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Champagne Flash Cards

1
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Dom Perignon is known for what contribution to winemaking in Champagne?

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Assemblage or blending

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Champagne is located between what two parrallels?

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48th and 49th

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Annual Temp of Champagne

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50F

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There 357 villages allowed to release champagne between what five regions?

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Montagne de Reims, Vallee de la Marne, Cote de Blancs, Cote de Sezanne, Cote de Bars

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Montagne de Reims most planted varietal?

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Pinot Noir

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Vallee de la Marne most planted varietal?

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Pinot Noir and Meunier

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Cote de Sezanne most planted varietals?

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Chardonnay

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Cote de Bar/ Aube most planted varietals?

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Pinot Noir

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9
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What is the CIVC

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Comite Interprogessional du Vin du Champagne

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10
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Win 1991 the CIVC finalized what yield requirement for Champagne?

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102 liters for ever 160kg of grapes or 2250 kliters oer 400k grapes

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11
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What is a marc?

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400kg of grapes or 2250 liters

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12
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What is the standard press for Champagne and how much does it hold?

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Coquard and it holds 2250 liters/400kg of grapes

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13
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What are the four pruning methods allowed in Champagne?

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Cordon de royat, Chablis, Guyot, Valle de le Marne

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14
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Cordon de royat Pruning

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a single horizontal arm extending from the trunk of the grapevine from which canes grow upward

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Chalbis Pruning

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Three to five long canes, that grow from the central trunk, and support higher yeilds

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Guyot Pruning

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Either single or double, similar to Cordon except the cane isnt permanent

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Vallee de la Marne Pruning?

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Variant of Guyot only for Meunier vines

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NM

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Negoicant Manipulant, purcahses grapes

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RM

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Recolant manipulant, makes champagne exculsively from own vines

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CM

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Cooperative maniuplant, sels wine made from its memebers grapes ex. Mailly Grand cru

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RC

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Recolant Cooperative, grower that sells grapes to a cooperative and receives champagne to market

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SR

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Societe de recolant, group of growers

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ND

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Negoicant Distributer, merchant that buys finshed champagne and makets under their own label

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MA

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Marque Auxiliaire, buyers own brand

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25
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Vin de cuvee

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first 2050 liters

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Vin de taille

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last 500 liters

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27
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Rebeche

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1-10% required by law to go to distillate

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Debourage

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juice settling a cool temperatures so solids(bourbes) can be easily racked

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29
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Vin clair

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Base wine that is around 11% abv

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30
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When will assemblage happen

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February/March of the year following harvest

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31
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Liquer de Tirage

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still wine, yeast, sugar and fining agents

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32
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Pirsse de Mousse

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Secondary fermentation

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33
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Biddule

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Plastic piece that allows for easy disgorment

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34
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How much on average does the ABV increase in secondary fermentation

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1.2-1.3%

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35
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How long on average does secondary fermentation last?

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up to eight weeks

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36
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Non-vintage lees aging requirements

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12 months

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37
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Pupitre

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Wooden A-Frame riddling rack

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38
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Gyropallate

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Spanish invention that holds 504 bottles

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39
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Brut Nature

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0-3g/l

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40
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Extra Brut

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0-6g/l

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41
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Brut

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0-12g/l

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42
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Extra dry

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12-17g/l

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43
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Sec

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17-32g/l

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44
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Demi

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32-50g/l

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45
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Doux

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50g/l

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46
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Quarter bottle

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187ml

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47
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Half bottle

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375ml

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48
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Magnum

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1500ml

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49
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Jeroboam

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3L

50
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Methuselah

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6L

51
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Salamanzar

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9L

52
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Nebuchadnezzar

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15L

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Solomon

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18L

54
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Heirloom varitals

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Arbanne, Petit Meslier, Pinot Blanc, Fromentau(Gris)

55
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Cote de Blancs

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Long escarpment that forms edge of a limestone-capped plateau starting in Epernay and stretching 12 miles south

