The Champagne Henriot non-vintage Brut Rosé is made from a blend of pinot noir and chardonnay, with pinot noir more prevalent in the blend, but the house does not share the precise breakdown on varietals in the cépages...
The Champagne Henriot non-vintage Brut Rosé is made from a blend of pinot noir and chardonnay, with pinot noir more prevalent in the blend, but the house does not share the precise breakdown on varietals in the cépages. The wine is aged between two and three years on the fine lees and is a lovely, pale salmon color. The current release offers up a superb and complex nose of tangerine, a touch of red berry, woodsmoke, wheat toast, chalky minerality and a dollop of citrus peel. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and still quite youthfully structured, with brisk acids, excellent focus and grip, a lovely core, frothy mousse and a long, minerally and well-balanced finish. Like so many of the Henriot non-vintage bottlings, this will age very well and the real fireworks will start once the wine has had three or four years in the cellar- though it is eminently drinkable today.