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Champagne Pascal Agrapart Grand Cru Complantée NV (Base 21. Disg. Jun 25)

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About this Wine

Complantée comes from a single parcel in Avize that Agrapart co-planted (complantée) with six varieties: Pinot Noir, Meunier, Chardonnay and the heirloom Champagne varieties of Arbane, Petit Meslier and Pinot Blanc. Chardonnay accounts for one-quarter of the blend, with the remainder split equally between the other five varieties. The vines are all in the Fosse vineyard, the same site that gives us the great Vénus cuvée (La Fosse à Bull is the name of the specific vineyard parcel where these vines are situated). With this wine, Pascal Agrapart delves into the past to understand what the ancient varieties and the traditional practice of co-plantation bring to the table.

The current release is based on the 2021 harvest with 20% reserve wine from 2020. The fruit was hand-harvested together, co-fermented and barrel-aged before being put to bottle without filtration. The wine rested for just over two years on its lees and was dosed with less than 5 g/L.

This delicious wine’s atypical savouriness and notes of nettle, crushed herbs and subtle spice are far from common in a Champagne. The vibrant clarity and driving mineral freshness crackle across the palate and speak loudly of Avize. We’ll leave the final words to Peter Liem: “While there are a number of champagnes being made from these varieties today, Agrapart’s is surely one of the finest.”

Type Champagne & Sparkling
Varietal(s) Chardonnay
Country France
Region Champagne
Brand Champagne Pascal Agrapart

Wines from Champagne

Associated with luxury, celebration, Champagne is where the world’s most prized sparkling wine originates. In the past it was very common for people to confuse the term Champagne and sparkling wine as they are so synonymous. By EU law however, only sparkling wine made in the Champagne region and under strict quality standards can legally be called by that name.

Sparkling wine produced the Champagne way, goes through secondary fermentation in the bottle. This is known as méthode champenoise or outside of Champagne it is called the traditional method. When the yeast inside the bottle have finished working, they die and become lees. The lees remain in contact with the wine until the winemaker decides to take them out, creating texture, richness, and complexity in the wine.

In comparison, the other popular way of fermenting sparkling wine is called the Charmat method where the fermentation happens en masse in a large tank and extended lees contact does not happen. . This is cheaper and rather than emphasizing richness and complexity, the tank method enhances clean fruit and aromatics, making wines that are youthful and easy drinking.

The principal grapes that go into making champagne include: Chardonnay (white), Pinot Noir (red) and Pinot Meunier (red). A Champagne made exclusively from Chardonnay will be labelled Blanc de blancs while ones comprised of only red grapes will be called Blanc de noirs. Whether it be white or rose however, most Champagne is made from a mix of both red and white grapes.

Champagne Pascal Agrapart Grand Cru Complantée NV (Base 21. Disg. Jun 25)-Champagne & Sparkling-World Wine
Champagne Pascal Agrapart

Champagne Pascal Agrapart Grand Cru Complantée NV (Base 21. Disg. Jun 25)

$261.32

Complantée comes from a single parcel in Avize that Agrapart co-planted (complantée) with six varieties: Pinot Noir, Meunier, Chardonnay and the heirloom Champagne varieties of Arbane, Petit Meslier and Pinot Blanc. Chardonnay accounts for one-quarter of the blend, with the remainder split equally between the other five varieties. The vines are all in the Fosse vineyard, the same site that gives us the great Vénus cuvée (La Fosse à Bull is the name of the specific vineyard parcel where these vines are situated). With this wine, Pascal Agrapart delves into the past to understand what the ancient varieties and the traditional practice of co-plantation bring to the table.

The current release is based on the 2021 harvest with 20% reserve wine from 2020. The fruit was hand-harvested together, co-fermented and barrel-aged before being put to bottle without filtration. The wine rested for just over two years on its lees and was dosed with less than 5 g/L.

This delicious wine’s atypical savouriness and notes of nettle, crushed herbs and subtle spice are far from common in a Champagne. The vibrant clarity and driving mineral freshness crackle across the palate and speak loudly of Avize. We’ll leave the final words to Peter Liem: “While there are a number of champagnes being made from these varieties today, Agrapart’s is surely one of the finest.”

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