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The House of Champagne Henriet-Bazin is located in the heart of Montagne de Reims, reigning over a vineyard of 7.76 hectares, some of which are classified as Premier Cru around the town of Villers-Marmey and Grand Cru around the towns of Verzy and Verzenay.
Marie-Noëlle Rainon-Henriet is now the fourth generation to manage the family Domaine, in a very committed approach to the environment and the preservation of biodiversity. While she manages the vinification of her wines, her husband takes care of the work in the vineyard.
It was in 1890 that Gaston Henriet decided to found his house with two winegrower friends of Verzenay. At that time, all of the grapes produced by the winegrowers were sold to the large trading houses, Gaston Henriet and his friends wishing to have total control over the vinification of their production and its marketing. His son Robert took over in 1930, followed by Daniel in 1962 who married Michelle Bazin, a winegrower's daughter in Villers-Marmery. From their union was born the definitive name of the company: Henriet-Bazin. Their daughter Marie-Noëlle took over the operation in 1991, and since then she has never ceased to pay tribute to her family roots thanks to Champagnes of great finesse.
The vineyard of Maison Henriet-Bazin is planted to 42.5%... See more ...
As with the Blanc de blancs generic Domaine, the Chardonnays in this 2015 Marie-Amélie cuvée all come from Montagne de Reims, from the village of Villers-Marmery in Premier Cru, the only village to exclusively bear Chardonnay in this territory mostly devoted to Pinot Noir; here again they come exclusively from 3 parcels, in this case "Clos" "Alouettes" and again "Fosses d'Hommes". Note that this cuvée Millésimée is only made when the year has offered the best conditions for these 3 old Chardonnay vines (50 years or more) to give all the concentration they are capable of.
The wines spend 9 months on lees in enamelled vats. This is followed by 7 years' aging in the cellars of Domaine. After disgorging, no dosage is carried out, so this is a Brut nature.
This Blanc de blancs Marie-Amélie 2015 sports a pale yellow gold color with white gold highlights. The nose is intense, refined and incisive. It instantly develops floral scents of rose, clove, acacia and chamomile, as well as fruit aromas of green apple, peach, grapefruit and Menton lemon. On aeration, pastry notes of almond, hazelnut, warm bread and lightly smoky chalk emerge. The palate is creamy, harmonious and energetic, with the reassurance of brioche, marzipan and licorice, and the liveliness of lemon albedo and star anise. The finish is on tender chalk, with a lovely iodized, saline freshness, laid down on noble, mentholated bitters.
This Blanc de blancs Marie-Amélie 2015 Henriet-Bazin will pair wonderfully with a soft-boiled egg accompanied by a creamy cep mushroom with hazelnut oil. You can also hand him a filet of sea bass just snacked on a bed of pakchoï and shitake for an intense moment.
