Champagne Brut Nature, Henri Chauvet NV

Made from 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Pinot Meunier, it has an alluring pink hint to the colour, a nose of white stone fruit and on the palate is all zing, with fresh, racy citrus notes to get the juices flowing – and it acquitted itself so well with smoked salmon that this is our new go-to aperitif.

"A very attractive champagne from a family-run domaine, this is actually a blanc de noirs, made with 90 per cent pinot noir and 10 per cent pinot meunier. Very dry, lovely and toasty and with a hint of black cherries." Victoria Moore, The Telegraph, 21.11.2020.

"We had a tasting of Henri Chauvet’s champagnes at the Spectator a year or so ago and readers positively hoovered them up. The domaine was founded in 1840 and third generation Damien and Mathilde Chauvet today specialise in traditional, artisanal champagne (they still riddle all their bottles by hand) noted for long ageing on the lees. This bone-dry fizz was added to the range last year and is a glorious example of so-called zero dosage or Brut zero champagne, being fresher, fuller and creamier than most. It’s a beauty." Jonathan Ray, Spectator Life, October 2020

Click here to watch Damien Chauvet of Champagne Henri Chauvet taste and discuss this wine in episode two of our online series 'A Glass with our Growers'.

“Henri Chauvet is a top-class grower champagne, making very pure, crisp wines from eight hectares in Rilly la Montagne, a premier cru village near Reims. Today it is owned and run by winemaker Damien Chauvet, the fourth generation of the same family, and his wife Mathilde. Serious, mineral, bright, so pure, linear and refreshing. Plum, apple, apple pips and perfume. Great energy. This is 70% pinot noir and 30% pinot meunier, and the fruit definitely didn’t need any added sugar. A blend of 2020 and 2021. Just so enjoyable.” Will Smale @willsmale1