Agrapart

Pascal Agrapart took over operational leadership of the family estate in the 1980s, transforming Agrapart from a conventional Avize grower into one of the most internationally recognized blanc de blancs producers in modern Champagne. His brother Fabrice has joined operational leadership in subsequent decades, with the brothers operating as a sibling pair in the estate's day-to-day work. Pascal's commercial visibility has been unusually consistent across the 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s, with the estate occupying a firm position in the upper tier of Côte des Blancs grower-Champagne throughout that span. Generational continuity through the next generation is anticipated as Pascal's children come of age in the wine trade.

• Pascal Agrapart took over operational leadership of family estate in 1980s
• Brother Fabrice has joined operational leadership in subsequent decades
• Sibling pair operates the estate day-to-day
• Consistent commercial visibility across 2000s, 2010s, 2020s

Agrapart farms approximately 12 hectares of estate vineyards concentrated in Avize, with smaller parcels in Cramant, Oger, Oiry, Chouilly, and Bergères-lès-Vertus. The estate's vineyard portfolio includes prestigious single-vineyard parcels: the Avizoise parcel in Avize (basis of the L'Avizoise cuvée, recently renamed Avizoise), the Vénus parcel (which is horse-plowed and provides the basis for the Vénus no-dosage cuvée), and a range of single-village parcels that contribute to the multi-village cuvées. The estate's holdings include a meaningful share of older vines, with significant blocks of vines over 40 years old.

• Approximately 12 hectares concentrated in Avize
• Smaller parcels in Cramant, Oger, Oiry, Chouilly, Bergères-lès-Vertus
• Single-vineyard parcels: Avizoise (Avize), Vénus (horse-plowed parcel)
• Significant blocks of vines over 40 years old

Agrapart applies horse-plowing on key estate parcels including the Vénus parcel, which is named for the Roman goddess Venus and is exclusively farmed by horse-drawn plow. The horse-plowing approach minimizes soil compaction and limits chemical input, with the practice serving as both farming methodology and stylistic statement. Beyond horse-plowing, the estate practices biodynamic-influenced low-intervention farming across the broader vineyard portfolio: minimal chemical input, indigenous yeast fermentations in the cellar, low dosage finishes, and extended bottle aging. The combination has produced wines with exceptional aromatic clarity and chalk-driven precision.

• Horse-plowing on the Vénus parcel and other key estate plots
• Biodynamic-influenced low-intervention farming across estate
• Minimal chemical input; indigenous yeast fermentations
• Practice serves as both farming methodology and stylistic statement

The Agrapart prestige tier rests on two single-vineyard cuvées: Avizoise (formerly L'Avizoise; the recent name change reflects a slight adjustment in the cuvée's source parcels) drawn from the Avizoise parcel in Avize, and Vénus drawn from the horse-plowed Vénus parcel. Both cuvées are vintage-only, with extended bottle aging on lees (typically 8-10 years before release). Avizoise shows the chalk-saline mineral signature of Avize at the prestige tier; Vénus, with its no-dosage finish and horse-plowed source, demonstrates the most rigorous version of Pascal's farming and cellar approach. Both cuvées sit alongside Selosse Lieux-Dits and Pierre Péters Les Chétillons at the prestige peak of single-vineyard Côte des Blancs Champagne.

• Avizoise (formerly L'Avizoise): single-vineyard Avize cuvée; vintage-only
• Vénus: no-dosage horse-plowed parcel cuvée; vintage-only
• Extended bottle aging on lees (typically 8-10 years before release)
• Both cuvées sit at prestige peak of single-vineyard Côte des Blancs blanc de blancs

Beyond the single-vineyard prestige tier, the Agrapart range includes Mineral Brut Nature (no-dosage Côte des Blancs blanc de blancs from the multi-village portfolio), Les Sept Crus Brut (multi-village Côte des Blancs blanc de blancs from seven Côte villages), 7 Crus Brut Nature (no-dosage version of Les Sept Crus), Complantée (a rare cuvée drawn from a parcel co-planted with multiple grape varieties including Pinot Noir and the Champagne minor varieties), and Brut Rosé d'Assemblage (rosé d'assemblage with red wine from an Aÿ Pinot Noir parcel). The estate's commercial position has remained quietly held despite international acclaim, with most cuvées allocated through long-term client relationships. Agrapart is widely treated as the contemporary blanc de blancs benchmark, a position the estate has occupied consistently across the past two decades.