Champagne

Question 1

2022

Answer 1

Exceptional quality
23 - TBC - cooler
21 - cooler, more acid
Similar to - 18, 15

Question 2

2021

Answer 2

Cooler, more acid
22 - exceptional quality
20 - summer heat wave, high pH
Similar to - 16, 14, 11, 10, 09, 08

Question 3

2020

Answer 3

Summer heat wave, high pH
21 - cooler, more acid
19 - dry hot summer like 12, more acid than 18
Similar to - 19, 13, 12

Question 4

2019

Answer 4

Dry hot summer like 12, more acid than 18
20 - summer heat wave, high pH
18 - bumper year - generous ripeness, lower acid
Similar to - 20, 13, 12

Question 5

2018

Answer 5

Bumper year - generous ripeness, lower acid
19 - dry hot summer like 12, more acid than 18
17 - warm, humid, rot - Chard better than PN
Similar to - 22, 15

Question 6

2017

Answer 6

Warm, humid, rot - Chard better than PN
18 - bumper year - generous ripeness, lower acid
16 - frost, hail - low alcohol, high quality, PN better
Worst year for last couple of decades

Question 7

2016

Answer 7

Frost, hail - low alcohol, high quality, PN better
17 - warm, humid, rot - Chard better than PN
15 - dry and sunny - rich, good for PN
Similar to - 21, 14, 11, 10, 09, 08

Question 8

2015

Answer 8

Dry and sunny - rich, good for PN
16 - frost, hail - low alcohol, high quality, PN better
14 - good levels of acid and ripeness
Similar to - 22, 18

Question 9

2014

Answer 9

Good levels of acid and ripeness
15 - dry and sunny - rich, good for PN
13 - cool, hail - better than other regions, good tension
Similar to - 21, 16, 11, 10, 09, 08

Question 10

2013

Answer 10

Cool, hail - better than other regions, good tension
14 - good levels of acid and ripeness
12 - low yields - good acid, maturity
Similar to - 20, 19, 12

Question 11

2012

Answer 11

Low yields - good acid, maturity
13 - cool, hail - better than other regions, good tension
11 - erratic, low potential alcohol - some concentration
Similar to - 20, 19, 13

Question 12

2011

Answer 12

Erratic, low potential alcohol - some concentration
12 - low yields - good acid, maturity
10 - challenging, sorting necessary - limited quality
Similar to - 21, 16, 14, 10, 09, 08

Question 13

2010

Answer 13

Challenging, sorting necessary - limited quality
11 - erratic, low potential alcohol - some concentration
09 - good summer - high quality PN
Similar to - 21, 16, 14, 11, 09, 08

Question 14

2009

Answer 14

Good summer - high quality PN
10 - challenging, sorting necessary - limited quality
08 - more classic - acid and ripeness
Similar to - 21, 16, 14, 11, 10, 08

Question 15

2008

Answer 15

More classic - acid and ripeness
09 - good summer - high quality PN
07 - warm spring, cool summer - Chard better
Similar to - 21, 16, 14, 11, 10, 09