Based in Avize, Pascal Agrapart cultivates Grand Cru Chardonnay in the Côte des Blancs, farming organically in practice with low yields and careful vineyard work. Fermentations are with indigenous yeasts, full malolactic is completed, and élevage takes place in a combination of neutral oak barrels and tank to preserve purity and site expression. Minéral is sourced from two old-vine parcels in Avize and Cramant, planted in the 1950s on extremely chalky soils with shallow topsoil. The 2019 vintage was bottled without fining or filtration and aged around four years on lees before disgorgement, released as Extra Brut with very low dosage. Compared to L’Avizoise, Minéral is more linear and tension-driven, defined by sharp chalk precision, citrus austerity and a long, saline finish. https://www.champagnepascalagrapart.com/