"Blanc de craie" from its origin of an assembly of chalky soils.
Free shipping from 1000€ Tax excl (US and Europe)
Champagne Henri Giraud, a House 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 always mixed with the history of this wine region whose wines for at least ten centuries are classified among the greatest wines of the world. The kings of France have always wanted to own a plot of vines in Aÿ. Henri IV, king of France was even called "Sieur d'Aÿ". Until 1887, the wines from the region of Champagne were called "wines of Aÿ" and it is only at this date that these wines definitively acquired the name "Champagnes".
Today 323 vintages 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.
The House of Henri Giraud produces several qualities of Champagne, but Premiers Grands Cru has retained only a few of them, faithful to its charter.
It is a champagne made from Chardonnay, a grape variety that thrives on the Montagne de Reims and is perfectly adapted to its chalky soils, hence the name it bears as a wink and a tribute to its great wine terroirs.
The grapes are harvested manually and the wine is aged in French oak barrels from the Argonne forest for about 6 months.
The robe is peachy yellow with some light green reflections.
The nose in first attack is very pronounced on citrus fruits like the lemon of Menton or the pink grapefruit of Florida. The second nose is on pineapple with a small point of lychee.
The mouth is full and creamy with a very woody finish as a reminder of its aging in oak barrels.
To be served around 10°C with langoustines, gambas grilled a la plancha and flambéed with Cognac or on caviar canapés.
