Description / Reviews
// 100% Grand Cru Chardonnay (Chouilly)
Over four years of aging on lees before disgorgement in mid-2023
2g/L dosage
"The 2018 harvest potential was extraordinary, both in terms of the generosity of the yield and the quality of the grapes, which reached maturity surprisingly quickly. L’inattendue 2018 offers a generous, exotic, gourmet profile, particularly expressive, with the well-known characteristics of the Chouilly cru. The nose is powerful and elegant. It reveals fresh yellow fruit, pineapple, vanilla notes and a hint of petrol. The palate is ample, round, with a velvety texture and an extraordinary freshness that is unique for 2018, giving it great length." - Alice Tétienne, Henriot Cellarmaster
"Expressive yellow plums, apples, white peaches and brioche adorn the attack with a tightly wound tension of mineral texture and lemon peel acidity. Stylish and long." - 95 Points + Gold Award, Decanter World Wine Awards 2025
"Bright gold. Henriot’s second single-cru release. Lemongrass and lemon curd on the nose. Super-fine, sparse bead playing weightless staccato down the line of the wine. Amplitude shaped by pinions of smoky power and mouth-watering minerality. And yet the wine also has curds of lemon-zested softness at its heart. The kind of wine that would be beautiful with mature, hard, cave-aged cheese, or with nimono (braised) shiitake mushrooms." - 17/20 Points, Tamlyn Currin, JancisRobinson.com
"An elegantly toasty nose reveals refined autolytic complexity interwoven with pristine lemony fruit. The palate is at once brisk and creamy, showcasing impeccable balance. A beautifully composed and deliciously expressive wine with both energy and charm. Henriot’s precision is on full display in this focused single-vintage blanc de blancs release from Chouilly." - 95 Points, Essi Avellan MW
