Champagne Flashcards
What is the Champagne Special Club?
AKA Club Trésors de Champagne
Founded by 12 of the oldest families of the Champagne wine region notating the tete de cuvee of each producer to highlight the unique terroir of each family holding.
This allowed producers to market their wines through a special bottling of their top wine.
It must be produced, bottled, and aged at the member’s estate, including a minimum of 3 years aging on the lees.
Who are the current members that were part of the founding group of Club Trésors de Champagne?
Pierre Gimonnet
Gaston Chiquet
Paul Bara
What was the vintage that the Special Club did not produce?
2003 as it was deemed unbalanced Z
Special Club Members
Paul Bara Roland Champion Charlier et Fils Gaston Chiquet Duménil Forget-Chemin Fresnet-Juillet Pierre Gimmomet et Fils J.M. Goulard Henri Goutorbe Grongnet Marc Hébrart Hervieux-Dumez Vincent Joudart Juillet-Lallement Larmandier Père et Fils J. LaSalle Joseph Loriot-Pagel A. Margarine Rémy Massin et Fils José Michel et Fils Moussé Fils Nominé-Renard Pertois-Moriset Salmon Sanchez-Le Guédard Vazart-Coquart et Fils
What is the Coteaux Champenois AOC?
An AOC in the Champagne province which covers the same area as sparkling Champagne production but covers only still wines.
What are the subregions that Coteaux Champenois is permitted?
Aisne, Aube, Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne
What are the grapes permitted for use in Coteaux Champenois?
Chardonnay Pinot Noir Meunier Arbane Petit Meslier Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris
What is the Rosé des Riceys AOP?
A rare, still, pink wine made in the commune of Ricys made carefully by the saignée method.
What subregion is Rosé des Ricys permitted in?
The Aube
What is the only grape used in Rosé des Ricys?
Pinot Noir
Name the vinification method that is required in Rosé des Ricys.
Semi-carbonic maceration
What was Dom Perignon’s contribution to Champagne’s advancement?
Assemblage (blending)
What parallel does Champagne align with?
48th
What other 4 grapes other than the traditional are permitted in some parts of Champagne?
Pinot Blanc
Arbane
Pinot Gris
Petit Meslier
What is the maximum planting density allowed in Champagne?
2.5 square meters per vine
What is a Negociant-Manipulant?
A house that purchases grapes and/or base wines from growers and other small houses but may I own some of their own vineyards.
What is a Récoltant-Manipulant?
A grower-producer who makes champagne from estate grown fruit. 95% of the grapes must originate in the producers vineyards.
What is a Cooperative Manipulant?
A grower’s cooperative that produces wine under a single brand.
What is a Récoltant Coopérateur?
A grower whose grapes are vinified at a cooperative, but sells the wine under his own label.
What is a Société de Récoltants?
A firm, not cooperative set by a union of often related growers who share resources to make their wines and collectively market several brands.
What is a Négociant Distributeur?
A middleman company that distributes Champagne it did not make.
What is a Marque d’Acheteur?
A buyer’s own brand, often a large supermarket chain or restaurant that purchases Champagne and sells it under it’s own label.
