95 Points
95 Points
94 Points

Champagne Drappier Grande Sendree 2012

SKU: DRCH201211 UCAU

$249.99

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Grande Sendree is one of the top expressions of vintage champagne

55% Pinot Noir, 45% Chardonnay - Matures for 6 Years sur lattes

Client favourite at our national Grand Champagne Series

Critic Scores

95 // Decanter

"This delightful wine is a benchmark for the Aube. Its exquisite texture boasts a delightfully creamy, dense feel and vibrant energy. The fruit aromas range from ripe pear to apricot and quince, accented by fresh white flowers and a firm mineral note. The grapes come from a single site that has been in the family since the 19th century that is organically farmed and worked by horse. The base wines are fermented in large oak uprights and dosed at 4.5g/L after eight years on the lees."

95 // Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"In 2012, severe weather conditions posed significant challenges for the Drappier family; hail impacted almost 70% of their village, and frost hit 20% of the La Grande Sendrée plot. This resulted in a limited yield of the 2012 Brut Grande Sendrée, which has a delicate, deep bouquet with aromas of pear, peach, orchard fruit, baked bread and spices. Medium to full-bodied, dense and concentrated, it’s a layered and structured, tension-filled but ethereal Champagne with racy acidity. Although already thoroughly enjoyable, it should age well over the next 10 years. This is a blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay, disgorged with 4.9 grams per liter dosage."

94 // Vinous

"The 2012 Extra Brut Grande Sendrée is a blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay from a single vineyard in Urville which had been covered in ashes following a fire in 1836. Creaminess and oven-warm Viennoiserie combine on the attractive nose of this golden wine. More air reveals a note of blossom honey. The palate is full of 2012's dramatic vigor, full of freshness but showing off sunshine with honeyed impressions and lovely concentration. Depth of flavor and fruit define the palate while freshness frames it all and gives sleek contour. Zesty length and a sense of grilled hazelnut lasts and echoes. Dosage is 4.5gr/L. Disgorged: December, 2022."

Product Details

Sparkling

2012

Chardonnay / Pinot Noir

Champagne Drappier

Champagne, France

5-10 Years

Cork

12.0%

750ml (Bottle)

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Description
The glass of Champagne Drappier was lifted by the hands of the greatest men. General De Gaulle, for example, was a fan of the estate's vintages. This success is mainly due to the application of winegrowers, from generation to generation, to cultivate and produce unique parcels. Champagne Drappier is today the first and only Carbon Zero Champagne house in the world. The Grande Sendree is only produced in exceptional years. This is a wonderful champagne made only the great years ! Made from very old vines of a small plot (55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay), this prestigious champagne surprises by its great fineness and powerful aromas. The elegant bottle shape is a reproduction of a 13th century bottle discovered in the Estate's cellars in Urville. Grande Sendrée 2012 from Drappieris produced in very limited quantities. The oldest vines from the best parcels are harvested with particular care.
Tasting Profile

Light

Full

Low Tannin

Tannic

Sweet

Dry

Low Acidity

High Acidity

Aroma:

Creamy, Lemon, Mineral

Palate:

Apple, Cream, Lemon

Food Pairings:

Cheese

Fish

Tasting Notes

Description

The glass of Champagne Drappier was lifted by the hands of the greatest men. General De Gaulle, for example, was a fan of the estate's vintages. This success is mainly due to the application of winegrowers, from generation to generation, to cultivate and produce unique parcels. Champagne Drappier is today the first and only Carbon Zero Champagne house in the world. The Grande Sendree is only produced in exceptional years. This is a wonderful champagne made only the great years ! Made from very old vines of a small plot (55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay), this prestigious champagne surprises by its great fineness and powerful aromas. The elegant bottle shape is a reproduction of a 13th century bottle discovered in the Estate's cellars in Urville. Grande Sendrée 2012 from Drappieris produced in very limited quantities. The oldest vines from the best parcels are harvested with particular care.

Tasting Profile

Light
Full

Low Tannin
Tannic

Sweet
Dry

Low Acidity
High Acidity

Aroma:

Creamy, Lemon, Mineral

Palate:

Apple, Cream, Lemon

Food Pairings:

Cheese

Fish

Champagne Drappier

Based in the Urville region of Champagne, Drappier is something of a cult classic producer. Although you may not have never heard of the tightknit family winery, they're favourites to many - including, famously, the late, great Charles de Gaulle, who moved as close as he could to the winery in his retirement. Though Drappier was founded in 1808, the vines were planted and the cellars were built around Clairvaux Abbey by Saint Bernard and the Cistercian monks during the 12th Century. These cellars, some of the few that survived two World Wars, are among the oldest and most extensive in Europe today. Today, Drappier is one of the finest boutique producers in the world. Famous for making high quality wines with limited intervention and minimal sulphur, their small yields of fruit promise a premium expression of some prime Champagne real estate.

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