Henriot

The Henriot family left its native Lorraine and settled in Champagne in 1640, running a clothier business in Reims to which it soon added wine. In 1808 Apolline Henriot, the young widow of Nicolas Henriot, founded her own Maison de Champagne after helping her husband run the cloth and wine trading business for 14 years. Her vineyards lay in the Montagne de Reims villages of Verzy, Verzenay and Mailly-Champagne, planted with Pinot Noir. In 1880 Paul Henriot, Apolline's great-grandson, married Marie Marguet from the Côte des Blancs, and three Chardonnay crus, Avize, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Chouilly, were incorporated into the Henriot vineyard. From 1920 the family dug numerous soil pits to analyse its soils. Joseph Henriot (d. 2015), the seventh generation, was president of Veuve Clicquot within LVMH, and in 1994 he bought the family house back from LVMH; most of its assets remained with LVMH. He went on to acquire Bouchard Père et Fils in Burgundy and, in 1998, William Fèvre in Chablis. In 2014 Maison Henriot acquired Les Aulnois, an estate in the village of Pierry south of Epernay whose château was built in 1778.

• 1640: the Henriot family settles in Champagne, trading cloth and then wine in Reims
• 1808: Apolline Henriot founds the house, with vineyards in Verzy, Verzenay and Mailly-Champagne
• 1880: Paul Henriot marries Marie Marguet, bringing Avize, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Chouilly into the vineyard
• 1994: Joseph Henriot buys the house back from LVMH
• 2014: the house acquires Les Aulnois in Pierry

In 2022 Artémis Domaines, controlled by the Pinault family, acquired Maisons & Domaines Henriot, the group that held Champagne Henriot together with Bouchard Père et Fils in Beaune, William Fèvre in Chablis and Beaux Frères in Oregon. In March 2023 Artémis chose Terroirs et Vignerons de Champagne (TEVC) as the buyer for the Champagne house, and TEVC finalised the acquisition in 2023. The acquisition covered Champagne Henriot from vineyards to commercial operations, including the Les Aulnois residence and reception facilities in Pierry and the associated brands and distribution networks. TEVC, Champagne's largest cooperative group, was formed in December 2021 and also owns Nicolas Feuillatte, Castelnau and Abelé 1757.

• 2022: Artémis Domaines acquires Maisons & Domaines Henriot
• 2023: Artémis sells Champagne Henriot to TEVC
• TEVC brands: Nicolas Feuillatte, Castelnau, Abelé 1757 and Henriot

Alice Tétienne is cellar master of Maison Henriot; she was formerly of Krug. She initiated and coordinates the Alliance Terroirs project, begun in 2020. In January 2024 Guillaume Deglise, formerly CEO of Vinexpo, was appointed managing director of Champagne Henriot, alongside the role of group head of global development for TEVC.

• Cellar master: Alice Tétienne
• Managing director: Guillaume Deglise (appointed January 2024)

The six founding Grands Crus of Maison Henriot are Verzy, Verzenay and Mailly-Champagne in the Montagne de Reims, and Avize, Chouilly and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger in the Côte des Blancs. The house works with 76 winegrowers across 29 villages. The Alliance Terroirs project, begun in 2020, has three themes: understanding the terroirs, adapting viticultural practices to each terroir, and ensuring the sustainability of Champagne. Its initiatives include HVE and VDC certification for the vineyards, and organic viticulture since January 2025.

• Montagne de Reims Grands Crus: Verzy, Verzenay, Mailly-Champagne
• Côte des Blancs Grands Crus: Avize, Chouilly, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
• 76 winegrowers across 29 villages
• Organic viticulture since January 2025

Henriot's prestige cuvée has carried three names: Cuvée Baccarat, then Cuvée des Enchanteleurs, then Cuvée Hemera. Hemera, named for the Greek goddess of daylight, launched with the 2005 vintage as the house's top Champagne, replacing Cuvée des Enchanteleurs, and the 2008 was its third release under that name. With the 2015 vintage the wine returned to its historical name, Cuvée des Enchanteleurs. Cuvée des Enchanteleurs 2015 comes exclusively from the six founding Grands Crus as an equal blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, is made only in exceptional years, and has at least 10 years of ageing before release, with a dosage of 2.5 g/L.

