Henri Giraud, Fut de Chene MV13 Grand Cru Brut Size:6x750ml The 2005 Riesling Clos Hauserer

The 2005 Riesling Clos Hauserer was another of Humbrecht’s reluctant fermentors

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Note however that this beauty of a Griotte is markedly firm and will not be an especially inviting early drinker

balanced and beautifully persistent finish

Henri Giraud, Fut de Chene MV13 Grand Cru Brut Size:6x750ml The 2005 Riesling Clos HausererDisgorged in November 2017, the finest Champagne that I have ever tasted from Giraud is the NV Brut Grand Cru A Ft de Chne MV13, a blend of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay that's based on the 2013 vintage, supplemented by fully 40% older wine from a perpetual reserve. Wafting from the glass with a rich bouquet of buttered yellow orchard fruits, brioche, dried white flowers, peach, orange rind and smoke, complemented by some delicate oxidative top