NV Agrapart Complantee Extra Brut Grand Cru (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 NV Extra Brut Complantée Grand Cru soars out of the glass with striking aromatics. Bright, sculpted and perfumed, the Complantée is wonderfully expressive. This blend of co-planted Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Blanc, Arbane, Petit Meslier and Chardonnay is so expressive. It is especially aromatic and ethereal in this release. The Complantée was fermented with native yeasts in used 600-liter tonneaux. Doasage is 5 grams per liter. Disgorged: February, 2023.

94 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous (Nov 2023)

A blend of the sunny 2020 and 2019 vintages, the latest rendition of Agrapart's NV Extra Brut Grand Cru Complantée is especially successful. Offering up aromas of white flowers, orange oil, confit citrus and buttery pastry, this field blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Blanc, Arbane and Petit Meslier planted in 2003 can sometimes be almost assertively incisive, but this tirage is medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered, with racy but fully integrated acids and a suave, fine-boned profile.

93 points, William Kelley, Wine Advocate (Dec 2023)

Based on the 2019 and 2020 vintages, with 20% reserve wine aged in barrel, the Agrapart Complantée Extra Brut Grand Cru is a six cépage blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Arbonne, Petit Meslier and Pinot Blanc 100% fermented in demi-muid oak barrels. Aged 24-36 months on lies, disgorged 60 days before release with a five gram per liter dosage. Spectacularly fresh and vibrant from the start with ripe citrus, crisp yellow apple, pomegranate seeds, bread dough and chalk aromas spilling into a medium-bodied, energetic palate with a silky textured mousse, abundant fruit and vibrant, stimulating acidity. Composed and refreshing throughout, it finished with great length.

93 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. 23 bottles available.

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