Description

Champagne Drappier
Père Pinot 2

Père Pinot 2 is a micro cuvée dedicated to Georges Drappier who was known as “Father Pinot”.

 

George was a winemaker nicknamed «Père Pinot» for advocating the replanting of Pinot Noir in the Aube region. He was also our great-grandfather.

The «Père Pinot» adventure began in 2016, the year we – the three children of the 8th generation – joined the family estate. With this «family wine» we explore our family’s winemaking past with great freedom.

For this new tribute, we have reinterpreted a blend of the four Pinots from the appellation, which have been cultivated in our family for several generations.

 –  Charline, Hugo et Antoine Drappier

Blend:

• • 25 % Pinot Noir

  • 25% Meunier

  • 25% Fromenteau

  • 25% Blanc Vrai

Winemaking: 

• • From the 2020 harvest, the grapes of the four Pinots come from our parcels in Urville.

  • A skin maceration of Pinot Blanc was carried out after the harvest.

  • Half of the grapes were fermented and aged in quarter-muids (oak barrels) from the Temple Forest (Aube).

  • The 1764 bottles produced were disgorged in March 2024, after three years of aging on lees.

  • The dosage is 1.8 g/L of aged liqueur.

  • The wine is made without added sulfur.

Tasting Note:

• • Color of coppery rose, notes of wild fruits dominated by blackberry and blueberry, cherry pits, vanilla infusion, with a fresh finish..

Serve at:

• • Serve at 45°F as an aperitif with a fresh salad of peaches, mint, and toasted almonds, or a langoustine tartare with Espelette pepper.

 

 

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