Champagne Agrapart - Mineral 2017
Champagne Agrapart is an owner -operated Harvester-Manipulant in the Côte des Blancs in Avize , in Champagne . The estate was founded in the 19th century by Arthur Agrapart, then developed by his grandson Pierre in the 1950s and 1960s. The 12 hectare vineyard mainly covers Grands Crus planted with the Chardonnay grape variety. The grapes are harvested and pressed naturally. The soils of the vineyards have always been maintained by plowing and each year, a compost of local ingredients is applied to the vineyard. The biological life of the soil generates health and productivity in the vineyard. The wines are neither fined nor filtered.
Minéral is a Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru , made from an old vine of Chardonnay d'Avize (Chambouton plot) and Cramant (Bionnes plot), harvested in 2017 on very limestone terroirs. Half of the wine is aged in oak barrels, without filtration. It was bottled in May 2018 then disgorged in September 2023. It is an Extra-Brut Champagne dosed at 3 g/L .
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay