Description

For one of Champagne’s most forward-thinking producers, Drappier has
no shortage of historic roots. An eighth-generation family business, the
house was founded in 1808, and occupies magnificent twelfth-century
cellars built by Cistercian monks. Having spearheaded the revival of Pinot
Noir in the region, in the 1930s, Drappier continued to innovate. 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 up
to the gigantic 30-litre Melchisédech, in the bottle in which it is sold