Magnum Avizoise 2015 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

Avizoise 2015 is a pure Chardonnay from the Robarts and Gros Yeux plots in Avize. Both share a similar soil profile: deep clay before the chalk begins. Pascal Agrapart ages the wine in demi-muids, bottles it without fining or filtration, and lets it mature on the lees for over five years. On the nose you find blossom, poached pear, dried fruit, almond and pine. The mousse is fine, the body dense, the mineral finish very long.

In magnum the wine develops particularly slowly. Serve it at 10 to 12 °C in a large white wine glass, which lets its richness show. It suits raw or gently cooked fish and truffled Brillat-Savarin.