Guide VERON des Champagnes 2018
(around 60
euros per bottle)
Elegant and sober
bottle.
Aspect:
Golden and brilliant.
Refined bubbles.
Fine bead of bubbles.
Nose:
Radiant and sensual,
thanks to the long period between disgorgement and marketing.
The Chardonnay,
exclusive varietal, immediately establishes itself with aromas of citrus
fruits, apple, pear, apricot, quince and white flowers, highlighted by an
iodized, life-giving breath.
Later, the maturity is
revealed with gentle touches of pastries, results of 4 years of ageing on laths
of the bottles, before manual riddling and disgorgement.
Palate:
Pure attack, obtained by
the selection of the very first juices (tête
de cuvée) during the soft pressing of the grapes, enhanced by the vibrant
minerality of the chalky soils.
The mouth becomes
caressing, almost structured, supported by improbable woody notes obtained by
the vinification and the long ageing in oak barrels, on fine lees, of 25% of
the base wines.
Heady finish, supported
by the adjusted dosage with only 5 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement.
Impressive length on the
palate.
For this cuvée Terroirs Extra Brut Blanc de
Blancs Grand Cru, Pascal Agrapart was able to accompany with gentleness and
sensitivity grapes harvested by hand, at perfect ripeness, in 2010 (60%) and
2011 (40%), signing an unforgettable interpretation of the noble terroirs of Avize, Oger, Cramant and
Oiry.
To taste from aperitif
to meal, with pan-fried scallops and truffled meat juice, for example.
Wine growers in Avize
for 4 generations, Pascal Agrapart and his wife Nathalie resolutely continue
their endless quest for the truth of the terroir.
A vineyard of 10 hectares, mainly planted dans the Grands Crus of the Côte des
Blancs, cultivated in the deep respect for nature with ploughing of the soils
and farm-made composts, and a natural œnology with parcelled vinifications by
the indigenous yeasts of the grapes, give birth to authentic Champagnes,
singular expressions of their noble origins.
Champagne Agrapart
57 Avenue Jean Jaurès
51190 Avize
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 57 51
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Email:
info@champagne-agrapart.com
