Pascal Agrapart farms in Avize, at the heart of the Côte des Blancs, where high-limestone soils and 40-plus-year-old vines in Avize and Cramant give this blanc de blancs its spine. Organic composting, hand-harvested fruit, and no interest in softening the edges. This is the most mineral-driven, laser-like wine in the Agrapart parcellaire lineup. Chardonnay with the chalk left in.
Tasting Notes
These 40+ year old vines in Avize and Cramant produce the most mineral-driven, laser-like wine of the Agrapart parcellaire lineup.
Professional Ratings
96
VinousThe 2019 Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Minéral Grand Cru is fabulous. All it needs is time to unwind. Readers should be in no rush. Bright and packed with energy, the 2019 is so classy right out of the gate. Vibrant and intensely mineral, the 2019 is very closed in on itself. That won't be a problem in a few years' time, but for now, the Minéral is a wine for the cellar. Extended saline-inflected not
About the Producer
The Champagne house of Pascal Agrapart is located in the celebrated village of Avize in the heart of the Côte de Blancs. The estate previously known as Agrapart & Fils was established in 1894, yet unlike many of the smaller grower Champagne houses that have only begun to estate bottle under their own labels in recent decades, the Agrapart family have done so since the inception of the domaine. The winery was founded by Arthur Agrapart, and is now run by the fifth generation of the family, Ambroise Agrapart, who joined his father Pascal in the 2018 vintage.
