Henri Giraud Blanc de Blancs Craie In Gift Box NV (75cl)

Henri Giraud Esprit Blanc de Craie NV (75cl)

The Blanc de Craie is composed 100% Chardonnay from the Montagne de Reims. This makes it an unusual style of Blanc de Blancs

A winey Blanc de Blancs with typical Henri Giraud style and signature

12 months of vinification (FA + FML) over full lees in stainless Steel tanks + 10% of reserve wines Chardonnay Aÿ Grand Cru vinified 12 months in Argonne oak barrels

Matured 2 years on yeast into the bottle

Background Information:

Contemporaries of Henri IV and his descendants, the Hémart family settled permanently in Aÿ at the beginning of the 17th century. Their history took root there and became closely interwoven with the momentous historical events relating to Champagne from the 18th century onwards. At the opening of the 20th century, Léon Giraud married Miss Hémart and reconstructed the magnificent family vineyard, which had been ravaged by phylloxera. Today, Claude Giraud, the 12th generation of the Giraud-Hémart family, is in charge of the fortunes of the family business.

The Giraud-Hémart family own 20 hectares - 35 parcels of Grand Cru land of which 26 is planted with Pinot Noir and 9 with Chardonnay. Only 17 of the Champagne region's 323 Crus are classed as Grand Crus (rated 100%). The wine production of Giraud estate is environmentally-friendly, subscribing to the 'lutte-raisonnée' (limited intervention grape growing).