Champagne Henriet Bazin Rosé Grand Cru Brut NV Made from 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir, all from Verzy and Verzenay, both Grand Cru villages. The vines were planted between 1969 and 2006. The soil is chalky with outcrops of silt and gravel. This rosé is made with the addition of 19% still Pinot Noir from Verzenay vinified by the family. The reserve wine is a solera including very old wines and is added to the base wine from a single vintage. Annual production averages just over 10,000 bottles. The champagne spends 3 years en tirage before being disgorged. Dosage is 8 grams per liter (brut). ​Aromas include cherry, blackcurrant, toasted bread and raspberry. Further aeration offers licorice, black pepper, and clove. On the palate, some underlying citrus and chalk notes surface above its creamy texture.

“Lively, mineral-tinged red berries and tangerine on the fragrant nose. Taut, focused and pure, offering bitter blood orange and pear skin flavors and a hint of buttery brioche. The mineral quality comes back strong on the finish, which shows impressive energy and thrust. 91 points. “—Josh Reynolds, International Wine Cellar