94 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The NV Extra Brut Complantée Grand Cru is terrific. It’s bright and persistent, with terrific balance. The blend of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Blanc, Arbane, Petit Meslier and Chardonnay, all co-planted, works so well in adding what the vintage itself is missing. White pear, jasmine, crushed rocks, mint and sage all take shape in the glass. Airy and light on its feet, with terrific depth, the 2020 is superb. Dosage is 5 grams per liter. Disgorged: July 2024. Drink: 2024-2031. (Dec 2024)"
94 points Fine Wine Review: "This wine is from six different grape types all interplanted in the vineyard: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and older grape types that are now rare in Champagne: Arbane, Petit Meslier, and Pinot Blanc. The current bottling (which I tasted) is primarily from the 2009 vintage. It is pure, light, and ethereal with citric (primarily lime) fruit. (11/7/22)"
94 points James Suckling: "This has a pretty nose of white flowers, daffodils, blanched almonds, lemons, white grapefruit and salted peanuts. Bright and full of personality with very fine bubbles. Open and vibrant. Made from a field blend of 6 varieties, co-fermented in barriques. Chardonnay, pinot noir, pinot meunier, arbanne, petit meslier and pinot blanc. 80% 2019 and 20% 2018. 5g/L dosage. 26 months on the lees. Disgorged May 2022. 4,000 bottles made. Drink now. (6/27/22)"
92 points Kristaps Karklins (Wine Advocate): "The NV Extra Brut Grand Cru Complantée, disgorged in August 2024 with a dosage of three grams per liter, derives from a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Blanc, Arbanne and Petit Meslier, all planted (in 2003 and 2015) within the same three plots in Avize. The maturity of each grape variety is different; however, they are harvested on the same day. Based on the 2021 vintage with just 10% reserve wines from 2020, it’s a wine with a chiseled, rather austere personality, marked by the cool season and defined by its vegetal material. Unfurling from the glass with scents of elderflower, lychee, mint and lemon zest, it’s medium-bodied with screeching acidity, concluding with a long, precise finish. Right now, it expresses the grape varieties more strongly than the place, but Ambroise hopes that, as the vines grow older, “it will be easier to read the terroir.” Stylistically, it could not be more different from Avizoise. Drink: 2024-2032. (12/19/24)"
92 points La Revue du Vin de France: "Complantée is slender and chiseled with a dynamic grain, but it deserves two years of cellaring to reveal itself. The complexity will come with older vines of chardonnay, pinot noir, meunier, pinot blanc, arbanne and petit meslier. (2022)"
94 points Fine Wine Review: "This wine is from six different grape types all interplanted in the vineyard: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and older grape types that are now rare in Champagne: Arbane, Petit Meslier, and Pinot Blanc. The current bottling (which I tasted) is primarily from the 2009 vintage. It is pure, light, and ethereal with citric (primarily lime) fruit. (11/7/22)"
94 points James Suckling: "This has a pretty nose of white flowers, daffodils, blanched almonds, lemons, white grapefruit and salted peanuts. Bright and full of personality with very fine bubbles. Open and vibrant. Made from a field blend of 6 varieties, co-fermented in barriques. Chardonnay, pinot noir, pinot meunier, arbanne, petit meslier and pinot blanc. 80% 2019 and 20% 2018. 5g/L dosage. 26 months on the lees. Disgorged May 2022. 4,000 bottles made. Drink now. (6/27/22)"
92 points Kristaps Karklins (Wine Advocate): "The NV Extra Brut Grand Cru Complantée, disgorged in August 2024 with a dosage of three grams per liter, derives from a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Blanc, Arbanne and Petit Meslier, all planted (in 2003 and 2015) within the same three plots in Avize. The maturity of each grape variety is different; however, they are harvested on the same day. Based on the 2021 vintage with just 10% reserve wines from 2020, it’s a wine with a chiseled, rather austere personality, marked by the cool season and defined by its vegetal material. Unfurling from the glass with scents of elderflower, lychee, mint and lemon zest, it’s medium-bodied with screeching acidity, concluding with a long, precise finish. Right now, it expresses the grape varieties more strongly than the place, but Ambroise hopes that, as the vines grow older, “it will be easier to read the terroir.” Stylistically, it could not be more different from Avizoise. Drink: 2024-2032. (12/19/24)"
92 points La Revue du Vin de France: "Complantée is slender and chiseled with a dynamic grain, but it deserves two years of cellaring to reveal itself. The complexity will come with older vines of chardonnay, pinot noir, meunier, pinot blanc, arbanne and petit meslier. (2022)"
| Product SKU | 336360 |
| Producer | Agrapart |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| SubRegion | Côte des Blancs |
| Varietal | Champagne / Sparkling Blend |
| Designation | Extra Brut|Grand Cru |
| Vintage | NV |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
| Blend | Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Blanc, Arbane, Petit Meslier and Chardonnay |
| ABV | 12.5% |
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