Aanbeveling van onze wijnadviseur

"Once again, there are fascinating champagnes to discover from Pascal Agrapart, the other godfather of the Côte des Blancs next to Anselme Selosse, who has just retired. Has there ever been a greater Minéral than the 2012? This wine is the most important one from Agrapart & Fils in terms of quantity. It's also more than affordable and one of the finest Blanc de Blancs you can get at this price (which should be no more than $100). I visited Agrapart in mid-April, and the wines were all just recently disgorged, which made it more difficult to taste them. Maybe the distance to Pascal's top cuvées—L'Avizoise and Vénus, both 2012 vintages—is farther than my scores might reflect, but the vibrant purity, sharp precision and expressive chalkiness of the tensioned Minéral, which blends the fruits of two vineyards in Avize and Cramant, is almost breathtaking. Take into account that you will make yourself a hero when you can offer your friends an Agrapart every time they jump in. They would also be quite happy with the non-vintaged Terroirs, which blends the fruit of four villages and is more filigreed but still complex. Rating 95, Drink 2019-2030 The 2012 Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Extra Brut Minéral is sourced from two chalky plots in Avize—Le Champ Bouton, which fermented in tank, and Les Bionnes, which fermented in barrel. It offers an excitingly pure, precise and fresh iodine-scented bouquet with elegant, concentrated fruit intermixed with chalky notes. On the palate, this is a great Blanc de Blancs that is clear, pure and balanced yet round, crisp and complex, with great finesse. It has a well-structured, very mineral and tensioned finish that also reveals intense, focused fruit and lingering salinity. Highly recommended. Disgorged with three grams of dosage in March 2018; tasted April 2018. A total of 15,000 bottles were produced, but only a portion of this has been disgorged so far."
- Stephan Reinhardt van The Wine Advocate