Henriot Brut Souverain Champagne NV Reims - France

Cépages:50% Pinot Noir – 40 % Chardonnay - 10% Meunier

91 points John Gilman

 The wine offers up a vibrant and precise bouquet of apple, pear, plenty of smokiness, chalky soil tones, fresh-baked bread and a topnote of dried flowers. On the palate the wine is crisp, full-bodied and fairly youthful in structure, with bright acids, lovely focus and grip, a good core, elegant mousse and a long, nascently complex finish. This non-vintage cuvée has a fine record of aging in my cellar and I would not hesitate to tuck this away for a few years and really let it blossom completely.  (5/2019)

91 points Wine Enthusiast

 Bright white fruits and a fine balance between richness and crisp acidity are the hallmarks of the nonvintage Champagne from this producer. Perfumed and with delicious apple and peach fruits, the bottling is ready to drink. *Editors’ Choice* (RV)  (12/2020)

90 points Wine Spectator

 A sleek, well-knit Champagne. It offers hints of toasty smoke and grilled nut on the nose underscoring the palate's poached pear, lemon cream and star anise notes. Creamy. (AN)  (12/2020)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

 The latest release of Henriot's NV Brut Souverain is showing well, wafting from the glass with notions of lemon oil, pastry cream, dried white flowers and fresh walnuts. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, pure and incisive, with brisk acids, good concentration and tension at the core and a bright, tangy and nicely persistent finish. Given the quality and the comparatively modest tariff, I'm tempted to suggest that this represents the sweet spot in Henriot's range. This is lot L1824210218, disgorged in February 2018 with less than eight grams per liter dosage. (WK)  (4/2019)