Lejon Champagne Cellars
Philipponnat
Clos des Goisses Champagne Blend 2008
Sharp edges and laser focus. Ripe red fruit and loads of character. Still young. Powerful — 14 days ago
Agrapart & Fils (Pascal Agrapart)
Terroirs A Avize Grand Cru Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs
✨ Cheers to treasures of the Côte des Blancs!
🥂 Allow me to introduce Champagne Agrapart & Fils, a fourth-generation grower-producer based in the Grand Cru village of Avize – right in the heart of the Côte des Blancs region, where Chardonnay reigns supreme.
🍾Pascal took the helm of his family’s winery in 1984 and is now joined by his son Ambroise, carrying on the family tradition of meticulous winemaking to craft exceptionally beautiful champagnes that offer an authentic sense of place.
🌿 In support of this aim, Agrapart pursues an ancient approach to farming the family’s 12 hectares of vines, in harmony with nature, according to the natural rhythms of the calendar, trading chemicals for compost, and working the land by hand.
🍇 In the winery, Pascal & Ambroise allow fermentations to happen naturally through ambient yeast found in the surrounding environment & on the surface of the grape skins. They neither fine nor filter their wines, and riddling is done by hand – a rarity in this day and age given efficiencies that can be gained through mechanization (e.g., gyropalette).
👉 Here we have Agrapart’s “Terroirs” bottling made with 100% Chardonnay from a blend of vintages and vineyard blocks from the Grand Cru villages of Avize, Cramant, Oiry, and Oger. It’s extra brut with 5 grams of sugar / liter in dosage.
😍 It is a stunning Blanc de Blancs expression giving voice to the Côte des Blancs.
👌 This wine is focused, nuanced, & elegant with perfumed aromas of lemon meringue, lemon pith, crisp apple, star fruit, white tea, blossom, oyster shell, salinity, toast, smoke, chalk, river bank, frozen pie crust, and blanched almonds.
On the palate it’s bone dry and laser focused with an electrifying acidity that is balanced by a creamy mousse and concentrated flavors consistent with the nose.
💫 Cheers to delicious wines of authenticity & soul! — 18 days ago
Krug
Brut Champagne Blend 1996
Sift and settled with gorgeous secondary notes. Pliable and lush with freshness and texture. Really delicious and in a great place — 2 days ago
Dom Pérignon
Brut Rosé Champagne 1986
Soft and plush. Wild strawberry and wet stone. Some faint floral notes. Focused, delicate and precise. Haunting fruit. Still fresh.. a wonderful bottle. — 2 days ago
Alexandre Pagliano
Very light pale yellow robe, nose of orchards, limestone and a hint of honeysuckle. Very fresh and rich in the mouth, with lemon zests and mineral notes. Very long. A pleasure now, but hold your breath. A great Don. Impressive how each year they get it right ! — 4 days ago