2008 Agrapart Blanc de Blancs Avizoise Extra Brut
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From 50+ year old Chardonnay vines in the best part of the coteaux d'Avize, the 2008 Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru l'Avizoise offers an absolutely clear, fresh, discreetly aromatic and elegant bouquet of ripe apples, ultra ripe pears, dates, limes, chalk dust, iodine and some hints of licorice. Grown on calcareous argil, fermented in demi-muids (malolactic included) and bottled unfiltered in May 2009, the wine was kept on the lees for more than five years and disgorged manually with a dosage of five grams per liter. It comes along as full-bodied yet pure, very fine and persistent Champagne with good concentration; it has a firm mineral structure and an almost Burgundian character. The length is really terrific. This is serious Champagne for the next 4-6 years.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Dosage 4 g/l. All Chardonnay from 50-year-old vines. Very complete and spreads across the palate. Really long and beautifully balanced. An impressive truffley note. Superior wine. (JR)
Tension, energy and cut are the signatures of Agrapart's 2008 L'Avizoise. Expressive floral notes appear over time, giving the 2008 an attractive upper register of pure nuance. Here it is the wine's overall polish that impresses most. Like all of the 2008s, the Avizoise is surprisingly open and expressive for a young Agrapart Champagne. The Avizoise emerges from 50 year-old vines in Les Robarts and La Voie d’Epernay. Dosage is 4 grams per liter. Disgorged March 2013.
About the producer
Undoubtedly one of the top growers in the Côte des Blancs, Agrapart has a unique traditional approach to producing Champagne, with the result being a loyal and fanatical following who adore this lean and precise style of wine.
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12.5%
Blanc de Blancs