Agrapart & Fils Champagne Brut Nature Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Venus 2019 [NET] CRUSEBUB Sweet and herbal on the

Sweet and herbal on the nose with a full bodied

where cool Pacific air keeps acidity tight and lets the fruit stay nervy

Eric farms 6 hectares in Ambonnay—4 of Pinot Noir and 2 of Chardonnay—all Grand Cru

Two James Nain Rouge Absinthe Verte is traditional

Loire Cabernet Franc at its most graceful

Agrapart & Fils Champagne Brut Nature Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Venus 2019 [NET] CRUSEBUB Sweet and herbal on theVenus 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