Vénus Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature Pascal Agrapart 2011
Champagne AOC
12%
1.5L
Intensity
What makes this wine special?
The icon of the Champagne vineyard, maison Agrapart produces a wine which is both complex and refined and which can be enjoyed with meals.
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Vénus Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature Pascal Agrapart 2011
The wine
Aged solely in oak barrels, this champagne has rested on its lees for six months and bottled with low dosage. Originating from a parcel of Avize planted in the late 1950s, it has a complex aromatic bouquet with notes of white fruit, truffle and roasting. This complex and refined champagne can be enjoyed with meals.
Maison Agrapart & Fils, founded in Avize in the late 19th century, now extends over twelve hectares on the Côte des Blancs, eight of which are classified as grand cru. A family estate, it has maintained the status of récoltant manipulant, meaning that they buy no grapes. Pascal Agrapart developed plot-by-plot work from 1995 onwards and his son Ambroise joined the estate in 2018. On a vineyard with 70 parcels, the vines - 11 hectares of Chardonnay and 1 of Pinot Noir - are on average 40 years old. It holds a French environmental certificate.
This very fine estate is particularly popular with wine lovers and is gaining fame: the cuvées produced by this sought-after maison are increasingly difficult to find! The soils are worked by hand and enriched each year with locally sourced natural compost. They are vinified in old oak barrels with malolactic fermentation allowed to take place. The Champagnes stand out for their great finesse, mainly thanks to the low dosage and the fine minerality of the wines.
Detailed characteristics
- Quantity:
- 2 bottles
- Level:
- 2 Normal
- Observation:
- 2 Marginally marked labels
- Origin:
- private individual
- Type of cellar:
- underground, natural cellar
- Recoverable VAT:
- no
- Wooden case:
- no
- Local excise duty seal:
- yes
- Alcohol percentage:
- 12 %
- Region:
- Champagne
- Appellation:
- Champagne
- Owner:
- Pascal Agrapart
- Vintage:
- 2011
- Colour:
- sparkling white
- Service temperature:
- 12°
- Viticulture:
- environmentally friendly More information....
- Intensity:
- crisp
- Leading aroma:
- coffee
- Tasting occasion:
- food-friendly wine
- Disgorgement year
- 2017
- Grape variety:
- Chardonnay
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