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Drappier, Champagne Grande Sendree Brut, 2009

Name: Drappier, Champagne Grande Sendree Brut, 2009
Brand: Drappier
SKU: NYC-DRA-`DP15010609`-111622-2
Price: 146.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France

by Drappier

$146.99

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Matured partially in old oak for nine months, followed by at least six years en tirage, this blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay from Kimmeridgian limestone balances lush texture and layers of fruit and minerality. 5 g/L dosage.

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The secret to the magic of Drappier -- the only famous House located in the Aube -- is they operate much more in the vein of a grower: they own most of their vines, farm organically and biodynamically (sometimes plowing with a horse), focus on terroir with a slew of single parcel bottlings and continue to push the quality forward with experimentation in every aspect, never settling for status quo. But being able to buy grapes also gives them the flexibility of a House, along with much greater stocks of reserve wine and a huge Cistercian cellar to store a LOT of library bottles.

Professional Reviews

Robert Parker

RP 94

"Disgorged in January 2019 with four grams per liter dosage, the 2009 Brut Grande Sendrée is still a little tightly wound after its recent disgorgement, but it already hints of the promise to come. Offering up an incipiently complex bouquet of crisp yellow orchard fruit, honeycomb, quinine, stone fruit pits and freshly baked bread, it's full-bodied, deep and layered, with racy acids, a crisp core of fruit and a penetrating and delicately chalky finish. This may not possess quite as much potential for the long haul as the 2008, but it will also hit its peak of expressiveness sooner. Every time I taste Grande Sendrée, I wonder if Drappier might be the most underrated house in Champagne?" -Robert Parker

Decanter

D 90

"La Grande Sendrée 2009 is a blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay and offers well-delineated floral, apple and pear aromas. It's somewhat massive and not especially refined, so it will be interesting to see what time will bring"

Wine Spectator

WS 93

"Aromatic pastry dough, crème de cassis, apple blossom and graphite notes are well-meshed in this elegant Champagne. The delicate mousse swathes the finely wrought acidic frame in a creamy texture, carrying accents of chalky mineral and lemon pith on the lingering finish. Disgorged April 2018."

Details

Grape Variety

Chardonnay , Pinot Noir
Vintage

2009
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Biodynamic
Style

Aromatic , Elegant , Minerally
Sweetness

Dry
Body

Medium Bodied

Champagne

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