Champagne Drappier Coteaux Champenois 'Perpétuité' Blanc de Pinot Noir NV
4.6
HK$600
750ml
Bottle
Vintage Character Champagne Drappier Coteaux Champenois "Perpétuité" Blanc de Pinot Noir is a rare still white wine from the Coteaux Champenois appellation, drawn from Pinot Noir in Urville in the Aube. As a non-vintage cuvée built on a perpetual reserve, it reflects several harvests rather than one growing season, giving it a layered, consistent profile shaped by the house’s solera-style approach. Its origin is distinctive: the southern Champagne sector around Urville is prized for Pinot Noir grown on Kimmeridgian limestone and clay, soils that bring tension, chalky grip and a subtly saline finish even in a still expression.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing The wine opens with scents of green apple, white peach and citrus peel, followed by hints of wild red berries, almond and light pastry notes. On the palate it is bone dry, bright and finely textured, with high acidity carrying orchard fruit, gentle creaminess and a mineral line that keeps the finish precise and mouthwatering. This is an unusual blanc de noirs in still form, offering both delicacy and quiet depth. Serve it with roast chicken with tarragon, Dover sole meunière, or sushi.
Winery Background Founded in 1808, Drappier remains family-owned and is closely identified with Pinot Noir and the terroirs of the Aube. The estate is known for thoughtful, low-intervention farming, hand-harvesting and a long-standing commitment to reducing additives, especially sulfur, in order to preserve clarity of fruit and place. For Perpétuité, the perpetual-reserve concept is what sets the wine apart: instead of chasing a single-year expression, Drappier builds complexity through the continuity of multiple vintages, creating a benchmark example of how still Coteaux Champenois can be both distinctive and collectible.