Drappier

Trop M'en Faut ! Coteau Champenois | Bottle 75cl

Description

The name "Trop M'en Faut" is a spoonerism of "Fromenteau" (the Champagne name for Pinot Gris), which could be translated as "So good that I'll never have too much of it". With this new cuvée from Drappier, we rediscover the taste of the wines of yesteryear, with a 100% Fromenteau expression.

Pinot Gris, the coppery-skinned grape variety once widely planted in the Aube region, used to make "gray" wines. Rich, silky and full-bodied, Fromenteau, which is very rare today, gives a golden juice with notes of forgotten fruit.

Maison Drappier experimented with this grape variety in 2015 and is now extending the experiment with a blend from the 2017 and 2018 harvests. The vineyard, located on the Urville terroir (Côte des Bars), is farmed organically. The minerality of the limestone contrasts with the almost exotic roundness of the Pinot Gris.

This Champagne hillside is pale gold in color, revealing notes of ripe mirabelle plum and acacia honey, with a silky, non-sweet finish.

Only 375 bottles of this extremely rare cuvée have been produced.