Champagne Pierre Moncuit 'Henriette' NV Grand Cru Brut Rosé Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger, Marne

750ml bottle

12% abv

Powerful and quite savory, the Henriette is a serious rosé for the dinner table. Dried cherry, chalk, dried herbs, and white pepper lend notable complexity throughout. 

88% Grand Cru Chardonnay from Le Mesnil and 12% Grand Cru Pinot Noir from Bouzy.
2018 vintage; 36+ months; 8 g/l dosage; March 2025 disgorgement, multiple disgorgements throughout the year.

Nicole and Yves Moncuit have guided this excellent domaine, located in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, since they took over from their father Pierre in 1977. Nicole, the winemaker and grower, and Yves, in charge of the commercial side, are the latest generation in a line of vignerons that stems back more than a century.

The Moncuit siblings own 15 hectares of vines surrounding Mesnil, mostly old vines that average 30 years of age. Their high percentage of old rootstock is a rarity in Champagne, where vines are routinely replanted once they reach their 25th birthday.

These old vines help to ideally convert what the chalky soils of Le Mesnil have to offer, concentrated fruit aromas entwined perfectly with captivating minerality and ideal acidity. The Moncuits also own 4 hectares of vines in the Côtes de Sézanne, whose grapes go into another cuvée called Hugues de Coulmet.

Harvest is by hand and the wines are aged in stainless steel tanks. The Moncuits avoid using wood, as they feel it gets in the way of the village's hallmark delicacy and minerality. The wines normally go through malolactic, except in certain vintages when acidity is low—not often a problem in Le Mesnil. Most of their non-vintage releases actually come from one harvest, while the vintages are held back slightly longer and include grapes picked from some older and better exposed vineyard sites.