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Champagne Drappier Clarevallis Organic NV

£426.46
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6 bottle(s) at £71.08 per bottle.
£341.08
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6 bottle(s) at £56.85 per bottle.
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Champagne Drappier Clarevallis Organic NV

  • Grape Pinot Noir 75% Pinot Meunier 10% Chardonnay 10% Blanc Vrai 5%
  • Country France
  • Region Champagne
  • ABV 12 %
  • Producer Drappier
  • Case size 6 / 75c
  • No filtering, no discolouration
  • Very low sulphites.
  • The champagne has a striking golden-grey hue and wonderful, persistent bubbles. It offers prominent elderberry and violet notes, while the pinot pulp softens the limestone minerality. The discreet dosage and delightful bitter flavours achieve a harmonious balance. The bouquet opens with floral violet and elderberry notes, leading to berry and spiced orange flavours on the palate. The ripe fruit is tastefully enhanced by the lingering salinity evident in the finish.
  • Analytical data

    extra brut

    4.0 g/l residual sugar

The Drappier family estate was established around the magnificently preserved medieval Abbey. Today, it is managed by Michel Drappier and is used to store and age the exceptional wines he produces. We planted our vineyard in Urville, the terroir that welcomed the Pinot Noir grape variety that now runs in our veins. We manage it according to organic and natural practices. Our vineyards are like family archives that perpetuate our history. We grow heirloom grape varieties that deserve to be remembered: Fromenteau, Arbanne, Petit Meslier, and Blanc Vrai. While many seek sophisticated excellence, we prefer natural and authentic qualities. We also highlight the many facets of our terroirs through our vinification techniques: our low sugar dosage and moderate use of sulfites, especially in the production of Drappier Brut Nature Sans Soufre.

More Information
Price£355.38
CountryFrance
VintageNV
Bottles Per Case6
Bottle Size75
2 cases 10% offNo
Winery

Corvallis is the name Saint Bernard gave to the abbey he founded in 1115 when he brought vines to the Aube region. The wines are vinified and aged in cellars built in 1152 by the monks from the abbey. Today, the cellars are owned by the Drappier Family.

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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