Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled sea bass
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic hillsides of Champagne, Henri Giraud's Coteaux Champenois Blanc is a rare and magnificent still white wine that pays homage to the region's pre-sparkling heritage. Long before bubbles defined the appellation, the still wines of Aÿ were highly prized, famously favored by French royalty such as King Henri IV. Crafted from select parcels of Chardonnay, this cuvée is vinified and aged in the house's signature oak casks sourced from the nearby Argonne Forest. This traditional approach imparts a rich, textured complexity, marrying the chalky, high-acid tension of Champagne's soils with a luxurious, nuanced breadth. It stands as a testament to the estate's uncompromising craftsmanship and the historical depth of still winemaking in a sparkling world.
🍾 About the Producer
Rooted in the historic Grand Cru village of Aÿ since 1625, Champagne Henri Giraud represents a benchmark in vinous, artisanal Champagne production. Stewarded by 12th-generation proprietor Claude Giraud alongside cellar master and son-in-law Sébastien Le Golvet, the house is renowned for championing Pinot Noir cultivated on deep, south-facing belemnite chalk slopes. Henri Giraud is celebrated for reviving the historical practice of fermenting and maturing base wines exclusively in new and seasoned casks coopered from local Argonne Forest oak, as well as sandstone and terracotta amphorae, entirely eliminating stainless steel. Viticulture adheres to rigorous sustainable standards, eschewing pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides under a certified zero-residue protocol. The estate produces richly textured, vinous champagnes defined by intense chalky minerality, structural depth, and micro-oxygenated nuance. Flagship cuvées include the prestigious vintage oak-aged Argonne, the perpetual reserve multi-vintage Fût de Chêne MV series, and the PR Perpetual Reserve bottlings.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay