The 2004 Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru L'Avizoise is another explosive full-bodied wine bursting at the seams with fruit. This too shows wonderful shades of dimension in a style that deftly balances exuberance with cool reserved minerality. Agrapart crafts the Avizoise from two parcels of 50-year-old vines in the lieu-dits of Les Robarts and La Voie d'Epernay. Fermentation took place in 600-liter neutral oak barrels and dosage was 5 grams per liter. Disgorged: January 2010. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020. -- Antonio Galloni