56
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Basic geography of Cote de Blancs

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Hillsides capped with thick forest, steepest portions right beneath that with high clay, flater bottle portions rich with chalk

57
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Steep Slopes of Cote de Blancs

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High clay content leads to high water rention and rarely the best site

58
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Midslope of Cote de Blancs

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Coeur de terroir(heart of the terroir) is where the best Cahrdonnay grows

59
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Flatter bottom of the slope in Cote de Blancs

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High in chalk content with littlem topsoil which is not ideal

60
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Grand Crus of Cote de Blancs

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Chouilly, Oiry, Cramant, Avize, Oger, Le mesnil-sur-oger

61
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Northern Crus of Cote de Blancs

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Cuis and Chouilly

62
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Cuis

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Premier cru largely facing north/northwest.

63
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Piere Gimonnet

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Top estate in Cuis, with a specialm club from Cramant

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Chouilly

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Grand cru in the north, marked by broad build and creamy richness. Tempered by the Marne River to the north, Makes it one of the warmer villages in Champagne

65
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Chouilly Sections

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Divided into two sections: 1.West of the village which is less desirable because of inferior exposures although impotant because of Plumecoq where CIVC does testing. 2.South of village on the northern flank of the Butte de Saran

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Butte de Saran

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outcrop of a rock formation created by erosion. Most of Cote de Blancs lie on an east-facing exspoure the Butte de saran faces south

67
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Imporant Chouilly Lieux-dits

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Montaigu and Les Aventures

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Cramant

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South of Chouilly, curving along the southern flank of Butte de Saran. Creating a lasrge amphiteater open to west. With gentle slopes of chalk and clay that bath in the sun for most of the day

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Oiry

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Flatter exposures at the base of the hill down from Cramant

70
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Avize

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Soutth of Cramant, very hard to decipoher between the two. Anselme Selosse is one of Champagnes most renowned growers has holdings in Avize

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Oger

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Lies in a large east facing bowl fully exposed to the sun trapping in heat. This contributes to the flowery fruitness that characterizes Oger wines

72
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Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

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Upgrade to grand cru in 1985, mainly because of Salons single vineyard Clos de Mesnil

73
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Top Le Mesnil Wines

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Krug, Clos de Mesnil Pierre Peters, Special Club, Pierre Moncuit, Vieilles Vignes

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Montagne de Reims

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Located between Epernay and Reims, a large plateau reaching 940ft above sea level. Forming a horsehoe open to the west

75
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Grande Montagne

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Eastern side of the horseshoe

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Grande Montagne four sections

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  1. South Facing grand crus: Bouzy/Ambonnay 2. East facing: Trepail/Vallier-Marney 3. North Facing Grand crus: Verzy/Verznay 4. Northern Premier Crus: Ludes, Chigny, Rilly
77
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Bouzy

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South Facing, just far enough away from the Marne to be considered a mountain wine, and one of the warmest terroirs in all of chamagne

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Bouzy Soil

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Harrd Chalk, but depth of topsoil varies. Some have 10in, but there is a large vein of sedimentary soil up to 10ft deep that runs through the center of the village.

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Tauxiere

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West of Bouzy, Benoit Lahaye has holdings here

80
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Louvoius

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West of Bouzy

81
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Benoit Lahaye

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One of Bouzys finest producers

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Ambonnay

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Faces slightly southeast which helps temepr the ripeness.

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Benoit Margquet

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Producer that is important to Ambonnay

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Le Parc

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special vineyard in ambonnay with deep topsoil, a special limestone tufa that holds Krugs Clos d’Ambonnay

85
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Trepail/Villers-Marney

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North of Bouzy and Ambonnay, plateau begins to turn and face fully east in its eastern villages

86
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David Leclapart

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Important grower in Trepail

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Trepail microlimate

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quite cold due to higher elevation

88
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Villers-marney

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just north of Trepail, with deep soil on the south side of the village

89
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Arnaud Margaine

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Finest producer in Villers-marney, makes a special club on the south side with deep soils

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Verzy

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Northern Grand cru, promoted in 1985, mostly facing North but with a series of three hills and valleys there is a variety of exposures

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Verzenay

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Just northwest of Verzy, with a strange formation of dward trees)faux de Verzy) to the left, and inbetween two landmarks.

