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Champagne Drappier Carte d'Or Brut NV

£348.88
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Champagne Drappier Carte d'Or Brut NV

  • Grape Pinot Noir 80% Chardonnay 15% Meunier 5%
  • Country France
  • Region Champagne
  • ABV 12 %
  • Producer Drappier
  • Case size 6 / 75c
  • Carte d’Or is an exquisite champagne crafted primarily from Pinot Noir grapes. This exceptional champagne is renowned for its stylish and refined character, boasting delicate scents of white peach, quince, and a subtle touch of spice. On the palate, it offers a dry and elegant experience with a remarkable depth of flavour, delicate bubbles, and a lingering, refreshing finish.
  • Awards:
  • Guia Melendo del Champagne 2016/2017: 89/100
  • Wine and Spirits Digest, Taiwan: Double Gold Medal

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.

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Price£290.73
CountryFrance
Vintage2020
Bottles Per Case6
Bottle Size75
2 cases 10% offNo
Winery

Today, Drappier owns fifty-five hectares of vineyard around Urville, with another fifty hectares under contract in the Cote des Bar, Montagne de Reims, and Cote des Blancs. Although Pinot Noir accounts for most wine produced, the style is not heavy. A vivacity and lightness of touch demonstrate great skill since these champagnes have plenty of concentration and substance. And, again, despite the Pinot dominance, the house has a great feel for Blanc de Blancs, be it 100% Chardonnay or the rare blend of all four, mostly obscure, white grapes permitted in Champagne.

For one of Champagne’s most forward-thinking producers, Drappier has no shortage of historical roots. An eighth-generation family business, the house was founded in 1808 and occupies magnificent twelfth-century cellars built by Cistercian monks. Indeed, members of this monastic order travelled up from Burgundy to the Aube region nearly a millennium ago and planted the early ancestor of Pinot Noir. In the early twentieth century, however, Pinot Noir had fallen out of favour in the region. Drappier could sense its potential and was the first to replant it in the 1930s, earning ridicule from neighbours until the quality advantages became clear. Other innovations have followed: rosé in a clear bottle was introduced in 1968; extremely low levels of sulphur are used, and there is even a no-added-sulphur cuvée made; the liqueur d’expédition is matured for over fifteen 
years in oak and demi-johns, and Drappier is the only house to ferment every format, from half bottles to the gigantic 30-litre Melchisédech in the bottle it sells.
Today, Drappier owns fifty-five hectares of vineyard around Urville, with another fifty hectares under contract in the Côte des Bar, Montagne de Reims, and Côte des Blancs. Although Pinot Noir accounts for most wine produced, the style is not heavy. A vivacity and lightness of touch demonstrate great skill since these champagnes have plenty of concentration and substance. And, again, despite the Pinot dominance, the house has a great feel for Blanc de Blancs, be it 100% Chardonnay or the rare blend of all four, mostly obscure, white grapes permitted in Champagne.

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