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we love the stunning Champagnes of H. Giraud - famously described by Robert Parker as the greatest Champagne house that no one has heard of (yet!)
95 pts James Suckling 92 pts Robert Parker
50% from base vintage, 50% from the house's perpetual reserve (solera going back to 1990)
drawn from vineyards in Ay, Montagne de Riems, and the Valley of the Marne. It is worth noting that the cuvee name is "L'Esprit Nature," and that this is not in fact, a Brut Nature (bone dry.)Â
The house traces its history back 16 generations to the arrival of the Hémart family in the 1600s. The Giraud family married into this tradition in the 1920s and today Claude Giraud represents the 12th generation to run the operation. Unlike a lot of other houses, Giraud is committed to remaining rather small. They own 24 acres of vines and purchase an additional 37 acres worth of fruit, with a cap of 21,000 cases per year.Â
barrels are neutral, having been used for 3-5 previous vintages
brightness and energy. Full with lots of flavors like sliced pineapple, dried peach and stone, yet it is fresh and vibrant. New label and bottle. Henri Giraud DNA in this.
aromas of yellow orchard fruit and peach with nuances of toasted bread, lemon peel, white flowers, clear honey and fresh almonds. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping with lively acids and a long, delicately oak-inflected finish.
region: Champagne, France
varietal: 80% Pinot Noir 20% Chardonnay
style; sparkling (traditional method)
farming/cellar: practicing organic, base wine fermented and aged in locally sourced Argonne French oak barrels for 9 months before bottling & 2nd fermentation, selected yeasts are used, malo occurs, aged 2+ years on the lees, low so2 for champagne, 5g dosage
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