Henri Giraud Argonne Ay Grand Cru 2016 (750ml)
Henri Giraud Argonne Ay Grand Cru 2016 (750ml)
Tense, powerful and vivid, this extraordinary Champagne explodes with blood orange, grapefruit, dried flowers and spices. Deep and vinous with a focused bead of bubbles, it marries richness with mineral cut, revealing layer after layer of toast, clove and citrus blossom. Crafted from 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay, aged entirely in Argonne oak, it offers endless complexity and a soaring, endless finish.
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James Suckling, 99/100
James Suckling, 99/100
This is a powerful but elegant wine with a wealth of citrus-fruit freshness, blood orange and grapefruit, as well as toast, dried citrus blossom, white lavender, clove, cardamom and spices. Tense and driven, with so much mineral freshness and focus. Very tight bead of bubbles. Endless finish. This will age incredibly well, but you are want to drink it right away. Try after 2026.
Robert Parker Wine Advocate, 98/100
Robert Parker Wine Advocate, 98/100
The 2016 Brut Grand Cru Ay Argonne stands as the pinnacle of superb releases from Champagne Henri Giraud. Evoking aromas of apricot, mirabelle, licorice, anise, ripe orchard fruits and spices, it's full-bodied, rich and vinous, with a deep, concentrated core of fruit and sappy acids, concluding with a long, penetrating, racy finish enhanced by aromas of gentian and sweet spices. A blend of 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay from the grand cru village of Aÿ, vinified and matured in barrels, it was disgorged in February 2023. Kudos! Drinking window: 2024-2050
