Agrapart 7 Crus Brut NV Champagne (base 2022)

Superb length & zip come from marrying opulent Côte de Blancs Chardonnay with a racy minerality. Delicious now, but will get even better over the next 10 to 15 years. 92 Wine Advocate Humble, soft-spoken, and fiercely dedicated to expressing the terroirs of his beloved village in his Champagnes, Pascal Agrapart is both gifted as a farmer and adept vinifier. This combination makes for some of the most complex and compelling wines in the region. While Agrapart's wines always had a somewhat underground following, in recent years, he has gained an international reputation, and has had to learn to maneuver in the limelight, quietly and humbly, of course. Today, he is looked up to and revered by some of the region's rising stars as sort of a professor emeritus of the region who blazed the trail of quality, setting the stage for Champagne's cutting edge scene on the international wine market. The Champagne house of Agrapart et Fils is located in the lovely village of Avize in the he