Drappier : Millésime Exception 2016

The richness and precision of a vintage champagne

The property

Since its creation in 1808, the Champagne Drappier House has a history intimately linked to pinot noir, its grape of choice. It was in the 1930s that against the general opinion of the community, this grape variety was replanted on the estate. History proved the house right, whose Drappier 100% pinot noir cuvée, for the anecdote, was General de Gaulle's preference for his family meals.

Today, the children of André and Micheline Drappier represent the eighth generation to cultivate this exceptional vineyard in organic and biodynamic viticulture, highlighting forgotten grape varieties such as Arbane, Petit Meslier and Blanc Vrai.

The wine

The idea of the Exception Vintage is to capture the essence of a season in a bottle. Beyond the wine, this cuvée reflects the unique climate of an exceptional year.

The vineyard

The vineyard of the Drappier House extends south of Reims over 75 hectares of vines, divided between the Côte des Bar and its old vines, the Montagne de Reims and its intense pinot noir as well as the Côte des Blancs and its finely chardonnay. This exceptional Champagne vineyard owes its particularity to its limestone-rich terroir combined with maximum sunshine. Some of the Drappier House's plots are also worked with draft horses.

Blend

Pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot meunier.