Champagne Flashcards
Name the grand cru villages of the vallee de la marne
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Tours sur Marne (100% red and 90% white)
Name the grand cru villages of the cote des blancs
Chouilly (white 100% red 95%) Oiry Cramant Le mesnil sur oger Oger Avize
What are the grand cru villages of the Montagne de Reims
Sillery Puisieulx Beaumont sur vesle Verzenay Mailly champagne Verzy Louvois Bouzy Ambonnay
What are the measure of sweetness for champagne.
Extra brut: 0-6 g/l Brut: 0-12 g/l Extra sec : 12-17 g/l Sec: 17-32 g/l Demi-sec: 32-50 g/l Doux: >50 g/l
Minimum ageing requirement for champagne?
NV wine must be aged for a minimum of 15 months from the date of tirage
Vintage wine must be aged for a minimum of 36 months from the date of tirage.
What are the 2 soils of champagne
Porous belemnite chalk, derived from fossilised remains of millions years old Cephalopoda highly concentrated in limestone
Micraster: extinct sea urchin
What is CIVC
Comite interprofessionel du vin de champagne
What are the attribution of the CIVC
Promoting vines and wines of champagne
Regulating the size of harvest
Authorising blockage and de blockage of wine stock for use of future vintage
Setting grapes price (before 1990)
Advising prices for grapes between growers and magicians. (After 1990)
What is the club tresor de champagne?
Club created by 27 RM producers in 1971
Creation of the special club cuvée.
What are the measure of sweetness for champagne.
Extra brut: 0-6 g/l Brut: 0-12 g/l Extra sec : 12-17 g/l Sec: 17-32 g/l Demi-sec: 32-50 g/l Doux: >50 g/l
Minimum ageing requirement for champagne?
NV wine must be aged for a minimum of 15 months from the date of tirage
Vintage wine must be aged for a minimum of 36 months from the date of tirage.
What are the 2 soils of champagne
Porous belemnite chalk, derived from fossilised remains of millions years old Cephalopoda highly concentrated in limestone
Micraster: extinct sea urchin
What is CIVC
Comite interprofessionel du vin de champagne
What are the attribution of the CIVC
Promoting vines and wines of champagne
Regulating the size of harvest
Authorising blockage and de blockage of wine stock for use of future vintage
Setting grapes price (before 1990)
Advising prices for grapes between growers and magicians. (After 1990)
What is the club tresor de champagne?
Club created by 27 RM producers in 1971
Creation of the special club cuvée.
where are the 1er cru:
Cuis
Vertus
Cote des Blancs
where are the following 1er cru located: Ludes Tauxieres Vrigny Trepail
Montagne de Reims
where are the following 1er cru located: Dizy Cumieres Mareuil sur Ay Hautvillers
Vallee de la Marne
what village became grand cru in 1985?
In Montagne de Reims:
Verzy
In Cote des Blancs: Chouilly Oiry Avize Oger Mesnil S/Oger
what is a Bidule?
The capsule on the bottle before disgorgement.
what are the danger associated to Champagne Region?
Hail
Frost (Winter/Spring)
Rain
Soil of the cote des Bars?
Limestone with Pocket of Clay
Name 3 CM producers?
Nicolas Feuillate
Jacquart
Mailly Grand Cru
Top vintages on the 00’s for champagne?
2008
2006
2004
2002
Top vintages in the 90’s for champagne?
1990
1995
1996
1998
Top champagne vintages for 80’s?
1982
1985
1988
What is the name of the AOP producing Rosé wine only in Champagne region?
Rosé des Riceys AOP
Based in the Aube
Where can you find the Rosé des Riceys AOP?
In the Aube
What is the AOP of Champagne allowing Still wine?
Coteaux Champenois AOP
What style of wine is Côteaux Champenois AOP producing? characteristic?
White/Rosé/Red
min 9% alc
max 3g/l RS
102L/160Kg max press yield
in which parallel is the champagne region located?
between the 48th and the 49th parallels
What are the climatic conditions in Champagne?
Atlantic influenced
Mean average temp of 10 degree only
Rain often interrupt the flowering
What is Bouvreux? what causes it?
The second crop created at floraisons by the rains
what are the main climatic danger in Champagne?
Frost
Rain
Fungal diseases
where are you most certain to find Clay soil in Champagne?
What soil can you find otherwise?
Clay soil in the south in the Aube region
All other region is Chalk and Limestone
what is the max yield in Champagne?
102L/160 Kg
2550L/4000Kg
66Hl/HA
what are the running method authorised in champagne?
Cordon de Royat
Chablis
Vallée de la Marne
Guyot (simple/Double)
What is the rebêche used for in Champagne?
It is used for Distilate
Explain Debourbage?
allowing the juice to settle in order to have the solids to fall.
it will then be racked off prior fermentation
What is Vins Clair in champagne?
high acids based wines of approximately 11% alc resulting from the chaptalised must first fermentation.
