Champagne Drappier – Millésime Exception 2018

Appearance

• A beautiful gold in the glass with an elegant and full mousse.

Nose

• The aroma is wonderfully toasted with ripe red fruits, brioche, almonds, vanilla and lemon.

Taste

• The palate is simply incredible. Creamy with flavours of lemon citrus, red berries, blood orange peel, chalk, almonds and toasted spices.

The vineyard is cultivated organically to preserve the life of the soil. The grapes are hand selected and fermented for 2 weeks with subsequent malolactic fermentation. 50% of the wine is aged for 1 year in oak before being brought together and bottle aged for 36 months before disgorging. A dosage is restrained to just 5g/L to ensure a dry profile.

Champagne Drappier

• The family Drappier date back to 1604 to a cloth merchant in Riems named Rémy Drappier. It was not until 1808 however that the family settles in the town of Urville in Champagne and began to farm vineyards. In 1930, the family were the first to replant Pinot Noir in the area, this decision by Georges Collot led to his nickname of ‘Old Man Pinot. After WWII the family bought an old cellar in Urville and founded the current Drappier house.

ABV: 12%