The Gallo-Romans planted the first vine in Urville around 2,000 years ago, but it wasn’t until 1152 that Saint Bernard, founder of the Clairvaux Abbey, had cellars built into the land. Seven centuries later (in 1808), the Drappier family estate was established around the magnificently preserved medieval Abbey.

The vineyards are like family archives that perpetuate the Maison's history. Drappier grows heirloom grape varieties that deserve to be remembered: Fromenteau, Arbanne, Petit Meslier and Blanc Vrai.