ATOMA P22 Grand Cru, Blanc de Blancs
AOC Champagne, Agrapart Avize, 750 ml
The essence of time and terroir
- A top-quality cuvée in a limited edition, a pure Chardonnay without dosage, blended with reserve wines.
- Peach, blossom, toasted almonds and brioche. On the palate, it is crisp and mineral, with a creamy effervescence.
- To serve with seafood and lemon butter, a creamy risotto, or simply as part of an apéro riche.
Description
Atoma is the flagship cuvée produced in a tiny allocation by Fabrice Agrapart, a member of the renowned Agrapart Champagne family, who recently launched his own label, Agrapart Avize. This exceptional Champagne is made from Chardonnay grapes sourced from the finest crus of the Côte des Blancs. The base wines are aged equally in stainless steel and oak. What truly sets Atoma apart, however, is its reserve wine: a cuvée perpétuelle established in 2020. It contains a small part of every vintage since then, carrying the house’s DNA in liquid form. The bouquet reveals notes of peach and blossom alongside toasted almonds and brioche. On the palate, it is precise and mineral-driven, with a creamy mousse and remarkable depth. A Champagne of power and character. Serve with butter-poached seafood or shellfish, homemade mayonnaise, a creamy risotto, or simply enjoy it as part of an indulgent apéritif spread.
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Attributes
| Grape variety: | Chardonnay |
| Producer: | Champagne Agrapart Avize |
| Origin: | France / Champagne |
| Ripening potential: | 2 to 6 years |
| Drinking temperature: | 10 to 12 °C |
| Food Pairing: | Apéro pastries, Apéro riche, Risotto ai frutti di mare, Fish terrine, Moules à la marinière |
| Maturation duration: | 36 months |
| Volume: | 12.0 % |
| Note: | Contains sulphites |
Chardonnay
King or beggar?
Hardly any variety of vine shows such a broad spectrum of quality as the Chardonnay. Its wines range from faceless neutrality to breath-taking class. It is an extremely low-maintenance vine, which explains why it is grown around the world – even in places where it probably should not be. The aromas of the Chardonnay variety are not very pronounced: a bit of green apple, a little hazelnut; in warmer latitudes, also melon and exotic fruits. The wines are often defined by maturing in casks. They develop more or less subtle notes of butter, toasted bread and vanilla. The grapes achieve their highest expression in their region of origin, Burgundy. Its heart beats in the Côte de Beaune: one might think of the plant growth of Meursault or Puligny-Montrachet. With their finesse and complexity, they can survive for decades. Chardonnay also achieves first class in some Blanc-de-Blancs champagnes. It additionally yields great wines in the Burgundian Chablis, and increasingly in Australia and Chile. A simple rule of thumb for pairing with food: When butter and cream are involved, you cannot go wrong with Chardonnay.
France
France – Philosophy in a bottle
According to French philosophy, wine should be an expression of the soil and climate. They use the word “terroir” to describe this. Terroir makes every wine different, and many especially good. French wine is regarded worldwide as an expression of cultural perfection. The French believe that humans are responsible for the quality of the berries, the vine variety for their character, and nature for the quantity. This philosophy can be expressed succinctly as: “the truth is the vineyard, not the man.”
