Henri Giraud is a prestigious and the oldest Champagne house that is still owned by its founding family - the Giraud-Hémart family - who has farmed vines at Aÿ since 1625, and well known for producing rich, extensive and powerful wine. However, it is only since current head Claude Giraud took over that the wines have been released under the family name. The real treasure of Henri Giraud is their perpetual reserve, which dates back to 1990. This solera type reserve is normally used to add richness and complexity to younger wines, in turn adding intensity and depth to Henri Giraud's other cuvées. It is the...

Henri Giraud is a prestigious name known for producing rich, extensive, and powerful wine. Founded way back in 1625, Henri Giraud is one of the oldest Champagne houses in the region and is still a family-run business that is currently owned by twelfth-generation Claude Giraud, with his son managing the company while his son-in-law is the head winemaker. Their wines are 100% oak-fermented and the house insists on producing with oak casks from the forest in Aÿ to impose the forest terroir into the wine, giving it one of the most unique flavors among Champagnes in the world. It's powerful with lots of substances, and with further aging in...

Henri Giraud is a prestigious and the oldest Champagne house that is still owned by its founding family - the Giraud-Hémart family - who has farmed vines at Aÿ since 1625, and well known for producing rich, extensive and powerful wine. However, it is only since current head Claude Giraud took over that the wines have been released under the family name. The real treasure of Henri Giraud is their perpetual reserve, which dates back to 1990. This solera type reserve is normally used to add richness and complexity to younger wines, in turn adding intensity and depth to Henri Giraud's other cuvées. It is the...