{"title":"Romain Henin","description":"\u003cp\u003eRomain Henin makes Champagne the way the most radical natural winemakers make still wine: biodynamic vines, wild yeasts, a year in barrel, no added sulfur, and little or no dosage. It's a world away from the house style of most of his neighbors in Aÿ, and that was rather the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenin comes from a Champagne growing family in Aÿ, on the Marne Valley's prime Pinot Noir slopes. After studying viticulture and oenology and working in the cellar at Champagne Henri Giraud, he joined the family estate, then left in 2015 over how the vines should be farmed. He started again from scratch in 2016 with about a hectare of rented vines, and in 2021 took over the family's roughly seven hectares around Aÿ and Mareuil-le-Port, which he now runs with his brother Thomas under the name La Bulle Libre, \"the free bubble.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe farming is organic and biodynamic, with homemade plant preparations in place of chemicals and fruit trees planted among the vines for biodiversity. In the cellar, the grapes are hand-picked, fermented with native yeasts and aged on their lees in oak for a year, with no fining, filtration or sulfites. Expect Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier from clay-limestone soils, mostly bottled bone dry. There's also a side project worth a look: Korrigans, a cider.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"romain-henin-champagne-la-bulle-libre-brut-l-odyssee-2023","title":"Romain Henin, Champagne La Bulle Libre Brut \"L' Odyssee\", 2023","description":"A Champagne made with nothing added — no commercial yeast, no sulfur, and nothing to soften the edges. La Bulle Libre is Romain Hénin's own venture, launched after he took over from his father Pascal, and \"L'Odyssée\" is the cuvée where he chases that no-inputs ideal: native-yeast ferments, a year in barrel, and no dosage at bottling. The blend draws on Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir from the family's biodynamically farmed parcels in the Marne Valley, worked by hand rather than by tractor. 2023 was not a year that made this easy — rain ran from late July into September, and the fruit had to be sorted with real severity to justify a wine with no sulfur behind it. For anyone who has followed Champagne's low-intervention fringe and wondered how far it can be pushed while still tasting like Champagne, this is the experiment worth drinking.","brand":"Coeur Wines (T. Elen) [COE]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516949467193,"sku":"NYC-W-COE-`CWFRHC023`-092126-12","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/IMG-4608.jpg?v=1790208875"},{"product_id":"romain-henin-korrigans-cidre-freres-de-pomme-2024","title":"Romain Henin, Korrigans Cidre \"Freres De Pomme\", 2024","description":"A dry French cider from Romain Hénin, whose name you may already know from his Champagnes on our shelves. That alone is a good reason for a wine drinker to pay attention. It's bottled under the Korrigans label, named for the mischievous little spirits of Breton folklore, and the cuvée name, \"Frères de Pomme,\" translates as \"Apple Brothers.\" It's a playful pair of names for a bottle that doesn't take itself too seriously. The word that matters most here is dry: this is cider for anyone who's been put off by the sweet, juicy supermarket stuff, and an easy crossover for people who drink more wine than cider. Put it on the dinner table rather than saving it for dessert.","brand":"Coeur Wines (T. Elen) [COE]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516949499961,"sku":"NYC-W-COE-`CWFRHCFP24`-092126-13","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/IMG-4606.jpg?v=1790208819"}],"url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/romain-henin.oembed","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}