NV Drappier Blanc de Blancs Signature

With 30% of the profits from the sale of this wine donated to charity for Africa, the NV Champagne Blanc De Blancs Brut is from the base vintages of 2019 and 2018 and has the addition of about 10% Pinot Blanc. Pouring a pale yellow, it is classic and forward on opening, with aromas of shortbread, lemon curd, and poached pear. Full-bodied and rounded, it brings more intensity and ripeness through the mid-palate, with candied citrus and a rounded mousse. Long on the palate, it’s already in a very generous place and will drink well over the next 10-12 years. Drappier is an eighth-generation family house based in the Aube. Although their focus is predominantly on Pinot Noir, they continue to farm the heirloom varietals of Fromenteau, Arbanne, Petit Meslier, and Blanc Vrai. Today they own 62 hectares, of which 7 hectares are entirely farmed with horses and the rest with electric vehicles, and they have contracts with additional growers. In 2005, they began producing their own electricity, and in 2015 they became accredited as carbon neutral. They have also made advancements to reduce their footprint by producing the lighter glass bottles they use today.