The new release of the Blanc de Blancs non-vintage bottling from Maison Henriot, which is certainly one of the cornerstones of their lineup, is based on the 2006 vintage and was showing lovely potential, but will benefit from a bit of bottle age to allow the aforementioned structural elements here to peel back a bit and allow the wine to really blossom on the palate. The bouquet is first rate, offering up scents of fresh pear, lemon, chalky minerality, bread dough, spring flowers and a gentle whiff of smokiness in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, crisp and youthfully tight, with fine focus, brisk acids, a sound core and elegant mousse on the long, balanced and snappy finish. I would love to compare this showing to a bottle that had been through the specially-designed decanter to see the difference! 2015-2030+.