champagne Flashcards
What is the current edition of Krug’s Grande Cuvee
169 (based around 2013, but 40% reserve wine, Pinot/Chard/Meunier)
first vintages of Clos d’Ambonnay and Clos de Mesnil
1995, 1979
what is the size of the barrel krug uses to ferment its base wine
205l
first commercial vintage of Salon
1921
how long will Salon age before release
10 years on lees
What years since 1995 has Salon been made
1995 1996 1999 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2012
who is Salon’s director
Didier Depond
what is Egly Ouriet’s coteaux champenois
cuvee des grands cotes
what is Egly Ouriet’s 100% Meunier bottling
Les Vignes de Vrigny (NV)
what is Egly Ouriet’s Blanc de Noirs
Les Crayeres (Montagne de Reims, chalk soils, vines over 70 years old, NV)
what is the name of Egly Ouriet’s late disgorged bottling
V.P. Extra Brut Grand Cru (7 years on lees, NV)
Selosse’s Carelles is based out of what village
Le Mesnil sur Oger (solera started 2010)
Selosse’s La Cote Faron used to be called what
Contraste (100% Pinot from Aÿ)
what is Selosse’s demi sec bottling
Exquise (Bdb from Cramant/Avize, dosage 24 g, NV)
what was the first vintage of Pierre Peters Les Chétilions
1973
what is Peter’s rosé bottling
Rosé for Albane Brut NV (first vintage 2009)
what is the cuvee made by Pierre Peter’s son
L’Étonnant Monsieur Victor (NV blend of Chetillon fruit and reserve wine from the perpeutal reserve)
in what year did Ruinart start producing wine
1729
Dme Ruinart sources fruit from what subzones
Montagne de Reims
Cotes de Blancs
Vilmart is based out of what village
Rilly la Montagne
what are Vilmart’s two NV bottlings
Grande Reserve
Grand Cellier
both are blends of 3 vintages, with Cellier being slightly older vintages
base wine ferment in oak for 10 months
what are Vilmart’s vintage releases
Grand Cellier d’Or (42 months lees aging, base wine fermented in oak)
coeur de cuvee (free run juice, 62 months lees aging)
both 80 chard, 20 pinot
what is Vilmart’s rosé called
Rubis (2019, with 18/17 blended in, 9g sugar, 90% pinot, 15% red wine blended)
describe Gimmonet’s Gastronome
Bdb from cotes des blancs made in a softer way, less bubbles
what sweetness level is Gimmonet’s Oenophille
Brut Nature (bdb, 3/4 grand cru fruit)
what is the name of Gimmonet’s special club releases
Grand Terroirs de Chardonnay (blend of cramant and chouilly fruit)
+ special bottlings of Chouilly, Oger and Cramant mono cru vintage
who is the chef de cave of Bollinger
Gilles Descotes
what was the first release of Vieilles Vignes Francais
1974 (1969 vintage)
what is the assemblage of Bollinger’s Grand Annee
two third pinot
60 months on lees
labelled as brut
what sweetness level is R.D.
Extra Brut
what year did bollinger celebrate the 50th anniversary of RD
2002 (mostly Pinot, ages for over 10 years on lees)
what is the current release of RD and VV Francais
2007
2008
what is the name of Bollinger’s coteaux champenois
La Cote aux Enfants
what was the first vintage of Cuvee Winston churchill
1975
what were the first vintates of Nicolas Francois Billecart Salmon, Elizabeth Billecart Salmon and Clos St Hilaire
1955, 1988, 1995
all brut
what are the three lieu dit bottlings of Jacquesson
Vauzelle Terme (Ay) Champs Cain (Avize) Corne Bautray (Dizy)
what edition of Jacquesson’s bin series are we on
737 (NV) (based on 2009 vintage) (oak fermentation)
the first bin was 728
what is Jacquesson’s rose called
Terres Rouges (saignee,
between what years did Charles Heidsieck produce Champagne Charlie
1979-1985
blancs de millénaires is sourced from where
Cotes de Blancs
what was the original name of Roederer
Dubois Pere et Fils (named Louis Roederer in 1833)
what was the first vintage of Cristal
1867 (not commercial)
1945 (commercial)
Cristal Rose 1974
who is the chef de cave of Roederer
Jean Baptiste Lécaillon
what was the first vintage of Comtes de Champagne
1952 (blanc de blancs from cote de blancs)
is Folies de la Marquetterie vintage or non vintage
NV (chard, pinot even split, sourced from vineyards around the winery in Reims)
who is the winemaker at Dom Perignon
Vincent Chaperon
first vintage of Dom P
1921
what are the aging times for Dom P1, P2 and P2
9 years
20 years
30-40 years
what are the current releases of Dom Perignan P2 and P3
p2 is 1998
p3 is 1971
what is the tete de cuvees of Deutz
amour de deutz (blanc de blancs, first vintage 1993)
cuvee willian deutz (Pinot dominant, 1959 first vintage(
