Champagne Flashcards
Who makes Clos St Hilaire and what is it?
Billcart Salmon, Blanc de Noir (100%PN) , planted in 1964
When was the first vintage of Clos St Hillaire?
1995, 15 month on lees
A A M HM SM
Name the 5 departments the Champagne region is located within.
Aube
Aisne
Marne
Haut Marne
Seine et Marne
What means CIVC and when was it found?
Comité interprofessional du Vin de Champagne
1936
Name the authorised Grapes in Champagne.
Chard, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
Aubanne, Petit Meslier, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc
Voltis (since 2022)
C CR VM GS GD
What are the training methods authorised in Champagne?
Chablis
Cordon Royat
Vallee de la Marne
Guyot Singel & Double
How many ha are under wine in champagne?
34000ha
How many villages are authorised to produce Champagne?
320
How many villages are authorised to grow grapes for champagne?
357
What does the soil of Champagne comprise of?
creataceous chalk
1. Belemnite Chalk = fossilized cephalopods, on hilltops surface
2. Micraster Chalk = extinct sea urchin, older + on valley floors
Why is there more P Meunier grown in Vallee de la Marne?
Due to late budbreak & early ripening = proximity to river influence.
In which subregion do you find the following villages:Leuvrigny, St Gemmer, Cumieres?
Vallee de la Marne
Which Grand Cru Villages were elevated in 1985?
Verzy
Chouilly
Le Mesnil sur Oger
Oger
Oiry
Name the 9 Grand Cru Villages of Montagne de Reims north to south.
Sillery
Puisieulx
Beaumont-sur-Vesle
Verzenay
Mailly Champagne
Verzy
Louvois
Bouzy
Ambonnay
Name the GC Villages of Grand Vallee.
Ay
Tours sur Marne
Name the GC Villages of Cote de Blanc north to south.
Chouilly
Oiry
Cramant
Avize
Oger
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
What are the regulations on grape must pressing in champage?
Max 102l from 160kg grapes
= 2550l per 4000kg/4tonnes
Name the best recent vintages of champagne.
2002, 2008, 2012, 2015
Name Vintage Classics of Champagne in 1900’s
45, ‘47, ‘49, ‘52, ‘55, ‘59
61, ‘64. ‘66, ‘71, ‘76, ‘79
82, ‘85, ‘88, ‘90, ‘96
What means RC in Champagne?
Recoltant Cooperateur - Grower selling wine made by Coop
What means MA in Champagne?
Marque d’Acheteur - Buyers on Brand (Waitrose)
What means NM in Champagne?
Negociant Manipulant: Champagne house buying in grapes
What means RM in Champagne?
Recoltant Manipulant: Grower makes his own wine
What means CM in Champagne?
Coop de Manipulation - Coop
How much is one mark in Champagne?
4000kg = one filling of basket press
What is the names and amounts of a Marc in champagne broken into?
Cuvee = 2050l
Taille = 500l
What is autopressurage?
first 100l of free run juice in champagne that is disgarded due to containing dust.
What means ‘serre’ in champagne
one pressing
first 3 serres make up the cuvee