Henriot Champagne Brut Souverain NV (1.5L) SF Chronicle - Past Pick BODY: Full of body but

BODY: Full of body but not too strong

chalky minerality

and a concentration that only decades of slow evaporation can produce

and then time on the lees for 2 years for the the 750mls then aged for 2 years on the lees before disgorging

the first US whiskey to do so

Henriot Champagne Brut Souverain NV (1.5L) SF Chronicle - Past Pick BODY: Full of body but"Light gold. Lees accented orchard and citrus fruit aromas are complicated by sweet butter, iodine and smoky minerals. Dry and expansive on the palate, offering lively pear and melon flavors and a refreshingly bitter touch of orange pith. Ample but lithe brut, with very good finishing punch and repeating smoke and pear qualities." Josh Raynolds, Vinous