With over 200 years of heritage, Champagne Henriot has cultivated an audacious approach and a distinctive, elegant, and luminous style guided by its terroirs. In 2023, the House opened a new chapter in its history by joining the TEVC Group (which also includes Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, Champagne Castelnau, and Champagne Abelé 1757).

Maison Henriot’s vineyard history was shaped by three key moments. The House was founded in 1808 by Apolline Henriot, a widow who was also a vinegrower; her vineyards were located in three Pinot Noir Grand Cru villages in the Montagne de Reims: Verzy, Verzenay, and Mailly-Champagne.

In 1880, a significant transition occurred when Apolline’s great-grandson, Paul Henriot, married Marie Marguet, a young vinegrower from a family owning Grands Crus in the Côte des Blancs. Through this union, three Chardonnay Grand Cru villages joined the estate: Chouilly , Avize and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Since then, the Henriot vineyard has continued to expand. Today, it spreads across 29 crus, most nestled in the heart of the original founding areas, the Montagne de Reims and Côte des Blancs, cultivating a majority of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Champagne Henriot produces eight Chardonnay-driven cuvées, including: Brut Souverain, Blanc Souverain (Blanc de Blancs), Rosé NV, Vintage, Rosé Vintage, L’inattendue, Cuvée des Enchanteleurs (which has returned to its iconic name after a brief period as Hemera), and Cuve 38 (“The Perpetual Reserve”).

Cuvée des Enchanteleurs, the House’s “Prestige Cuvée,” is the legacy wine of Henriot, blending plots from the six founding Grand Cru villages. L’Inattendue illustrates the principle that has guided the House since its foundation: cultivating the diversity of Champagne terroirs. It reveals a specific terroir from Premier or Grand Cru plots through a singular year, one village, and a unique grape variety. Cuve 38 (Tank 38) is the quintessence of the Henriot style, a truly unique and audacious wine. Born in 1990 from Joseph Henriot’s vision to create a perpetual blend, it is crafted exclusively from four of the most prestigious Grand Cru Chardonnays in the Côte des Blancs: Avize, Chouilly, Oger, and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Only 1,000 magnums are released each year.

Today, Maison Henriot’s legacy is rooted in more than two centuries of heritage, shaped by a vision of respect for the soil, craftsmanship, and collective progress. Since 2023, it continues its journey within Terroirs & Vignerons de Champagne, remaining faithful to its identity and autonomy. Deeply committed to protecting the future of Champagne, the House launched the Alliance Terroirs project in 2020. Led by Cellar Master Alice Tétienne and her team, this initiative evolves viticultural practices to favor both vine quality and environmental responsibility. It is articulated around 3 pillars: understand the terroirs, adapting the viticultural practices, ensuring the sustainability of Champagne. The House’s plots have obtained HVE and VDC certifications, as well as organic certification (since January 2025). The project also drives initiatives promoting biodiversity, vineyard enhancement, and research into sustainable tools. As Apolline Henriot would have wished, each of these actions is collective, ensuring the history of Champagne is written together.

Maison Henriot welcomes guests to a place steeped in history and nestled close to its vineyards: the Les Aulnois estate in Pierry. Built in 1778, it was originally a prosperous wine estate equipped with a magnificent press, numerous cellars, and storehouses. Throughout its history, Les Aulnois has belonged to Champagne merchant families dedicated to preserving the architectural and decorative heritage of this beautiful residence.

It is a place with a living soul. From the octagonal belvedere overlooking the French formal garden (created in the style of the Le Nôtre school), the pathways seem to trace the “H” of Maison Henriot, a symbol of measure and balance. Inside, the beautiful enfilade of rooms is bathed in natural light. In the octagonal salon, known as the “Metamorphoses” room, the morning sun brings the muses of Ovid to life, depicted on listed 18th-century wallpaper. The cellar, known as the Cave des Mémoires, shelters an amazing collection of back vintages retracing the House’s history through the years.