Agrapart & Fils Champagne Brut Nature Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Avizoise 2019 [NET] BFCM21ALL Richard Luftig spent a quarter

Richard Luftig spent a quarter century as a sommelier and wine buyer in New York before starting Pied à Terre

and their Estate Chardonnay is a textbook expression of why this place works so well for the variety

is a proof that a grower that sticks to its guns can make perfectly terroir-transparent -- and almost shockingly beautiful -- Champagnes

The 2025 is young and full of nervous energy

wed by one of Japan's only female brewery owners and tojis

Agrapart & Fils Champagne Brut Nature Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Avizoise 2019 [NET] BFCM21ALL Richard Luftig spent a quarterIf Mineral is Agrapart's laser, L'Avizoise is his powerhouse. It comes from two of the estate's oldest parcels at the very top of the Avize hillside, where clay sits over the chalk and gives the wine broad shoulders and a richer, more muscular frame. The 50 plus year old Chardonnay is barrel fermented with native yeasts and finished nearly bone dry, trading precision for texture and depth. It's the richest, most powerful bottling in the range from a