Champagne Flashcards

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What are the top vintages of Champagne from the 1970s?

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1970
1971
1973
1975
1976
1979
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What are the top vintages of Champagne from the 1980s?

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1982
1985
1988
1989

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What are the top vintages of Champagne from the 1990s?

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1990
1995
1996

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What are the top vintages of Champagne from the 2000s?

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2002
2004
2006
2008

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What was the first vintage of Krug Clos du Mesnil?

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1979

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What was the first vintage of Krug Clos d’Ambonnay?

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1995

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What are the vintages of Krug Clos d’Ambonnay that have been produced?

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1995
1996
1998
2000
2002
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What are three vintages for Krug Clos du Mesnil for each decade from the 80s to today?

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80s: 1982, 1985, 1989
90s: 1990, 1996, 1998
2000s: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006

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What was the first commercial vintage of Salon prodcued? What is peculiar about this release?

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1921 (1905 was the first but not commercially released); 1921 It is considered the first Blanc de Blancs commercially released.

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10
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What is the minimum lees aging for Salon?

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min 10 years

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What is the assemblage of Egly Ouriet’s Les Vignes de Vrigny?

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100% Meunier

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What are three producers that ferment their base wines in small oak?

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Egly-Ouriet
Krug
Villmart & Cie
Bollinger
Jacques Selosse
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What are three producers that ferment their base wines in Stainless Steel and whose style is known to be more reductive?

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Pol Roger
Salon
Taittinger
Louis Roederer

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14
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What are three words to describe Pol Roger?

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Creamy, aromatic, and floral

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15
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What are three words to describe Krug?

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Oaked, nutty, and complex

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16
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What are three words to describe Ruinart?

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Creamy, rich, and bready

17
Q

What are three examples of late disgorged Champagne?

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Salon
Bollinger RD
Dom Perignon P2 and P3
Krug Collection (from 1989 onward)

18
Q

What is the prestige cuvée for Ayala?

A

Cuvée Perle d’Ayala

19
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What are the prestige cuvées for Billecart-Salmon?

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Elisabeth Salmon Billecart (1988)
Grande Cuvée (1982)
Nicolas François Billecart (1964)