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What is this wine?
Pascal Agrapart is one of the leading grower-producers in Champagne, based in Avize and farming organically with a strong focus on terroir expression. 7 Crus is the domaine’s entry cuvée, a Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut made from Chardonnay sourced from seven villages—four Grand Crus (Avize, Oger, Cramant, Oiry) and three Premier Crus. The base of this release is the 2022 vintage, blended with reserve wines, and it was disgorged in 2025 after extended aging on lees.

Why get this wine?
7 Crus offers a gateway into Agrapart’s precise, mineral-driven style at a more accessible price than the domaine’s single-vineyard bottlings. Combining the purity of chalky Grand Cru sites with the freshness of Premier Crus, it delivers exceptional value in grower Champagne.

What does this wine taste like?
Bright and focused, with citrus, green apple, and pear fruit layered over chalky minerality. Subtle notes of almond and brioche emerge from lees aging. Extra Brut dosage keeps the wine crisp, taut, and refreshing.

When should you drink this wine?
Perfect as an aperitif or with oysters, sushi, or light seafood dishes. Delicious upon release, but will gain complexity over the next 3–5 years. Serve well chilled.

What more can we say? We'll, 10 vintages of base wines going back to 1998 were blended with the 2016 base wines (representing 58% of the final blend) were used to round out the stunning, high-toned and elegant wine.

Pascal Leclerc-Briant represents one of Champagne's most compelling stories of biodynamic innovation, and this 2019 Extra Brut Millésimé captures the essence of what makes this house so distinctive. While many Champagne producers have embraced organic practices in recent years, Leclerc-Briant has been a pioneer in biodynamic viticulture since the 1990s, treating their vineyards as living ecosystems rather than mere grape factories.

This vintage cuvée showcases the house's commitment to expressing pure terroir through minimal intervention. The blend reflects Leclerc-Briant's philosophy of working with traditional Champagne varieties to create wines that speak authentically of their origins. The extra brut dosage—just a whisper of added sugar—allows the natural character of the fruit and the mineral backbone of Champagne's chalky soils to shine through unmasked.

What sets this 2019 apart in Leclerc-Briant's portfolio is its representation of a specific vintage's character, rather than the house's non-vintage blends that form their foundation. It's a wine that embodies the producer's belief that great Champagne should reflect not just place, but time—capturing the unique conditions of a single growing season in the Champagne region's ever-changing climate.

F&R Minière is a small, family-run grower estate tucked into the Montagne de Reims, where Pinot Noir dominates and serious Champagne begins in the vineyard. Brothers Frédéric and Rodolphe Minière farm organically and craft wines that let the chalky, cool terroir speak without interference.

Their Cuvée Brut Zéro is a vivid expression of that philosophy—zero dosage, fully estate-grown, and made with meticulous attention to detail. Predominantly Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, with a smaller portion of Chardonnay, the wine is vinified in neutral oak to build texture while preserving bright, natural acidity.

Expect aromas of crisp orchard fruit, lemon peel, and chalk dust, unfolding on a palate that’s taut, dry, and intensely mineral, with a long, clean finish. No sweetness, no excess—just pure Champagne energy and a profound sense of place.

This is a bottle for purists and food lovers alike—best served cold, with oysters, sashimi, or simple charcuterie.

Fourth-generation vigneron Alexandre Lamblot is part of Champagne’s new wave of grower-producers—working biodynamically, fermenting with native yeasts, and crafting wines with intention and edge. “Mouvance” is his signature cuvée: a Brut Nature made from Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay grown on clay-limestone soils in the Montagne de Reims, fermented in oak and bottled with no dosage.

The 2021 base vintage gives the wine razor-sharp definition and a chalky, saline core. Aromatics lean toward citrus peel, green apple, and toasted hazelnut, while the palate is all energy and mineral drive. It’s vibrant, textural, and deeply expressive, with a dry finish that lingers on crushed stone and quiet complexity.

A Champagne for lovers of Extra Brut, grower fizz, or those drawn to wines that show farming first. Serve with oysters, tempura, or anything that calls for a spark of electricity. Mouvance doesn’t decorate—it reveals.

From the Kimmeridgian clay-limestone soils of Buxières-sur-Arce in the Aube, Argile is Bertrand Gautherot’s Chardonnay-forward cuvée, made entirely from estate-grown, biodynamic fruit. Labeled “R20” for the 2020 harvest, it’s a single-vintage wine in everything but name—fermented with native yeasts, aged in used barrels, and bottled without dosage or fining.

The result is uncompromisingly pure. Aromas of lemon oil, green apple, chalk, and sea breeze lead into a palate that’s tense, layered, and quietly powerful. There’s no softness here—just structure, salinity, and that leesy, oxidative nuance that defines Vouette et Sorbée’s house style. The mousse is fine but tactile, and the finish stretches out with mineral persistence.

Serve it with oysters, aged cheeses, or nothing at all. For fans of Champagne that leans more toward wine than sparkle—think Selosse, Ulysse Collin, or Marie-Courtin—Argile R20 is a masterclass in site-driven, naturally made Champagne.

Benoît Déhu’s Champagne “Cuvée Initiation” Extra Brut NV, with a 2021 base, is a powerful and distinctive expression from the Marne Valley. Known for his singular dedication to biodynamic practices and minimal intervention, Déhu crafts this cuvée with a focus on Pinot Meunier sourced from a single vineyard, “La Rue des Noyers.” The estate’s biodynamic approach ensures that each bottle reflects the essence of its terroir, with vineyard work carried out to preserve the health and unique character of the soil. In the cellar, Déhu ferments and ages the wine in oak barrels, creating a Champagne that is both complex and deeply textured.

The “Cuvée Initiation” opens with aromatic notes of red apple, pear, and citrus, accented by earthy undertones and a touch of spice. On the palate, it is rich and layered, offering a creamy mouthfeel with flavors of ripe stone fruit, lemon zest, and a distinct minerality. The oak aging adds subtle hints of toast and vanilla, while the Extra Brut dosage keeps the wine precise and refreshing, with a clean, mineral-driven finish.

This Champagne is well-suited to pair with savory dishes, such as roasted poultry, mushroom risotto, or aged cheeses, which accentuate its depth and complexity. With its 2021 base, the “Cuvée Initiation” displays both the vibrancy of a young vintage and the structure typical of Déhu’s thoughtful winemaking, making it a compelling choice for enthusiasts of terroir-driven Champagnes.

Bertrand Gautherot’s “Fidèle” R21 is a pure expression of Pinot Noir from biodynamically farmed Kimmeridgian soils in the Aube. Fermented with native yeasts and aged in oak, it’s bottled Brut Nature to showcase absolute terroir transparency. This NV cuvée draws primarily from the 2021 harvest.

Vouette et Sorbée stands at the forefront of Champagne’s grower movement, crafting intense, vinous wines with minimal intervention. Fidèle captures this philosophy in every mineral-driven sip.