Agrapart & Fils Champagne Brut Nature Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Venus 2019 [NET] MARQUE — else makes wine at

— else makes wine at this level and then…waits

declassified to humble Vin de France and organically farmed

a touch of almond bitterness on the finish

and a quinine edge that snaps the whole thing back into focus

Agrapart & Fils Champagne Brut Nature Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Venus 2019 [NET] MARQUE — else makes wine atVenus is named for the draft horse that plows it a single 0. 3 hectare parcel of 1959 planted Chardonnay in Avize called La Fosse, worked by hoof instead of tractor. Pascal Agrapart calls this the crux of the village, where the hill's pure chalk and heavier clay meet in one plot, giving a Champagne with both cut and real depth. Fermented with native yeasts in seasoned oak and bottled bone dry with zero dosage, it's often held up as the ultimate