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Le Phase Verzenay

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Lighthouse in Verzenay

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Moulin de Verzenay

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Windmill in Verznenay

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Differences between Verzy and Verzenay

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Verzenay is fresher with more fineese, while Verzy is more about roundness and structure. Verzenay is chalkier with less topsoil and Verzy has deeper soil with more clay. Verzenay drains better

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Petit Montagne

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West of Villers-Allerand is a lower eleveation area. Home to Meunier.

96
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Jerome Prevost

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Most renowned grower in Petite Montagne, has 5 acres of Meunier in a single vineyard Les Beguims

97
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Massif de Saint thierry

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Fifteen minutes from Reims is Merify. Home to Chartogne-Taillet

98
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Sillery

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small 227 acre village, just northwest of Verzenay, home to Francois Seconde

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Mailly

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Western most grand cru in Northern Montagne de reims, known for its identity being definied by one producer

100
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Mailly Grand Cru

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Cooperative of 85 growers in Mailly lead by chef de cafŽ Sebatian Moncuit

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Ludes

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Premier Cru West of Verzenay, broken into four parts: 1. Areas near cran de ludes, home of Bereche 2. Area surrounding the village 3. Area around LA Grosse Piere 4.Les Mont Fourois

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The Grand Vallee

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Area in Vallee de la marne east of Cumieres, wher ethe valley opens up with south facing slopes overlooking a plain

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Ay.

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Grand cru village, west of Mereuil-sur-ay, known for pinot noir, stands out for proximity to water.

104
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Mereuil-sur-ay

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premier cru that holds Clos de goisses. Divided into two sections. Chalkier eastern and Clay rich western side

105
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Mereuil-a-Port

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Left bank of the Marne,. A village divided into three sections 1.Port-a-Binson 2.Cerseuil 3.Mereuil-le-port

106
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Port-a-Binson

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Lying on a gentle but pronunced slope, bereche owns holdings here in the vineyard Les Misy. Meunier is planted here

107
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Argrapart & Fils

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Avize Producer of 7crus, Mineral, L’Avizoise, Venus

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Bereche & Fils

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Ludes, farm three primary areas 1. Around ludes 2. Ormes in Peitite Montagene 3. Mareuil-le-port. Produces Les Beaux Regards, Le Cran, Campania Remensis, Rilly la Montagne, Mailly Champagne, Reflect d’Antan

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Paul Bara

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Bouzy, Special Club, Coteaux Champenois

110
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Bolligner,

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Grand vallee, RD, Grand Annee, Vieilles Vignes Francaises(uses provignage)

111
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Provignage

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Laying principle shoot into the ground to help new growth, connects all vines

112
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Cedric Bouchard

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Champagne Roses de Jeaune, Cote de Bars

113
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Chartogne-Taillet

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Montagne de Reims, Merify de Saint-Thierry

114
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Dibolt-Vallois

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Cramant, Cote de Blancs, Fleur de Passion

115
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Doquet

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Vertus, Cote de Blancs, Coeur de Terroir Vertus/Mesnil-sur-oger

116
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David Leclapart

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Trepail, Montagne de Reims, Biodynamic

117
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Piere Peters

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Le Mesnil-sur-oger, Cuvee speciale Les Chetillons

118
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Pihilipponnat,

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Grand Vallee, Clos de Goissesm 13.5 acre south facing vineyard only omiting 12 vintages since 1935

119
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Salon

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Cote de Blancs, Le mesnil

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Jacques Selosse

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Avize, Corte de Blancs, initial/VO, substance(solera)

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