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Drappier
Four siblings, a block of stone, behind it vines stretching to the horizon. Champagne Drappier in Urville has just undergone a generational change: Hugo won an award for his Fromenteau champagne in 2025, Antoine ploughs with his horse and Charline takes care of marketing. Their father Michel, at the helm since 1979, was one of the first to dare zero dosage. The cellars beneath their feet were built by St Bernard in 1152. Pinot Noir makes up 70 per cent of the vineyard area - the Côte des Bar is its heartland.
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Under the vaults of St Bernard
The staircase leads down into another time. 1152 the Cistercians of Clairvaux had these vaults built to store the wine from the surrounding vineyards. The stone arches have survived wars, revolutions and phylloxera epidemics. André Drappier bought them from the municipality in 1950 - a foundation that is more than just architecture. Today, these cellars are used to mature champagnes that can be enjoyed without Stabilisation and filtration at a constant 10 degrees, as patiently as 900 years ago.
„Père Pinot“ and the return of a grape
Georges Collot, Michel's maternal grandfather, was the first person to replant the Côte des Bar in the 1930s. Pinot Noir. The neighbours thought he was crazy and soon called him „Père Pinot“. Today, this grape covers 70 per cent of the 62 hectares. The soil - upper Kimmeridgium lime - is geologically related to the nearby Chablis and gives the wines a mineral sharpness. The Brut Nature Sans Soufre shows where this can lead: pure Pinot Noir, without dosage, without added sulphur.
Forgotten grapes, new awards
Over twenty years ago, Michel Drappier began to bring back grape varieties that had disappeared: Arbanne, Petit Meslier, Blanc Vrai, Fromenteau. The Quattuor combines all four in equal parts - a champagne like a living archive. The Trop m'en faut! made from 100 per cent Fromenteau, Hugo won the prize for the best champagne at the Master Winemaker Awards in 2025. André, who died in March 2025 at the age of 99, was able to witness his grandson's triumph.
Climate neutral since 2016
In 2016, Drappier was the first champagne house to achieve Climate neutrality. 17 hectares are certified organic, others are in conversion. Sheep graze between the vines, Antoine ploughs the biodynamic plots with his cold-blooded horse. In Les Riceys, just a few kilometres to the south, Antoine works Olivier Horiot The Côte des Bar is becoming the epicentre of a new Champagne movement.