アヴィズ村60アールの単一畑(La Fosse aux pourceaux)で植樹は1959年。
キュヴェ名はかつてこの畑の耕作を共にしていた今は亡き白馬の名前。
トラクターを使用せず、人間と馬しか関与しない区画。
発酵・醸造は100%樽で行われ、コルクにて瓶熟成。
2018 Pascal Agrapart Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Vénus
The Wine Advocate
RP 96
Reviewed by: Kristaps Karklins
Release Price: NA
Drink Date: 2024 - 2044
Disgorged in August 2024 without dosage, the 2018 Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Vénus, as always, derives from La Fosse aux Pourceaux, a 0.6-hectare plot of land in Avize planted in 1959, which is farmed solely by man and horse, without the use of heavy mechanical equipment. With texture defined by the maturation in old 600-liter oak barrels, Vénus is more discreet than the broad shouldered Avizoise but more demonstrative than the crystalline Minéral, despite the short distance between La Fosse aux Pourceaux and Le Champ Bouton that defines Minéral. Unfurling from the glass with aromas of honeysuckle, pear, fresh hazelnut and iodine, it is a harmonious wine with an intensely chalky profile, laden with bright acids. More elegant than its 2017 rendition, Agrapart’s desire to capture freshness and precision is very well realized in this edition.
Published: Dec 20, 2024