NV Agrapart 7 Crus Extra Brut (750ml)

Sparkling from Avize, Champagne, France

B-21 Top Recommendation
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Crafted by artisan producer and B-21 favorite Pascal Agrapart in the chalky Cote des Blancs, Champagne Agrapart has enjoyed an under the radar reputation, but with the release of these highly rated 2023 cuvees, that’s about to change. From one of the top grower-producers in the region, these selections from Agrapart offer a rare taste of meticulously crafted, terroir-driven Champagne at a remarkable value that's bound to sell out in a flash.

Now run by the fourth consecutive generation, Agrapart ranks at the top echelons of Champagne, earning a 3-star rating in the Revue de Vin du France alongside only 7 other houses, including Krug. Planted almost entirely with Chardonnay with a few small plots of Pinot Noir, the ten-hectare Agrapart Domaine comprises more than 70 small parcels predominantly in the Grand Cru villages of Avize, Cramant, Oiry, and Oger with a few Premier Cru plots on the Cote de Blancs, boasting low yielding vines averaging over 40 years of age with the oldest over 70 years. Taking the reins of his family’s historic estate in Avize over four decades ago, Pascal works the soils manually while employing organic practices, tilling with horses to ensure his soils do not get compacted (one of his parcels is worked by and named for his horse Venus). Fermenting the base wines exclusively with native yeasts which he believes is critical to expressing the terroir, Pascal employs a mix of older barrels dependent on the cuvee and longer than required bottle aging on the lees, yielding gorgeous, pure fruit impeccably balanced with chalky minerality that finishes long, each cuvee uniquely identified with a different colored plaque (i.e., the round metal disk on top of the cork).

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The 7 Crus Extra Brut NV is a 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir coming from seven different terroir and fermented with native yeasts. 60% of this 7 Crus bottling is from 2019 with 40% of reserve wines that is aged between 24-36 months on fine lees and disgorged 60 days before release with a five gram per liter dosage. Bright and wispy aromas of Spartan apples, nashi pear, brioche, cold butter and white flowers spill onto a medium-bodied, pristine palate with a satiny fine mousse buoying orchard fruit intensity and soft, radiating acidity to a beautiful, refreshing finish. The bottle tasted was very recently disgorged September 2023

94 points, Sarah Mayo, Wine Independent (Nov 2023)

Alcohol By Volume: 12.5%

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This item is a pre-order estimated to arrive 10/31/2024. 60+ bottles available.

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