Description
Champagne Drappier Carte d’or Brut. Blanc de Noirs. France
- Product Type: Champagne & Sparkling Wine
- Country: France
- Region: Champagne
- Appellation: Champagne
- Producer: Champagne Drappier
- Vintage: NV
- Alcohol: 12%
- Grape Varieties: 75% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Meunier
- Closure: Cork
TASTING NOTES
A Pinot Noir-based champagne of style and finesse, Carte d’Or offers delicate aromas of white peach, quince and a touch of spice. The dry, elegant palate shows an impressive degree of concentration, along with fine bubbles and a long, crisp finish.
Over half of Drappier’s production comes from the family’s own vineyards near their base in Urville. Viticulture is close to organic, with horse-drawn ploughing, cover crops and natural fertiliser used.
Champagne Drappier Carte d’or Brut. France
£45.55 incl VAT + Delivery
For one of Champagne’s most forward-thinking producers, Drappier has no shortage of historic roots. An eighth-generation family business, the house was founded in 1808, and occupies magnificent twelfth-century cellars built by Cistercian monks. Having spearheaded the revival of Pinot Noir in the region, in the 1930s, Drappier continued to innovate.
Rose in a clear bottle was introduced in 1968; extremely low levels of sulphur are used, and there is even a no-added-sulphur cuvee made; the liqueur expdition is matured for over fifteen years in oak and demi-johns; and Drappier is the only house to ferment every format, from half-bottles up to the gigantic 30-litre Melchisedech, in the bottle in which it is sold.
