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Champagne Henri Giraud, a Maison directed by Claude Giraud from an old family settled in Aÿ for several generations on a vineyard located mainly on the mountain of Aÿ.
Aÿ, a prestigious name that has always been part of the history of this wine-growing region, whose wines have been ranked among the world's finest for at least ten centuries. The kings of France have always been keen to own a plot of vines in Aÿ. Henri IV, King of France, even called himself "Sieur d'Aÿ". Until 1887, wines from the Champagne region were known as "vins d'Aÿ", and it was only then that these wines definitively acquired the name "Champagnes".
Today, 323 crus of Champagne have the right to produce Champagne, but only 17 are legally classified as "Grands Crus". Aÿ, classified as Grand Cru, is the geographical, qualitative and historical heart of Champagne.
The vines of this mythical terroir plunge their roots into the intimacy of the deep veins of its limestone to draw its Extraordinary expressions that are so mineral and flowery.
House Henri Giraud produces several qualities of Champagne but Premium Grands Crus has retained only a few, true to its charter.
This is a Champagne made solely from Chardonnay from the village of Aÿ, classified Grand Cru. 2014 is a vintage of contrasts. It began with a mild, wet winter, followed by a very Sec spring. The summer was rainy and cold, and only the warmth of September enabled a harvest of very good quality.
Vinified and aged in Argonne wood oak barrels, the wines rest on the lees and develop this alliance between the fatness of the fruit and the minerality of the chalk.
This cuvée sports a delicate golden yellow color with hints of a slight green. First impressions on the nose are marked by notes of spring flowers (acacia, honeysuckle), candied citrus, pineapple and fresh hazelnut. Then the soil expresses itself with iodine and mineral notes. The palate is clean and invigorating, with greedy aromas of eXOtic fruit, lychee, citrus and fresh almond. The finish is precise, elegant - on white flowers - chalky and saline. Worthy of the greatest Blanc de blancs!"
This Blanc de blancs Aÿ 2014 from Maison Henri Giraud will excel in the company of a lobster thermidor; and for the more daring pair it with an aged Chaource.
