Guide VERON des Champagnes 2016
(around 33 euros per bottle)
Luxurious and neat bottle, adorned with the initials of the brand.
Aspect :
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Intense gold.
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Fine bubbles.
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Refined bead of foam.
Nose :
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Radiant
and harmonious, thanks to the very low dosage of sulphur, allowed by controlled
oenological practices, without filtration or pumping.
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The
Chardonnay (95%) is at its best, between finesse and complexity, supported by
5% of true Blanc (Pinot Blanc), ancestral champenois varietal taken straight
from the Drappier collection, in Urville. Some scents of apple, pear, candied
citrus fruits, peach, apricot and raisin, barely iodized and mentholated,
mingles for the pleasure of our senses.
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Later,
the cuvée reveals its emerging
maturity, with some gentle fragrances of brioche and honey, result of the
ageing on laths of the bottles for 4 years before disgorgement.
Palate :
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Classy attack due to the judicious selection of the
first juices (cuvée), purer, during the pressing of the grapes.
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Vibrant minerality, expression of the terroir of Urville, leaving room for an
enveloping warmth reinforced by the fulfillment of the malolactic fermentation
of the base wines.
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Finish brightened up with hints of exotic fruits,
perhaps due to the fulfillment of the alcoholic fermentation of the base wines
at low temperature.
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Great length on the palate.
With this cuvée Blanc de Blancs Signature, Michel Drappier, its producer, signs a rare Champagne, with a touching personality.
To taste
from aperitif to meal, to accompany a fried Saint-Pierre fillet, for example.
Creator
of Champagnes in Urville, in the Côte des Bar, since 1808, the Champagne House
Drappier practices a viticulture firmly focused on reducing the environmental
footprint, with 15 hectares (57 owned) cultivated according to organic farming
principles for 6 years and being certified, and a gentle and inspired oenology.
Thus, 1.5 million bottles of highly expressive Champagnes are produced each
year, of which 65% for exportation.
Champagne
Drappier
Rue des vignes
10 200 Urville
France
Tel. : +33 (0)3 25 27 40 15
Fax. : +33 (0)3 25 27 41 19
Email : info@champagne-drappier.com
