DRAPPIER Champagne Brut "La Grande Sendree" Rose 2010

Wine Region: Champagne - France

Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

Tasting notes: Complex bouquet opening on the notes of strawberry, raspberry and violets with toasted nuances. Round, supple, its rather lively spinal column tending the whole, in the mouth it brings red fruits to mind ; it's both fresh and complex. A rich Champagne with great persistence.

About the winery:
Although the vines in Urville were originally planted by the Romans 2000 years ago, it was Saint Bernard, founder of Clairvaux Abbey, who had the cellars of Drappier built in 1152.
Seven centuries later, in 1808, around this magnificently preserved testimony to medieval times, where the exceptional Cuvees slumber, the family domaine was created which today is headed by Michel Drappier. An area in which Pinot Noir thrives, a grape variety which "runs through our veins", Urville lies where the vineyard was first planted and is now cultivated according to organic and natural principles.
Today, rather than sophisticated, sometimes overdone excellence, they prefer authenticity and a natural approach. Thanks mainly to very low quantities of dosage and extremely limited use of sulphites, of which Brut Nature Without Sulphur cuve is the culmination, they are able to highlight the multifaceted aspects of our terroirs and our wine-making.

Expert Rating:
Wine Advocate: 93+/100