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Disgorged June 2025. Formerly Expérience, EXP is an utterly unique Champagne, and there's next to none to go around. The short story is that in 2002, Agrapart won rare permission to make a Champagne with no added sugar at all: no chaptalisation, no liqueur de tirage and no dosage. Instead, the second fermentation in the bottle is driven by grape must from the same vineyards. This means that the wine is 100% estate-grown, and also lower in alcohol, at around 11.5–11.8%, than the 12.5% for the rest of the range (as the wild yeasts are far less precise at converting the must to alcohol). This release is an equal blend of Les Robarts (Avize) and Les Bionnes (Cramant) from 2020, with about 20% of 2021 juice added for the fermentation. Nothing added; it's neither fined nor filtered, and the result is a stunning, crystalline, floral Blanc de Blancs without any of the usual autolytic notes. The finish is also very long, with hints of chalk, sap and candied lemon. It will also age beautifully: the first vintage, 2007, is in wonderful shape today (at least from magnum).