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Champagne Pascal Agrapart Grand Cru Avizoise Blanc de Blancs 2018 (Disg. Jul 24)

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Champagne Pascal Agrapart Grand Cru Avizoise Blanc de Blancs 2018 (Disg. Jul 24)
Producer Champagne Agrapart
Region, Country Champagne, France
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 12
Product Code 24464-750

Disgorged July 2024. Avizoise is sourced from old vines of around 50 to 60 years of age, situated in the clay-rich (argilo-calcaire) Coteaux d’Avize vineyards of Les Robarts and Les Gros Yeux. Both sites are now listed on the wine’s front label. The richer soils and altitude of these neighbouring sites bring more texture and roundness, says Pascal. The wine ages entirely in 600-litre demi-muid, and bottle fermentation is under cork rather than crown seal. The 2018 spent just over five years on lees and was dosed at 3 g/L. It’s a gloriously potent, deep Avizoise, yet one grounded in chalky, stony classicism. 

Champagne Pascal Agrapart Grand Cru Avizoise Blanc de Blancs 2018 (Disg. Jul 24)

Reviews

“While the Minéral cuvée hails from some of the shallowest, poorest soils in Avize, Avizoise always shows some of the roundness and aromatics of the deeper soils of the Gros Yeux and Robarts parcels. It shows a little more of the heat of the year in 2018, too, with fleshy nectarine, lime and white pepper, deep and long with citrus oil yet retaining a beguiling, papery-delicate texture that all of Agrapart's wines seem to find. For a vintage when blanc de blancs can be a little simplistic, this is full of nerve and detail.”
94 points, Tom Hewson, Decanter

Reviews

“While the Minéral cuvée hails from some of the shallowest, poorest soils in Avize, Avizoise always shows some of the roundness and aromatics of the deeper soils of the Gros Yeux and Robarts parcels. It shows a little more of the heat of the year in 2018, too, with fleshy nectarine, lime and white pepper, deep and long with citrus oil yet retaining a beguiling, papery-delicate texture that all of Agrapart's wines seem to find. For a vintage when blanc de blancs can be a little simplistic, this is full of nerve and detail.”
94 points, Tom Hewson, Decanter

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