~ The label keeping its iconic ‘quince’ color and name (Carte d’Or) but with a design closer to the Brut Nature one (shape and texture).
~ Dosage is now 5 g/l and the label indicates the new dosage category (Extra-Brut) and Kimmeridgian soil is indicated.
Carte d’Or Extra Brut:
The initial cuvée at Drappier
Traditional & consensual, but Pinot Noir dominant (80%)
Rich, expressive, with a long finish – It beckons the next sip, ideal for a BTG
A 5g/l dosage aged for 8 years in oak, bringing depth and fruit jelly flavors (especially quince jelly, reason of the color of the label).
Vinification of the Carte d’Or cuvée
~ Only the juices from first pressing are used
~ Use of gravity to avoid oxidation
~ No filtering
~ Minimal use of sulphur
~ 5% of the wines are matured in barrels for 1 year to enrich the cuvée.
~ Dosage: 5 g/l
GRAPE VARIETY:
80% Pinot Noir,
15% Chardonnay,
5% Meunier
FOOD PAIRINGS:
Ideal as an aperitif.
At the table it goes with white meats, rolled fish fillets,
Chaource cheese.
Serve at:
45°F.
TASTING NOTES:
The Carte d’Or cuvée is the very expression of the Drappier style.
With its very high proportion of Pinot Noir, one is almost tasting a Blanc de Noirs.
Champagne with a fine aromatic richness, it opens with aromas of stone fruits such as white vineyard peach.
A spicy hint announces a powerful and complex palate.
A vinous Champagne of lovely complexity with a characteristic note of quince jelly.