• Hemera launched with the 2005 vintage, replacing Cuvée des Enchanteleurs
• 2015 vintage returns to the name Cuvée des Enchanteleurs
• 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir from the six founding Grands Crus
• At least 10 years of ageing; dosage 2.5 g/L

Brut Souverain is the house's historic cuvée, created by Apolline Henriot in 1808: around 50% Pinot Noir, 45% Chardonnay and 5% Meunier from 29 crus, with 30 to 50% reserve wines, at least 3 years of ageing and a dosage below 5 g/L. Blanc Souverain, a Blanc de Blancs, is 100% Chardonnay from 12 crus with 30 to 50% reserve wines including the perpetual reserve. Henriot Rosé joined the range in the early 1980s, with the seventh generation of the family. Vintage wines include Millésime 2015 (53% Pinot Noir, 47% Chardonnay) and Rosé Millésimé 2015 (63% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay), both from Premiers and Grands Crus. L'inattendue 2018 is a 100% Chardonnay from the Chouilly vineyard. Cuve 38 comes from a perpetual reserve of Côte des Blancs Chardonnay that Joseph Henriot created in 1990; it was first bottled following the blending of the 2007 harvest and is named after its original vat. The Mémoires collection releases bottles that have spent more than 30 years in the house's cellars, each hand-disgorged and numbered.

• Brut Souverain: around 50% Pinot Noir, 45% Chardonnay, 5% Meunier; 29 crus
• Blanc Souverain: 100% Chardonnay; 12 crus
• Rosé: in the range since the early 1980s
• Cuve 38: perpetual reserve begun by Joseph Henriot in 1990
• Mémoires: more than 30 years in the cellars, hand-disgorged

Henriot sets out three founding principles: the culture of diversity, knowledge of the terroirs, and the art of blending. In the house's account, Apolline Henriot held that 'One year is not enough to tell the personality of her lands', and so put wines in reserve each year for future blends; Joseph Henriot extended the collection of reserve wines at the beginning of the 1970s. Henriot's stated ambition is Champagnes 'combining generosity, elegance and distinction.' The house avoids the use of oak and always puts its wines through malolactic fermentation.

• Reserve wines kept each year for future blends, a practice dating to Apolline Henriot
• No oak; malolactic fermentation always completed

Primary sources (producer's own site): https://www.champagne-henriot.com/en, https://www.champagne-henriot.com/en/histoire, https://www.champagne-henriot.com/en/savoir-faire, https://www.champagne-henriot.com/en/aulnois, https://www.champagne-henriot.com/en/alliance-terroirs, and the cuvée pages https://www.champagne-henriot.com/en/collection/henriot-brut-souverain, https://www.champagne-henriot.com/en/collection/henriot-blanc-souverain, https://www.champagne-henriot.com/en/collection/henriot-rose, https://www.champagne-henriot.com/en/collection/henriot-cuve-38, https://www.champagne-henriot.com/en/collection/henriot-linattendue-2018, https://www.champagne-henriot.com/en/collection/henriot-memoires, https://www.champagne-henriot.com/en/collection/henriot-millesime-2015, https://www.champagne-henriot.com/en/collection/henriot-rose-millesime-2015, https://www.champagne-henriot.com/en/collection/cuvee-des-enchanteleurs-2015. Secondary sources: Decanter (Martin Green, last updated 27 March 2023; Chris Mercer, last updated 29 November 2018; Simon Field MW, last updated 9 March 2023; Tom Hewson, published 14 May 2026), Wine Spectator (27 March 2023), The Drinks Business (Arabella Mileham, 4 October 2023 and 18 January 2024) and JancisRobinson.com (Samantha Cole-Johnson). Last verified 2026-10-19. Where the producer's site and a secondary source disagree, the producer's site governs.