Drappier
Rosé de Saignée Brut Champagne Blend
Aube, Champagne, France
Is it Friday again? Yeah, I think it’s Friday. 🍾🥂
Bought this at Costco for under $40. Good at regular price, better at under $40.
The nose is showing more blood orange than memory recalls currently. Orange, tangerine, kirsch, rhubarb, strawberries and plenty of watermelon. Nice medium chalkiness, volcanic minerals and shells. Baguette crust, zesty cola and almost liqueur notes with red & pink roses.
The palate is rich and flows nicely. There is elegance and beauty here. The fruits are a little candied...roll up like. Blood orange. orange, tangerine, kirsch, rhubarb, raspberries, strawberries and plenty of watermelon. Nice medium, grainy chalkiness, volcanic minerals and shells. Baguette crust, zesty cola and almost liqueur notes with red & pink roses. The acidy is perfect. The finish is; long, well balanced with elegance and polish for days.
Pairs well with, Maxwell’s song, 🎶 Each Hour, Each Second, Each Minute, Each Day. 🎶
Photos of; the House of Drappier, cellar shots and their extremely chalky caves.
Is it Friday again? Yeah, I think it’s Friday. 🍾🥂
Bought this at Costco for under $40. Good at regular price, better at under $40.
The nose is showing more blood orange than memory recalls currently. Orange, tangerine, kirsch, rhubarb, strawberries and plenty of watermelon. Nice medium chalkiness, volcanic minerals and shells. Baguette crust, zesty cola and almost liqueur notes with red & pink roses.
The palate is rich and flows nicely. There is elegance and beauty here. The fruits are a little candied...roll up like. Blood orange. orange, tangerine, kirsch, rhubarb, raspberries, strawberries and plenty of watermelon. Nice medium, grainy chalkiness, volcanic minerals and shells. Baguette crust, zesty cola and almost liqueur notes with red & pink roses. The acidy is perfect. The finish is; long, well balanced with elegance and polish for days.
Pairs well with, Maxwell’s song, 🎶 Each Hour, Each Second, Each Minute, Each Day. 🎶
Photos of; the House of Drappier, cellar shots and their extremely chalky caves.
On board Qatar Airways. Quite a rich red which became like a burnished copper in colour. Aromas of roses and strawberries On the palate quite dry. A good aperitif.
On board Qatar Airways. Quite a rich red which became like a burnished copper in colour. Aromas of roses and strawberries On the palate quite dry. A good aperitif.
Oct 20th, 2018
Beautiful nose of rose petals and candied red fruit, so the racy acid and pronounced minerality caught me a bit off guard. I like this style, but it’s definitely NOT a rounder, richer style. Crisp, clean, lean and mean, but pretty good!
Beautiful nose of rose petals and candied red fruit, so the racy acid and pronounced minerality caught me a bit off guard. I like this style, but it’s definitely NOT a rounder, richer style. Crisp, clean, lean and mean, but pretty good!
Dec 31st, 2017
Yes to rosé made in every way!
Today, it’s rosé bubbles made into this vibrant pink hue thanks, in part, to the “saignée method.” A method that’s actually rooted in red winemaking; used to concentrate grape must before fermentation.
Saignée is the French word for “bleeding.” The method gets this name because, as the crushed black grapes are macerating – extracting color, tannins, aromas / flavors from the grape skins – a portion of the juice is “bled off” into a separate vessel for production of rosé wine. The original vessel, now with a greater skins-to-juice ratio, increases concentration during the remaining red-wine maceration.
As a result, Saignée method rosés tend to be a little deeper in color concentration and may adopt more of the aromas and flavors that come from the black grapes used to make them. Certain regions, like Champagne, are well known for producing rosés in this way.
Here we have a Drappier Rosé de Saignée Champagne (NV) made in a Brut style using Pinot Noir grapes. It is deliciously concentrated for a rosé, not just in color, but aromas and flavors of just ripe red cherry, raspberry, redcurrant, apple, pear, bread dough, and toasty notes.
Yes to rosé made in every way!
Today, it’s rosé bubbles made into this vibrant pink hue thanks, in part, to the “saignée method.” A method that’s actually rooted in red winemaking; used to concentrate grape must before fermentation.
Saignée is the French word for “bleeding.” The method gets this name because, as the crushed black grapes are macerating – extracting color, tannins, aromas / flavors from the grape skins – a portion of the juice is “bled off” into a separate vessel for production of rosé wine. The original vessel, now with a greater skins-to-juice ratio, increases concentration during the remaining red-wine maceration.
As a result, Saignée method rosés tend to be a little deeper in color concentration and may adopt more of the aromas and flavors that come from the black grapes used to make them. Certain regions, like Champagne, are well known for producing rosés in this way.
Here we have a Drappier Rosé de Saignée Champagne (NV) made in a Brut style using Pinot Noir grapes. It is deliciously concentrated for a rosé, not just in color, but aromas and flavors of just ripe red cherry, raspberry, redcurrant, apple, pear, bread dough, and toasty notes.
Drappier is always such a great value. Pleasantly rich, with soft plum flesh and mineral notes, and a long somewhat spicy finish when you really let the bubbles linger on your tongue.
Drappier is always such a great value. Pleasantly rich, with soft plum flesh and mineral notes, and a long somewhat spicy finish when you really let the bubbles linger on your tongue.
Apr 13th, 2020
Light, fresh rose champagne. Like sipping this to start the night.
Light, fresh rose champagne. Like sipping this to start the night.
Apr 12th, 2019Special evening with Jan and Ron in Prague
Special evening with Jan and Ron in Prague
Jun 24th, 2018
Small bottle. 100% pinot noir. Excellent.
Small bottle. 100% pinot noir. Excellent.
Feb 14th, 2018