Champagne Flashcards
permitted RS pre- and post- 2010 for extra brut Champagne
0-6 g/l
permitted RS pre- and post- 2010 for brut Champagne
0-15 g/l
0-12 g/l
permitted RS pre- and post- 2010 for extra dry Champagne
12-20 g/l
12-17 g/l
permitted RS pre- and post- 2010 for sec Champagne
17-35 g/l
17-32 g/l
permitted RS pre- and post- 2010 for demi-sec Champagne
33-50 g/l
32-50 g/l
permitted RS pre- and post- 2010 for doux Champagne
50+ g/l
general rules for membership in “Special Club”
- Viticulture must occur on the estate (only RM producers may join)
- Vinification and bottling must occur on the estate
- Members must respect and uphold the Club’s charter
rules for “special club” wines
- The “Special Club” is the top-of-the-range, prestige cuvée for all members
- The Club Trésors will declare a vintage as being worthy of “Special Club” prestige cuvées, then each member may decide individually whether or not to produce a “Special Club” wine
- All base wines and finished “Special Club” wines must undergo tasting analysis
- All “Special Club” bottles share an identical label and bottle shape
how many members are there in the Club Trésors de Champagne?
27
when was the Club Trésors de Champagne established?
1971
how many Côte de Blancs Premier Cru Villages are there?
10
How many Montagne de Reims Premier Cru Villages are there?
26
how many Vallée de la Marne Premier Cru Villages are there?
8
Montagne de Reims Grand Cru Villages (9)
- Sillery
- Puisieulx
- Beaumont-sur-Vesle
- Verzenay
- Mailly Champagne
- Verzy (added after 1985)
- Louvois
- Bouzy
- Ambonnay
Vallée de la Marne Grand Cru Villages (2)
- Aÿ
* Tours-sur-Marne (red grapes 100%, white grapes 90%)
Côte des Blancs Grand Cru Villages (6)
- Chouilly (added after 1985)(white grapes 100%, red grapes 95%)
- Oiry (added after 1985)
- Cramant
- Avize
- Oger (added after 1985)
- Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (added after 1985)
varietals and wines styles permitted in Coteaux Champenois AOP
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Meunier, Arbane, Petit Meslier, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris
Blanc, Rose, Rouge
in champagne, what is the rebêche? What %
“the end of pressing”
must be distilled and accounts for 0-10% of the total
max juice allowed from 4000kg grapes in Champagne?
2550
min time on lees for NV Champagne?
12 months
min time on lees for vintage Champagne?
12 months
max % of a year’s harvest that may be sold as vintage?
80%
min % of stated vintage for Vintage Champagne?
100%
min pot alc for base wines of Champagne
9%
max RS for base wines of Champagne
10 g/l
how many villages are listed as communes of production for champagne?
357
what is the prise de mousse?
secondary fermentation in bottle
finished wines in Champagne must complete secondary fermentation in the same bottle they are to be sold in unless they are smaller than_______ or larger than________.
375ml
3L
max yields in Champagne, expressed in kg/ha
10,400 kg/ha
min aging for NV champagne?
15 months
min aging for vintage champagne?
36 months
how many communes of production are there for Coteaux Champenois
635
how many communes of production are there for Rosé des Riceys AOP?
1
Les Riceys
grapes and wine styles of Rosé des Riceys AOP
100% Pinot Noir
tranquille rose
min pot alc and of Rosé des Riceys AOP
10%
in what département is Les Riceys?
Aube
what is the max harvest and press yield of Rosé des Riceys AOP
as for Champagne
10,400 kg/ha
102 L / 160kg grapes
vinification method of Rosé des Riceys AOP
whole bunches (semi-carbonic)
what are the primary soil types of Champagne?
Belemnite chalk and Micraster chalk
When was the CIVC established?
1941
What was the first vintage of Dom Perignon?
1921
When was the Champagne AOC established?
1936
When was the champagne region first delimited?
1908
What are the four authorized pruning methods permitted in Champagne?
Cordon de Royat
Chablis
Valle de la Marne
Guyot (double and simple)
What are two definitions of “Marc”?
The 4000kg capacity of a traditional Coquard press
Pomace brandy from France
An RM producer must source what percent of grapes from their own vineyards?
95%
What two 1er Cru villages of Champagne are rated 99%
Tauxieres (mdr)
Mareuil sur ay (vdm)
what are some equivalent terms for Brut Nature?
Non-Dosé, Brut Sauvage, Ultra Brut, Dosage Zéro, Sans Sucre, Pas Dosé.
where is the Premier Cru village Avenay-Val-d’Or?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Bezannes ?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Billy-le-Grand?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Chamery?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Chigny-les-Roses?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Cormontreuil?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Coulommes-la-Montagne?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Écueil?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Jouy-lès-Reims ?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Ludes?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Les Mesneux?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Montbré?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Pargny-lès-Reims?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Rilly-la-Montagne?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Sacy?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Sermiers?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Taissy?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Tauxières-Mutry?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Trois-Puits?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Vaudemange?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Villers-Allerand?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Villers-aux-Nœuds?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Ville-Dommange?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Villers-Marmery?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Vrigny?
Montagne de Reims
where is the Premier Cru village Bergères-lès-Vertus ?
Côte de Blancs
where is the Premier Cru village Chouilly (white grapes Grand Cru)?
Côte de Blancs
where is the Premier Cru village Cuis?
Côte de Blancs
where is the Premier Cru village Grauves?
Côte de Blancs
where is the Premier Cru village Pierry ?
Côte de Blancs
where is the Premier Cru village Val-des-Marais (Coligny)
?
Côte de Blancs
where is the Premier Cru village Vertus?
Côte de Blancs
where is the Premier Cru village Villeneuve-Renneville-Chevigny?
Côte de Blancs
where is the Premier Cru village Voipreux?
Côte de Blancs
where is the Premier Cru village Étréchy?
Côte de Blancs
where is the Premier Cru village Bisseuil ?
Vallée de la Marne
where is the Premier Cru village Champillon?
Vallée de la Marne
where is the Premier Cru village Cumières?
Vallée de la Marne
where is the Premier Cru village Dizy?
Vallée de la Marne
where is the Premier Cru village Hautvillers?
Vallée de la Marne
where is the Premier Cru village Mareuil-sur-Ay?
Vallée de la Marne
where is the Premier Cru village Mutigny?
Vallée de la Marne
where is the Premier Cru village Tours-sur-Marne (red grapes Grand Cru)?
Vallée de la Marne