Champagne Prestige Cuvée Flashcards
Ayala
PC?
Cuvée Perle d’Ayala
Billecart-Salmon
PC?
Where is it based?
“Nicolas François Billecart”
“Grande Cuvée”,
“Elisabeth Salmon Rosé”
All PN dominant
(Mareuil-sur-Aÿ)
Bollinger
PC?
Where is it based?
“La Grande Année”,
“R.D.” (1952)
“Vieilles Vignes Françaises”
VVF 100%PN
Ay
Delamotte
PC?
Where is it based?
“Nicolas Louis Delamotte”
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger). (no longer produced
Who makes the “Charles de Gaulle” ?
Drappier
Duval-Leroy
PC?
Where is it based?
“Femme de Champagne”
Gosset
PC?
Where is it based?
“Celebris”
(Blanc de Blancs NV, Vintage Extra Brut Rosé and Vintage Extra Brut)
“Celebris” Extra Brut: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (blends vary widely with vintage.)
Formerly Aÿ, now Épernay since 2010
Alfred Gratien
PC?
“Cuvée Paradis” NV
(Brut and Brut Rosé)
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Charles Heidsieck
PC?
Where is it based?
“Blanc des Millénaires”: 100% Chardonnay
1983
Reims
Laurent-Perrier
PC?
Where is it based?
“Grand Siècle” 1960
(typically NV)
“Alexandra” (Vintage Rosé)
Tours-sur-Marne
Moët et Chandon
PC?
Where is it based?
“Dom Pérignon” 1921
“Dom Pérignon Oenothèque”
(both Brut/Brut Rosé (Rosé in 1959
Épernay
Who makes the Cuvée R. Lalou”?
G.H. Mumm
Who makes the Nec-Plus-Ultra?
Bruno Paillard
Perrier-Jouët
PC?
Where is it based?
“Belle Époque/Fleur de Champagne (USA)”
(Brut, Brut Rosé, and Blanc de Blancs)
Épernay
What was the last vintage for Fleur de Champagne label?
2002
Who makes the Cuvée “Rare”?
Piper-Heidsieck
Pol Roger
PC?
Where is it based?
Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill
Épernay
Pommery
PC?
Where is it based?
“Cuvée Louise”
(Brut and Brut Rosé
Reims
Louis Roederer
PC? Blend?
First Vintage?
Where is it based?
“Cristal”
(Brut and Brut Rosé)
Cristal Brut: 55% Pinot Noir,
45% Chardonnay (approx.)
Cristal: 1876 (not available commercially until 1945)
Cristal Rosé: 1974
Reims
Ruinart
PC?
Blend?
“Dom Ruinart”
(Blanc de Blancs and Rosé)
Rosé: 85% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Noir
Reims
Taittinger
PC?
“Comtes de Champagne”
(Blanc de Blancs and Rosé)
“Taittinger Collection”
Reims
Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin
PC?
“La Grande Dame”
(Brut and Brut Rosé)
Reims
Who makes “Cuvée Joséphine” ?
Joseph Perrier
Jacques Selosse
PC? Blend?
Where is based?
“Substance” NV
100% CH
Avize
Who makes la “Palmes d’Or”?
Nicolas Feuillatte
Who makes Vénus?
Blend?
Agrapart
(RM, Avize)
Monoparcel, 100%CH
Clos du Mesnil and “Clos d’Ambonnay”.
Who makes them?
What’s the blend? 1st vintage?
Krug
“Clos du Mesnil”: 100% Chardonnay 1979
“Clos d’Ambonnay”: 100% Pinot Noir 1995
Who makes “Terre de Vertus” ?
100% Chardonnay Monoparcel
Larmandier-Bernier
(RM, Vertus)
Who makes “Cuvée Spéciale les Chétillons”?
Pierre Peters 100% Chardonnay
In which year the “Cuvée Spéciale les Chétillons” was released as Special Club?
When was the vineyard name added?
1971 - released as ‘Cuvée Spéciale, sold as Special Club
2000 - first vintage to include the vineyard name ‘Les Chétillons’ on the labe
Who makes “Clos des Goisses”?
What’s the blend? 1st vintage?
Philipponnat
(NM, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ)
70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay
1935
Who makes Clos du Moulin?
Cattier
Who makes La Folies de la Marquetterie? Where is it from?
Taittinger; single vineyard in Pierry (1er cru on the border of Côte des Blancs and Vallée de la Marne)
Single Cru: Chemin des Châlons
Jacques Selosse, Cramant, NV, Blanc des Blancs
T de C: Les Crayeres
Egly-Ouriet, RM. Monoparcel, Ambonnay, GC, Montagne de Remis. 100% PN.
T. de C.: Grand Vin Signature
Jacquesson, NM
Dizy, 1er Cru, Vallée de la Marne
Discontinued after the 2002 vintage
Single cru: Sous Le Mont
Jacques Selosse, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
T. de C.: Cuvee Laetitia
Henri Billiot, RM
Ambonnay, GC, Montagne de Reims
Single cru: La Côte Faron (formerly called Contraste)
Jacques Selosse, Aÿ, 100% Pinot Noir
T. de C.: Cuvee Josephine
Joseph Perrier, NM
Chalons-sur-Marne
Mainly Chard
