Champagne Flashcards
What are the permitted varieties for Champagne AOC?
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Meunier, Pinot Blanc Vrai, Arbane, Pinot Gris and Petit Meslier.
What does Chardonnay provide to the Champagne blend?
Elegance and longevity
What does Pinot Noir provide to the Champagne blend?
Structure, richness and body
What does Meunier provide to the Champagne blend?
Youthful fruitiness and approachability
What are the permitted pruning methods of Champagne?
Cordon de Royal, Chablis, Vallée de la Marne and Guyot (double or simple)
How many villages are authorised to grow grapes for Champagne?
319
What are the 5 districts of Champagne?
Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne, Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne and Côte des Bars (the Aube).
What is the most prominent grape in Montagne de Reims?
Pinot Noir
What is the most prominent grape in Côte des Bars?
Pinot Noir
What is the most prominent grape in the Côte de Sézanne?
Chardonnay
True or False: Only Chardonnay can be grown on the Côte des Blancs.
False
How many Grand Cru villages of Champagne are there?
17
How many Premier Cru villages of Champagne?
42
What is the most prominent grape of Vallée de Marne?
Meunier.
What is the prestige cuvée of Moët et Chandon?
Don Perignon
What is the prestige cuvée of Laurent-Perrier?
Grand Siècle
What is the prestige cuvée of Bollinger?
La Grand Année
What is the prestige cuvée of Billecart-Salmon?
Nicholas François Billecart
What is the prestige cuvée of Diebolt-Vallois?
Fleur de Passion
What is the prestige cuvée of Duval-Leroy?
Femme de Champagne
What is the prestige cuvée of Gosset?
Celebris
What is the prestige cuvée of G. H. Mumm?
Cuvée R. Lalou
What is the prestige cuvée of Pol Roger?
Cuvée Winston Churchill
What is the prestige cuvée of Louis Roederer?
Cristal
What is the prestige cuvée of Ruinart?
Dom Ruinart
What is the prestige cuvée of Taittinger?
Comtes de Champagne
What is the prestige cuvée of Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin?
La Grand Dame
What is the prestige cuvée of Taittinger?
Comtes de Champagne
What is the prestige cuvée of Pommery?
Cuvée Louise
What is the prestige cuvée of Piper-Heidsieck?
Rare
What is the prestige cuvée of Joseph Perrier?
Cuvée Joséphine
What is the prestige cuvée of Jacquesson?
Grand Vin Signaturr
What is the prestige cuvée of Delamotte?
Nicholas Louis Delamotte
Name the grand cru villages in Vallée de la Marne
Aÿ and Tours-sur-Marne
Name the grand cru villages of the Côte de Blancs
Chouilly (only for white) Oiry Cramant Avize Oger Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Name the grand cru villages of Montaigne de Reims
Sillery Puisieulx Beaumont-Sur-Vesle Verzenay Mailly-Champagne Verzy Louvois Bouzy Ambonnay
Who produces Clos Saint-Hilaire? What variety(s) is it made from? Where is the clos located? Is it a vintage or non-vintage wine? What is the sweetness level for this wine?
Billecart-Salmon. 100% Pinot Noir. Mareuil-sur-Ay. Vintage. Brut.
Who produces Venus? What variety(s) is it made from? Where is the clos located? Is it a vintage or non-vintage wine? What is the sweetness level for this wine?
Agrapart. 100% Chardonnay. Avize. Vintage. Brut Nature.
Who produces Les Barres? What variety(s) is it made from? Where is the clos located? Is it a vintage or non-vintage wine? What is the sweetness level for this wine?
Chartogne-Taillet. 50% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay and 10% Meunier (previously 100% Meunier). Located in Merfy. Depends on the year, can be made as a vintage wine (2006 is an example) in other years it is blended as NV. Extra Brut.
Name the three single vineyard mines produced by Chartogne-Taillet.
Les Barres, Les Orizeaux and Les Ailees.
