2019 Pascal Agrapart Avizoise Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru, Champagne

The 2019 Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs L’Avizoise Grand Cru is dialed up to the maximum. Ample and broad on the palate, the Avizoise is seriously impressive right out of the gate. So expressive today, the 2019 will only improve over time. Even in the early going, it soars with tremendous textural resonance and body. The natural gravitas of these sites (Champboutons and Bionnes) in Avize comes through loud and clear. The Avizoise is the most dense and potent of these Champagnes from Agrapart. 

97 points Antoni Galloni, Vinous

Disgorged June 2025. Avizoise is sourced from old vines around 50 to 60 years old, situated in the clay-rich (argilo-calcaire) Coteaux d’Avize vineyards of Les Robarts and Les Gros Yeux. Both sites are now listed on the wine’s front label. The richer soils and altitude of these neighbouring sites bring more texture and roundness, says Pascal. The wine was aged entirely in 600-litre demi-muids, and fermented in bottle under cork rather than crown seal. The 2019 spent just over five years on lees, and this year was bottled without dosage. It’s gloriously potent, glittering wine, as the notes below make clear.

There is something rather special about the Champagnes of Pascal Agrapart, whose family has cultivated vineyards in Avize since 1894. Today, Pascal and his son Ambroise produce some of the Côte des Blancs' most sought after grower Champagnes, celebrating individual vineyards with extraordinary attention to detail. Avizoise comes from old Chardonnay vines rooted in the deeper, clay influenced chalk soils of Grand Cru Avize, giving this exceptional Blanc de Blancs its distinctive richness and character.

Brilliant pale gold with a beautifully fine mousse. Ripe pear, preserved lemon and golden apple mingle with toasted brioche, roasted hazelnut and delicate smoky notes. The 2019 vintage combines generous fruit with vibrant acidity, a wonderfully creamy texture and a long, chalky, savoury finish. Rich, complex and beautifully balanced, with remarkable personality.

Magnificent with grilled abalone and ginger, spanner crab with saffron aioli, or crispy Jerusalem artichokes with hazelnut and brown butter.

Cellaring: Drink now to 2040+. A superb grower Champagne with the concentration and structure to develop further complexity.