Now well mature, this Champagne has a slight dominance of Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs. It balances citrus and green-apple flavors against its toast and spice. Drink now.
94 points, Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast (Sep 2023)
More chardonnay than pinot noir (54/44), this is based on fruit from premier and grand cru villages in the Montagne de Reims and Côte des Blancs. The exceptional vintage created a tight and formal Champagne, juicy with apple and pear flavors carried on fine, persistent bubbles. It transitions from bright jasmine scents to mossy greenness, then lasts with a breath of smoky flint. A wine of stamina and grace, this has the stature to age, or to serve with a crown roast of pork.
94 points, Wine & Spirits (Dec 2022)
A fragrant nose with aromas of apples, pears, brioche and candied citrus. Round, silky and balanced with fine bubbles and a flavorful, minerally finish. Full-bodied with a creamy texture and wonderfully soft fruit. Highlights the balance of the 2012 vintage. A blend of 54% chardonnay and 46% pinot noir. Drink or hold.
94 points, James Suckling (Jul 2022)
A firm and focused Champagne, with a subtle overtone of minerally smoke and brine. Lacy in texture and finely knit, this offers layers of yellow apple and pear fruit, marzipan, lemon preserves and aromatic accents of toast and white flowers. Creamy and mouthwatering on the lingering finish. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Drink now through 2032. 450 cases imported.
93 points, Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator (Jun 2022)
This elegant Champagne is still very youthful, with notes of ripe apple and acacia flowers. There is a discreet, well-integrated toasty character, but the autolysis is not overdone. The texture is creamy and dense, yet the wine is not lacking acidity, and the balance carries it to a lovely finish. The vintage 2012 is made from Chardonnay grown mainly in Trépail with a bit from Chouilly and Avize, and Pinot Noir from Mailly, Verzenay, and Avenay-Val-d'Or. Dosage: 5g/L, disgorged autumn of 2022.
93 points, Charles Curtis, Decanter (Mar 2023)
With the 2012 Brut Millésimé, Henriot's positive evolution begins to become apparent. A blend of 54% Chardonnay and 46% Pinot Noir, disgorged with less than six grams per liter dosage, it offers up aromas of citrus zest, white flowers, freshly baked bread and green apple, followed by a medium-bodied, brisk and precise palate. Built around a bright spine of acidity and enlivened by a pillowy mousse, it will take on additional depth and dimension with a few years on cork.
92+ points, William Kelley, Wine Advocate (Jan 2022)
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