Agrapart Grand Cru Avizoise Blanc de Blancs 2016 (Disg. June 2022)

Disgorged June 2022. 

Avizoise is sourced from old vines of around 50 to 60 years of age, situated in the clay-rich (argilo-calcaire) Côteaux d’Avize vineyards of Les Robarts and Les Gros Yeux. The richer soils of these neighbouring sites give a deep, more powerful and textural expression of Avize. The wine was aged entirely in 600-litre demi-muid, and the fermentation in bottle was carried out under cork rather than crown seal. The 2016 spent just over five years on lees and was dosed at three grams per litre. 

“The 2016 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Avizoise derives from lieux-dits Les Robarts and Les Gros Yeux in Avize, two sites that are characterized by deeper clays than those in the parcels that inform Minéral. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of apple blossom, citrus zest, confit orange, freshly baked bread and warm biscuits, it's full-bodied, satiny and layered, with terrific concentration, racy acids and a long, penetrating finish. This concentrated, vinous, chiseled Champagne is a remarkable wine!” 97 points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate