramel greats the nose followed by a more than obvious oxidative notes. there is really nice dried pear, apple and apricot fruit hear and the nose does clean up nicely with air allowing the fruit to shine through. Very bright and with nice focus and fine mousse. Very refreshing and complex. 88pts    (hide)

  Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz

  
  
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  January 2009

  Henriot Vintage Brut 1998

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  No written review

  Wine review by Anund

  
  
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  June 2008

  Henriot Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 1999

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  No written review

  Wine review by wrenhunter

  
  

• May 2008

  Maybe because it was served at my 18th birthday (yay European parents). In ... and Henriot's now discontinued Rose Noire (the black rose - it is actually a Blanc de Noirs and not a rose).

  Forum post in the topic Ruinart Blanc de Blancs NV by RBoulanger

  
  
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  December 2007

  Henriot Brut Chardonnay Champagne Blanc Souverain NV

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  Wine review by dwiamo

  
  

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