Champagne Flashcards
What are the climatic influences of Champagne?
What are the areas of Champagne?
Montagne de Reims
Vallee de la Marne
Cotes des Blancs
Cotes de Sezanne
Cotes de Bars (Aube)
Which areas of Champagne are mostly black grapes
Montagne de Reims
Vallee de la Marne
Cotes de Bars (Aube)
Which areas of Champagne are mostly white grapes
Cotes de Blancs
Cotes de Sezanne
What are the permitted grape varietals of Champagne?
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Pinot Meunier
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Petit Meslier
Arbane
What are the soils of Champange?
Chalk with limestone, sandstone and marl.
Most chalk in Montagne de Reims and Cote des Blancs
Why is Champagne so suitable for the production of Champagne?
Chalk drains well, norterly aspects produce the right environment for high acid, medium alcohol
What is the production method of Champagne?
Traditional method/methode champenoise
Base wine, clarify/blending, bottle, 2nd fermentation, remuage (riddling), disgorge, dosage, bottling
What is vin de cuvee
The first 2050 L from the press
What is vin de taille
The 500 L following the vin de cuvee
What is remuage?
Riddling
What are the styles of Champagne?
Brut Nature 0-3g/L
Extra Brut 0-6
Brut 0-12
Extra Sec 12-17
Sec 17-32
Demi Sec 32-50
Doux 50+
What are the qualities of Champange?
NV, Vintage, single vineyard/village, cuvee de presitge
Champagne labelling terms
CM - Cooperative de Manipulant - Coop made
RM - Recoultant Manipulant - Grower/producer
NM - Negotiant Manipulant - sold under house name
What are the Champagne bottle sizes
Magnum - 1.5 L
Jeroboam - 3 L
Melthusalah -6 L
Salthazar - 9 L
Balthazar - 12 L
Nebuchadnezzar - 15 L
What are the permitted Champagne yields?
Yields are set yearly by CIVC - called the rendement
How much juice can be extracted from grapes?
2550 L from 4000 kg
How long does Champagne spend maturing in bottle minimum?
NV - 15 months
Vintage - 3 years
Quality marque(s) from Bollinger?
Grand Annee
Quality marque(s) from Louis Roederer?
Cristal Brut
Quality marque(s) from Krug?
Grande Cuvee
Quality marque(s) from Perrier-Jouet?
Belle Epoque, Fleur de Champagne (rose)
Quality marque(s) from Pol Roger?
Winston Churchill
Quality marque(s) from Veuve Clicquot?
La Grande Dame
What are Coteaux Champenois wines?
Still wines from the same area/grapes as Champagne AOC
What are the classic Champagne vintages of the last 10 years?
2008, 2012
What are the worst Champagne vintages of the last 10 years?
2006, 10, 11, 17
