Today, using the finest Blancs de Champagne which are at the heart of its history, Henriot adds an exceptionally high proportion of Premier & Grand Crus to its cuvées which come from the finest Chardonnay parcels. This firmly established Maison Henriot in the prestigious Chardonnay vineyards. In 1880, Marie Marguet, the wife of Apolline’s grandson, added to the family’s collection of vineyards with several plots in the Côte des Blancs. On the death of her husband in 1808, Apolline launched Maison Henriot. Together, they devoted their time & energy to the family vineyards & selling wine. Nicolas Henriot married Apolline Godinot, who owned prestigious Pinot Noir vineyards in the Montagne de Reims. Originally from Lorraine, the Henriot family settled in Champagne in 1640. Since its founding, the Maison has been driven by the passion of individuals who have captured the essence of Champagne’s true terroir, passing this unique expertise from one generation to another. Producer Info: Established in 1808, Champagne Henriot is one of the rare Champagne houses that is completely independent, & which has remained in the hands of the same family throughout its long & illustrious history. Super-fresh & deceptively complex, this is indeed a special wine & one which we are delighted to be a stockist of. ‘We’re not looking for exotic flavours.’ With a dosage of no more than 5g/l, Cuvée Hemera’s strengths are its finesse, purity & remarkable youth, with notes of lime blossom, honeysuckle & jasmine leading into cooked citrus flavours & honey. ‘We work on the maturity of the fruit,’ he explained. The key to Hemera’s fresher, more floral style, said Fresnet, is to pick at the right time without too much ripeness. Like Enchanteleurs, Hemera is a 50/50 Chardonnay/Pinot Noir blend & is sourced from six Grands Crus: Verzy, Verzenay & Mailly for Pinot Noir & Chouilly, Avize & Le Mesnil-sur-Oger for Chardonnay. ‘Joseph told me that this was his vision for this wine,’ said Fresnet.
The radical shift in style was the idea of the late Joseph Henriot.
‘One of my missions was to work on Enchanteleurs, to put Enchanteleurs much closer to our main range, much more to the key points of Henriot fruitiness & freshness,’ said Fresnet. The wine has spent a formidable 12 years ageing on the lees in the darkness of Henriot’s cellars & Hemera represents ‘a complete change of vision’ for Henriot’s prestige cuvée, according to cellar master Laurent Fresnet. Launching with the 2005 vintage to great acclaim we are now delighted to welcome the 2006 to Liquorice. In mid 2018 the maison unveiled a new, fruit-forward & floral prestige expression to replace Cuvée des Enchanteleurs: Cuvée Hemera. Jeremy Howard is a former investment banker who has been building ecommerce businesses in fine wine since 2008.Notes: The new jewel in Champagne Henriot’s crown & its name is a tribute to the Greek Goddess of Daylight : HEMERA. Mr Simon Farr: a hugely respected 40 year wine industry veteran who was involved in the founding and growth of two of Britain's most successful wine enterprises (Majestic and Bibendum). But our roots as a fine wine team go back to the early 1980s in the UK, and back to 2010 in Hong Kong. We stock extensive collections of the world’s finest wines, including Château Lafite, Château Latour, Château Margaux, Château Mouton Rothschild, Château Haut Brion, DRC and Penfolds.Ĭru was founded in 2014 by co-founders Simon Farr and Jeremy Howard. We help customers around the world buy wine from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Italy, Spain, the Loire and Rhone Valley and from the New World. We store a significant amount of wine for our clients and offer guidance on wine portfolio construction.Ĭru offers an internationally acclaimed selection of red wine, white wine and Champagne. We hold numerous events through which we showcase our wines and get to know our clients even better. The fruit of a unique vintage, together with a blend of six iconic Grands Crus Champagnes, this Champagne - more than any other - epitomises Henriot’s luminous style. We source only the world’s very best wines and spirits and sell to a limited number of discerning buyers. A definite jewel in the Henriot portfolio, its name is a tribute to the Greek Goddess of day and light, HEMERA. We are very focused on using technology to make the experience of fine wine buying more fun and convenient.Ĭru is a specialist retailer.
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