Champagne Agrapart Grand Cru Terroirs Blanc de Blancs NV [2017,18, 19 Base. Disgorged March 2023]

100% Grand Cru with the fruit sourced only from great sites across four revered villages in the Côte des Blancs: Avize, Cramant, Oger and Oiry. Together with the terroir, vine age is a key factor in quality. The average age of the plantings is more than 50 years.

This release is based on 2019, 2018 and 2017, with the reserve wine making up a remarkable 80% of the cuvée-another key to the quality. After natural fermentation, half the wine matured in large-format, neutral oak and then spent more than 36 months on lees. Dosage is limited to 5 g/L and disgorgement was carried out by hand in March 2023.

"Creamy and flavorful, yet it remains precise and vertical, with an array of lemons, green apples, pie crust, almonds, hazelnuts and chalk. Medium-bodied with creamy, fine bubbles. Lots of energy, with zesty citrus notes at the end. Layered blanc de blancs." 95 points, James Suckling, Jamessuckling.com

Country: France
Region: Champagne