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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.5 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by LW31 on 1/6/2023: Delicious. A rich complete expression of Venus. Has a top tier Chassagne vibe to it. Good now and over next few years (616 views) | | | Tasted by astroman on 8/5/2022 & rated 93 points: Not clear the disgorged date on the back label, appear to be Oct 2015. 0g sugar. Oxidative when first popped but blew away revealing green apple and honey. Dense full body on the palate with a long finish. This cuvee change my view of opinion of Agrapart style. (781 views) | | | Tasted by HowardNZ on 12/27/2021 & rated 93 points: Christmas Day 2021. Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru made from Chardonnay sourced from an old Avize vineyard which was planted in 1959. Zero dosage. Disgorged March 2016. Brassy deep gold colour. No sign of oxidation. Appropriately evolved for its age. A bouquet of fine citrus, yellow and green apples, poached pears, wet granite, baking spices and a touch of yeasty autolysis. Elegant and refined on palate. Direct, persistent acidity. Mineral with lovely flow and a satiny mouthfeel. About mid weight. Some 2009 ripe fruit richness balances out the acids and the absence of sugar. I chose the 2009 rather than a 2008 or 2012 Vénus because – being from an “other”, not a great, vintage – I thought it might be more open and approachable, as it was. I did that last time I opened a 2009 Vénus (I see from my last note, below). Both times I have underrated what Agrapart did in 2009 with the Vénus. If not perhaps a great Champagne, it’s a very fine one, for those like me who like the higher acid, low dosage Agrapart house style. I doubt it’ll make really old bones but expect it’ll drink well until 2025, easily. (1258 views) | | | Tasted by nphase on 5/17/2021 & rated 94 points: making monday birthdays fun: This is my last bottle, and I am very sad about that (1448 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 9/23/2019 & rated 90 points: Pausing for the Cause 2019 (Chicago, IL): For Agrapart, this is a fairly opulent style, showing a bit more ripeness and breadth than the other wines generally do. I think the vintage and the higher-end cuvee help in that respect. A nice white fruit element with a slight hint of spice. There's a slight hint of sweetness here too that I like in the context of this wine. (3539 views) | | | Tasted by liteagilis on 8/16/2019: Life
Changing (1411 views) | | | Tasted by Jhwilliams on 6/29/2019 & rated 95 points: Fantastic Vintage Champagne (1355 views) | | | Tasted by rob.boothe on 6/2/2019 & rated 94 points: Drank during kaiseki meal at Kyo-to. Rich, buttery, mushroomy but still crisp and refreshing. Superb. (798 views) | | | Tasted by HowardNZ on 12/31/2018 & rated 92 points: I am a huge fan of both this house and of this particular cuvée, less so of this Champagne vintage. However, I did not want sacrifice one of my 2008 or 2012 Vénuses for a New Year's as early as 2019's. Hence this selection ... Straw coloured with fine bead. A surprisingly precise and elegant bouquet of lemon zest, poached pear, wet river boulder and a dash of cinnamon, with a hint of honeysuckle. It's relatively precise and mineral on the palate too, but not as bone dry as, say, the 2008 Vénus. It is rich, ripe and accessible, but would, no doubt, improve with 2-3 more years in the cellar. I doubt it has the acid structure to make really old bones but it's something good to drink while your 2008s and 2012s come around. (1483 views) | | | Tasted by LW31 on 2/12/2018: Quite fabulous structure, minerality, and detail. This is on the fuller, longer side of Venus bottling. Still needs 3-4 years to show best. (1356 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 6/12/2016 & rated 90 points: SLDS June 2016: Rich style. Earth, mushroom, straw and honey. The fruit richness shows through on the palate as well, but there is a good fresh lift that holds it off. Feels like it is quite developed already and might be best drunk young. (2065 views) |
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Vinous, Champagne’s Golden Age (Nov 2015) (11/1/2015)
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Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comChampagne Le Champagne (Le comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne) | Grandes Marques & Maisons de Champagne (Union des Maisons de Champagne)
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