Drappier, Grande Sendree Brut Zero It is another stunning wine

It is another stunning wine from San Giusto a Rentennano

Thick and dense and sturdy

(from a 2-ha parcel with a mix of 80% 75+ year old vines and the remainder of 15 to 20-year-old vines)

it ought to aspire for greater things

Drappier, Grande Sendree Brut Zero It is another stunning wineThe 2008 Brut Grande Sendre is showing superbly today, evoking aromas of ripe orchard fruits, brioche, marzipan, spices, confit citrus and beeswax intertwined with delicate notes of honey with air. Full bodied on the palate, this Champagne is concentrated and perfectly balanced, rich and textured with an elegant mousse and frame of bright acids. It has a delicately phenolic, singular mid palate and concludes with a long, chalky finish. This blend of