The Story
A cuvée of great character
Champagne DRAPPIER was honoured to be chosen by Charles de Gaulle for his private receptions in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, in the course of which he liked to offer an aromatic and authentic Champagne. Always vintage, the Charles de Gaulle Cuvée is composed of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay.
Vintage 1986
The Champagne region represents the global pinnacle of sparkling wine production, leveraging a cool, marginal northern climate and deep, prehistoric chalk soils to craft wines defined by piercing acidity, delicate effervescence, and profound ageability. Located roughly 90 miles northeast of Paris, the region’s unique terroir—dominated by Belemnite and Micraster chalk—acts as a natural thermal regulator and water sponge, forcing vine roots deep...