The Agrapart domain is situated in Avize and the vineyards are found mainly in Avize, Oger, Cramant and Oiry, all Grand Cru from the Côte des Blancs. This geographical situation, right in the heart of the Champagne region and in the villages classed Grand Cru, is exceptional. The chalky soil, specific to the Côte des Blancs, allows us to work the Chardonnay grape variety, known especially for the freshness, elegance and finesse it brings to the wine. Composed of 50 plots, of which certain are over 65 years old, the average age of the vines being about 40 years.
The grapes are pressed with a tradi- tional Coquard vertical press, and fermentation is car- ried out with natural yeasts, which Agrapart feels is crucial to the expression of terroir. Malolactic fermen- tation is completed for all the wines, and a portion of the best wines of the harvest are aged in old, 600-liter demi-muids: “the older the better,” says Agrapart, as he hates the flavors of new barrels. The wines are typically bottled around the full moon of May, with no fining, no filtration and no cold stabilization.
Always concerned about bringing more dimension to our Champagnes
We fight for the truth of the terroir.
Ploughing and ‘’home-made’’ compost encourage the rooting and the microbial life of the soil.
All our vintages come from fragmented vinifications.
Fermentation with the indigenous yeast from the grapes.
A long ageing on the lees in oak barrels.