Drappier Premier Cru Brut Champagne NV

Around 2,000 years ago, on a hillside surrounding a villa that would later become Urville, the Gallo-Romans began planting the first vines. It was not until 1116 that Saint Bernard, a monk from Cîteaux Abbey near Clos Vougeot, re-established the vineyard. He imported the Morillon Noir grape variety (an ancestor of Pinot) from Burgundy, and had many wine cellars built, one of which was in Urville in 1152, annex of Bavin-Sainte Eulalie. Everything belonged to the great Clairvaux Abbey, founded by the Holy Saint Bernard, whose influence extended throughout medieval Europe. At the time of his death in 1153, annual wine production had risen to around 600,000 litres, and was mostly shipped in casks due to the rarity and high cost of glass at the time.

Category.

Sparkling

Vintage

Country

France

Region

Champagne

ABV.

12

%

Vol.

750ml

Producer

Grape

Pinot Noir

Farming