Champagne Agrapart & Fils Terroirs Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs NV
Côte des Blancs, Champagne, FranceFounded in 1894, Agrapart has rightfully emerged as one of the finest grower estates in the Côte des Blancs. Pascal Agrapart is the current generation overseeing the estate, making wines since 1984 when he took over from his father, Pierre, and after studying oenology in Bordeaux, and Avize. When he arrived, there were 4 hectares of vines, and he has grown that to 12 hectares, 9 of those rooted in grand cru villages of Avize, Cramant, Oiry and Oger. His father never used herbicides or chemical pesticides, and while Pascal is uninterested in being labelled organic or biodynamic, he follows the same naturalist practices, focusing on the soils. This BdB comes from four GC villages (Avize, Cramant, Oger and Oiry) and vines aged 20-50 years. Based on the 2017 vintage, this was native fermented in older wood and put into bottles in May 2018, with 40% reserve wines. It was disgorged in March 2021 with five g/L. A burnished oxidative note pervades, hinting at the oak aging and not assisted by the length since disgorge (2 years). Expansive apple, lemon, and bread dough rules the cushy palate, with toasted hazelnut padding and lemon pith sharpening. The finish ends with a wet chalk/citrus kiss. This bottle is one for drinking now, though I've had fresher Terroirs in the past.Tasted: 22 February 2023Tasted by: Prices:
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$160.00
750ml
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Producer: Champagne Agrapart & FilsDistributors: That's Life Gourmet Grape: Chardonnay
Champagne Agrapart & Fils Terroirs Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs NV
Côte des Blancs, Champagne, FranceFrom four villages (Avize, Cramant, Oger and Oiry) and Chardonnay vines aging 20-50 years, this bottle was put into bottle May 2017, with 40% reserve wines. It was disgorged March 2020, it with 5 g/L. Sharply focused, this drives through the palate with lemon, roasted marcona almonds, deep, wet chalk and a tight riffing grip housing the nimble, medium bodied palate. Fantastic tension throughout to a mouth-watering finish. Green plaquette.Tasted: 19 October 2021Tasted by: Prices:
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$160.00
750ml
private wine shops
Producer: Champagne Agrapart & FilsDistributors: That's Life Gourmet Grape: Chardonnay
Champagne Agrapart & Fils Terroirs Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs NV
Côte des Blancs, Champagne, FranceLight toast, a lick of anise and lemon balm open this grower champagne, a mid-slope sourced Grand Cru blanc de blancs from Avize, Oger, Cramant and Oiry and from 20 to 40-year-old vines. Blended from two vintages, partially from base wine fermented in aged oak, this was bottled in May 2013 and disgorged in March 2016. Very fine and precise on the palate, with vibrating lemon pith / verbena notes, firm acidity and a very fine but highly structured frame. Chalky mouth feel abounds here, right to the end of the lingering finish. A beauty.Tasted: 05 December 2016Tasted by: Prices:
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$160.00
750ml
private wine shops
Producer: Champagne Agrapart & FilsDistributors: That's Life Gourmet Grape: Chardonnay
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