2010 Drappier ‘Grand Sendree’ Brut Rose Millesime,, Champagne, France (750ml)

WINEMAKER NOTES:

The Grande Sendre Cuve takes its name from a parcel of land covered by cinders after the fire which ravaged Urville in 1836. A spelling error having slipped through in a new version of the land register, it is with an s that this cuve is designated today. A reproduction of an 18th century bottle found in the Urville cellars is used and the Grande Sendre undergoes remuage entirely by hand.

TASTING NOTES:

Expressive notes of steeped raspberry and cherry fruit pull you into the glass while riding the satiny mousse and layered with accents of mandarin orange peel, dried thyme and biscuit.
– WineSpectator, 94 pts

Disgorged in April 2018 with six grams per liter dosage, the Pinot Noir-dominated 2010 Brut Ros Grande Sendre is showing very well, offering up an attractive bouquet of raspberries, wild plums, rhubarb and spices. On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, vinous and tightly wound, with racy acids, a concentrated core of fruit and a sapid finish. This is a very serious Champagne that’s still playing its cards close to its vest, and it will amply repay five or six years patience, even if it can be pleasurably broached sooner.

– Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, 93 pts