Agrapart & Fils Champagne Brut Nature Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Venus 2019 [NET] MARQUE In its youth it is

In its youth it is mouthwatering with piercing acidity but with a seductive texture that helps tame all of that concentrated energy

sherry-like notes imparted by house-made umeshu finishing casks

Taut and straight modeled Riesling with pronounced varietal characteristics

and a quinine edge that snaps the whole thing back into focus

— else makes wine at this level and then…waits

Agrapart & Fils Champagne Brut Nature Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Venus 2019 [NET] MARQUE In its youth it isVenus is named for the draft horse that plows it a single 0. 3 hectare parcel of 1959 planted Chardonnay in Avize called La Fosse, worked by hoof instead of tractor. Pascal Agrapart calls this the crux of the village, where the hill's pure chalk and heavier clay meet in one plot, giving a Champagne with both cut and real depth. Fermented with native yeasts in seasoned oak and bottled bone dry with zero dosage, it's often held up as the ultimate