Champagne Cuvees Flashcards
What is Dom Perignon the Tete de Cuvee of ?
Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy
Has now separated into its own brand in LVMH portfolio
What is the inaugural vintage of Dom Perignon?
1921 –Dom Perignon
1959–Rose (actually first sold in 1962)
Who is the largest landowner in Champagne?
LVMH
What is the cepage and villages for Dom Perignon?
Typically—
- 60% Chardonnay
- 40% Pinot Noir
Source from: Avize, Ay, Bouzy, Mailly, Choiully, Cramant, Le Mesnil sur Oger, Verzenay, Hautvillers
What are the wines that Dom Perignon releases?
- Dom Perignon Vintage
- Dom Perignon Vintage Rose
- Dom Perignon P2 (Oeneotheque) Vintage
- Dom Perignon P2 Vintage Rose
- Dom Perignon P3 Vintage
Where is Dom Perignon produced in?
Epernay
What is Dom Perignon P2
“Second Plentitude”
-Aged for 15-20 years on lees in cellar
What is the style of Dom Perignon?
Reductive in style–they feel this brings out the flavors of autolysis
Where is Krug located?
Reims
What is the style of Krug?
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.
What is the Tete de Cuvee of Krug?
All wines are considered prestige level quality
What are the single parcel wines produced by Krug?
Clos du Mesnil Vintage ( Blanc de Blancs)
Clos d’Ambonnay Vintage (Blanc de Noirs)
What are the wines that Krug produces?
Grande Cuvee
Brut Vintage
Clos du Mesnil Vintage
Clos d’Ambonnay
Where is Salon located?
Le Mesnil sur Oger
How big is the plot that Salon is sourced from?
1.2 hecatares
What is the style of wine that Salon produces?
Blanc de Blancs
Aged on lees for 10 years
Considered to be the first blanc de blancs champange
What wines does Salon produce?
Only Salon
What company owns Salon?
Laurent Perrier purchase
Salon is run side by side with Delamotte
Where is Egly-Ouriet located?
Ambonnay
What is the style of wine produced by Egly Ouriet?
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
What wines does Egly Ouriet make?
- 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.
Where is Jacques Selosse located?
Avize
What is the style of Jacques Selosse?
Some of the lowest yields in Chamapagne
All ambient yeast fermentation
