In the glass
Aroma: acacia honey, beeswax, marzipan, quince jelly, raspberry jam, warm brioche
Palate: textural richness, exotic fruit, fresh acidity, long finish
A rare four-white-grape Champagne in equal parts: acacia honey, beeswax and marzipan giving way to quince jelly, raspberry jam and warm brioche, textural and exotic with fresh acidity.
What it pairs with
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Roast guinea fowl
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Exotic fruit and honey echo roasted poultry. -
Foie gras terrine
Honey and beeswax notes meet the rich foie gras. -
Comte
Marzipan and texture meet the aged cheese.
History
Quattuor is Drappier's custodial blend of the rare Arbane, Petit Meslier and Pinot Blanc with Chardonnay in equal parts, preserving Champagne's almost-forgotten white grapes.
- 2009 — Quattuor launched as a four-white-grape cuvee
Facts
- Producer
- Champagne Drappier
- Grapes
- Chardonnay (25%), Arbane (25%), Petit Meslier (25%), Pinot Blanc (25%)
- Classification
- AOC Champagne
- Oak
- Low-sulfite winemaking; four white grapes in equal parts
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 50 to 75 at retail
- Drinking window
- now to 8 from release
- First vintage
- 2009
Scores
- Wine Spectator 91