Henriot Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Daniel Torres — This is the one

9/10

Had this at a restaurant last month and immediately tracked down a bottle for home. It's all Chardonnay grapes apparently which gives it that really elegant, light feel. The chalky mineral thing sounds wanky but you genuinely taste it. Absolutely loved it.

Zoe Chen — Perfect NYE fizz

8/10

Saw Henriot mentioned on a wine blog and grabbed a bottle for New Year's. So glad I did — it's really well balanced, not too sweet, not too sharp. There's a lovely little toasted almond note right at the end that keeps you coming back for another sip.

Elena Vasquez — Birthday treat that delivered

9/10

Bought this for my wife's birthday and we were both really impressed. Lovely bubbles, not too aggressive, and there's this nice toasty bread thing going on underneath the citrus. At fifty quid it's not cheap but it felt properly special.