Champagne Henri Giraud - Oak Barrel MV18 - Ay Grand Cru
The Champagne House Henri Giraud is located in the commune of Aÿ , in Champagne . The Giraud-Hémart family has been cultivating vines in Aÿ since 1625 and is therefore the oldest Champagne House still run by the founding family. However, it was only since the current owner Claude Giraud took office in 1983 that he decided to take the family business to a new level. The vineyard of around ten hectares extends over 35 plots and the Champagnes are made with their grapes, but also from grapes purchased mainly from family or friends. They apply sustainable viticultural methods and are certified as having high environmental value (HVE) . Henri Giraud abandoned the use of stainless steel vats in 2016 and instead uses small oak barrels from the Argonne forest , which is located between Champagne and the Vosges.
MV means " Multi Vintage" and is based on three pillars: small yields, small containers and grape variety of origin. MV is the result of work on the traceability of a vintage, and the vinification in oak barrels which pushed the Henri Giraud house to understand the terroirs of the forest as much as their vine terroirs.
Grape varieties : Pinot Noir, Chardonnay