Agrapart & Fils Champagne Brut Nature Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Venus 2019 [NET] MARQUE and the En Sazenay 1er

and the En Sazenay 1er Cru is the domaine's calling card for the appellation: an east-facing slope in the Côte Chalonnaise that delivers cool

It’s rich

declassified to humble Vin de France and organically farmed

100-percent California native Merced Rye mashbill and is aged in custom-charred American white oak barrels for up to 6 years

and Nalys itself

Agrapart & Fils Champagne Brut Nature Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Venus 2019 [NET] MARQUE and the En Sazenay 1erVenus 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