Community Tasting Notes 11

• LW31 Likes this wine:

  January 6, 2023 - Delicious. A rich complete expression of Venus. Has a top tier Chassagne vibe to it. Good now and over next few years

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• astroman Likes this wine: 93 points

  August 5, 2022 - 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.

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• HowardNZ Likes this wine: 93 points

  December 27, 2021 - 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.

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• nphase wrote: 94 points

  May 17, 2021 - making monday birthdays fun: This is my last bottle, and I am very sad about that

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• acyso wrote: 90 points

  September 23, 2019 - 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.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type White - Sparkling
• Producer Agrapart
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation Vénus Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Champagne
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Champagne Grand Cru

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• Pending Delivery 1 (1%)
• In Cellars 90 (56%)
• Consumed 71 (44%)

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