Video: Champagne Drappier launch Éclose, a new prestige cuvée
Jamie Goode visits Urville in the Aube – the southern outpost of Champagne – where one of the most important producers here, Drappier, are launching a new prestige cuvée. Called Éclose, it is a Pinot Noir from the famed Sendrée vineyard (named after the cinders deposited here by a forest fire in 1836) that has spent three years ageing on lees in a wooden egg, followed by 10 years on lees in bottle under a cork sealed with an agrafe. This debut 2012 vintage was first shown to the world in this March 2026 event, and it’s really impressive.
The full write-up is here: https://wineanorak.com/2026/03/27/i-visit-champagne-drappier-who-have-just-released-a-remarkable-new-prestige-cuvee-aged-in-wooden-eggs-called-eclose/
