The Henriot Group, a successful growth story

We started the cycle of Jeudis de Richelieu with Stanislas Henriot, then a young Chairman of Champagne Henriot and Director, along with his father, of the Henriot Group.

A talented speaker, he gave our guests an account, without shying away from detailed figures and the problems encountered, of the adventure of the Henriot Group.

A family adventure but also an entrepreneurial, viticultural, commercial and financial experience. From its foundation in 1808 by Apolline Henriot de la Maison (who soon became the supplier to royal courts including those of Austria and Holland) to the creation in the last ten years of a group (a family-based shareholding, headed by a holding company in the form of a limited share partnership) of companies relating to wine and spirits (in particular the Burgundy House Bouchard Père et Fils, William Fèvre and Lejay Lagoute), including a short-lived integration into the LVMH Group, the group has gradually shaped up, thanks to the hard work, exigencies and visions of the different Henriots who have led it throughout the years.

To close the evening, having replied to numerous questions from the guests, he delighted all our guests by offering a guided tasting session of some of the best of Champagne Henriot (Cuvée des enchanteleurs 1995, Brut Souverain, Blanc Souverain, Millésime 1996).

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In the presence of Stanislas Henriot, Chairman of Maison Henriot. Thursday 10 July 2008 at Ambassador Hotel.