Who produces ‘Les Crayeres’? What variety(s) is it made from? Where is the vineyard located? Is it a vintage or non-vintage wine? What is the sweetness level for this wine?
Egly-Ouriet. 100% Pinot Noir. Ambonnay. Non-vintage. Extra Brut.
Who produces ‘Vielle Vigne de Levant’? What was this wine previously known as? What variety(s) is it made from? Where is the vineyard located? Is it a vintage or non-vintage wine? What is the sweetness level for this wine?
Larmadier-Bernier. Vielle Vigne de Cramant. 100% Chardonnay. Cramant. Vintage bottled. Extra Brut.
Who produces ‘Terre de Vertus’? What variety(s) is it made from? Where is the vineyard located? Is it a vintage or non-vintage wine? What is the sweetness level for this wine?
Larmadier-Bernier. 100% Chardonnay. Vertus. Vintage bottled. Brut Nature.
What was the first vintage of Krug Clos du Mesnil?
1979
Since its first vintage, in which vintage(s) has Krug Clos du Mesnil NOT been produced?
1984, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001
What was the first vintage of Krug Clos du Ambonnay?
1995.
Including its first vintage in which vintages has Krug Clos d’Ambonnay been produced?
1995, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002
Who produces Cuvée Spéciale les Chétillons? Where is the Les Chetillons vineyard located?
Pierre Peters. Les Mesnil-sur-Oger
Who produces Clos du Moulin? Where is the Clos du Moulin vineyard located?
Cattier. Within Montagne de Reims. Located near Chigny-les Roses.
Who produces Clos des Goisses? Where is the Clos des Goisses vineyard located?
Philloponnat. Mareuil-sur-Ay
Name a NM producer whose prestige cuvee is bottled as a NV.
Laurent Perrier. The cuvee is Grand Siecle.
Who produces the following cuvee? Is it a vintage or non-vintage wine? What is the assemblage for this cuvee?
Laurent-Perrier. NV. Typically 50% Pinot Noir 50% Chardonnay.
Who produces the following cuvee? Is it a vintage or non-vintage wine? What is the assemblage for this cuvee?
Alaya. Vintage with two releases: Brut and Brut Nature. 80% Chardonnay 20% Pinot Noir
Who produces the following cuvee? Is it a vintage or non-vintage wine? What is the assemblage for this cuvee?
Charles Heidsieck. Vintage, 100% Chardonnay coming from; Avize, Cramant, Vertus, Oger and Mesnil-sur-Oger.
Who produces the following cuvee? Is it a vintage or non-vintage wine? What is the assemblage for this cuvee?
Gosset. Vintage. The blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay varies each vintage.
Who produces the following cuvee? Is it a vintage or non-vintage wine? What is the assemblage for this cuvee?
Drappier. Vintage and NV. 80% Pinot Noir 20% Chardonnay.
Who produces the following cuvee? Is it a vintage or non-vintage wine? What is the assemblage for this cuvee?
Alfred Gratien. Vintage and NV. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir sith percentages changing each vintage.
Who makes the following cuvee? Is it a vintage or non-vintage wine. What is the assemblage for this cuvee?
Laurent-Perrier. Vintage. 80% Pinot Noir 20% Chardonnay.
What is the maximum press yield allowed by the Champagne AOP?
102 L per 160 KG of fruit
What is the maximum press yield allowed by the Cremant XXX AOP rules?
100 L per 150 KG of fruit
What are the minimum ageing requirements for NV Champage?
Minimum of 15 months with a minimum of 12 months on lees.
What are the ageing requirements for vintage Champagne?
Minimum 36 months with a minimum of 12 months on lees.
Who makes the following cuvee? Is this cuvee a vintage or NV release? Is the producer a NM or RM? What is the house style?
Rene Geoffroy. NV. RM. Fruit and spice richness comes from a large percentage of Meunier (assemblage is essentially equal parts Pinot, Chardonnay and Meunier) + oak aging for reserve wine enhances power.
