Champagne Cuvees

Question 1

What is Dom Perignon the Tete de Cuvee of ?

Answer 1

Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy

Has now separated into its own brand in LVMH portfolio

Question 2

What is the inaugural vintage of Dom Perignon?

Answer 2

1921 –Dom Perignon

1959–Rose (actually first sold in 1962)

Question 3

Who is the largest landowner in Champagne?

Answer 3

LVMH

Question 4

What is the cepage and villages for Dom Perignon?

Answer 4

Typically—

• 60% Chardonnay
• 40% Pinot Noir

Source from: Avize, Ay, Bouzy, Mailly, Choiully, Cramant, Le Mesnil sur Oger, Verzenay, Hautvillers

Question 5

What are the wines that Dom Perignon releases?

Answer 5

• Dom Perignon Vintage
• Dom Perignon Vintage Rose
• Dom Perignon P2 (Oeneotheque) Vintage
• Dom Perignon P2 Vintage Rose
• Dom Perignon P3 Vintage

Question 6

Where is Dom Perignon produced in?

Answer 6

Epernay

Question 7

What is Dom Perignon P2

Answer 7

“Second Plentitude”

-Aged for 15-20 years on lees in cellar

Question 8

What is the style of Dom Perignon?

Answer 8

Reductive in style–they feel this brings out the flavors of autolysis

Question 9

Where is Krug located?

Answer 9

Reims

Question 10

What is the style of Krug?

Answer 10

Centered around the art of blending.

Each parcel is fermented separately in 205L French oak casks and over 200 different parcels are blended with reserve wines (up to 50%) each year.

Question 11

What is the Tete de Cuvee of Krug?

Answer 11

All wines are considered prestige level quality

Question 12

What are the single parcel wines produced by Krug?

Answer 12

Clos du Mesnil Vintage ( Blanc de Blancs)

Clos d’Ambonnay Vintage (Blanc de Noirs)

Question 13

What are the wines that Krug produces?

Answer 13

Grande Cuvee

Brut Vintage

Clos du Mesnil Vintage

Clos d’Ambonnay

Question 14

Where is Salon located?

Answer 14

Le Mesnil sur Oger

Question 15

How big is the plot that Salon is sourced from?

Answer 15

1.2 hecatares

Question 16

What is the style of wine that Salon produces?

Answer 16

Blanc de Blancs

Aged on lees for 10 years

Considered to be the first blanc de blancs champange

Question 17

What wines does Salon produce?

Answer 17

Only Salon

Question 18

What company owns Salon?

Answer 18

Laurent Perrier purchase

Salon is run side by side with Delamotte

Question 19

Where is Egly-Ouriet located?

Answer 19

Ambonnay

Question 20

What is the style of wine produced by Egly Ouriet?

Answer 20

Base wines are fermented in oak barriques for 8-10 months.

Depending on vintage may or may not go through malolactic.

3-4 years on lees

Dosage: 2-5 g/L

Question 21

What wines does Egly Ouriet make?

Answer 21

• Tradition Brut Grand Cru NV:
  
  • 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay sourced from Ambonnay, Bouzy, and Verzenay.
• V.P. Extra Brut Grand Cru NV: “Vieillisement prolongé” or “extended aging;”
  
  • the wine spends atleast seven years on the lees prior to disgorgement. 70% PInot Noir, 30% Chardonnay.
• Les Vignes de Vrigny Brut Premier Cru NV:
  
  • 100% Meunier.
• Les Crayères Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru NV: 100% Pinot Noir from vines planted in 1946 on pure chalk (crayères) soils.
• Blanc de Noirs Brut Grand Cru Vintage
• Cuvée des Grands Côtés Coteaux Champenois Rouge:
  
  • 100% Pinot Noir entirely from Ambonnay.

Question 22

Where is Jacques Selosse located?

Answer 22

Avize

Question 23

What is the style of Jacques Selosse?

Answer 23

Some of the lowest yields in Chamapagne

All ambient yeast fermentation