Champagne Prestige Cuvée Flashcards

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1
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Ayala

PC?

A

Cuvée Perle d’Ayala

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Billecart-Salmon

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Nicolas François Billecart”
“Grande Cuvée”,
“Elisabeth Salmon Rosé”

All PN dominant

(Mareuil-sur-Aÿ)

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Bollinger

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“La Grande Année”,
“R.D.” (1952)

“Vieilles Vignes Françaises”

VVF 100%PN

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Delamotte

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Nicolas Louis Delamotte”

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger). (no longer produced

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Who makes the “Fleur de Passion” ?

From where?

A

Diebolt-Vallois

(Cramant) 100% CH

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Who makes the “Charles de Gaulle” ?

A

Drappier

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Duval-Leroy

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Femme de Champagne”

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8
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Gosset

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“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

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Alfred Gratien

PC?

A

“Cuvée Paradis” NV
(Brut and Brut Rosé)

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

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Charles Heidsieck

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Blanc des Millénaires”: 100% Chardonnay

1983

Reims

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Laurent-Perrier

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Grand Siècle” 1960
(typically NV)

“Alexandra” (Vintage Rosé)

Tours-sur-Marne

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Moët et Chandon

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Dom Pérignon” 1921
“Dom Pérignon Oenothèque”
(both Brut/Brut Rosé (Rosé in 1959

Épernay

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13
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Who makes the Cuvée R. Lalou”?

A

G.H. Mumm

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14
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Who makes the Nec-Plus-Ultra?

A

Bruno Paillard

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Perrier-Jouët

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Belle Époque/Fleur de Champagne (USA)”
(Brut, Brut Rosé, and Blanc de Blancs)

Épernay

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16
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What was the last vintage for Fleur de Champagne label?

A

2002

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17
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Who makes the Cuvée “Rare”?

A

Piper-Heidsieck

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Pol Roger

PC?

Where is it based?

A

Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill

Épernay

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Pommery

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Cuvée Louise”
(Brut and Brut Rosé

Reims

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Louis Roederer

PC? Blend?
First Vintage?

Where is it based?

A

“Cristal”
(Brut and Brut Rosé)

Cristal Brut: 55% Pinot Noir,
45% Chardonnay (approx.)

Cristal: 1876 (not available commercially until 1945)
Cristal Rosé: 1974

Reims

21
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Ruinart

PC?

Blend?

A

“Dom Ruinart”
(Blanc de Blancs and Rosé)

Rosé: 85% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Noir
Reims

22
Q

Taittinger

PC?

A

“Comtes de Champagne”
(Blanc de Blancs and Rosé)
“Taittinger Collection”

Reims

23
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Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin

PC?

A

“La Grande Dame”
(Brut and Brut Rosé)

Reims

24
Q

Who makes “Cuvée Joséphine” ?

A

Joseph Perrier

25
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Who makes “Coeur de Cuvée” ?

A

Vilmart & Cie

26
Q

Jacques Selosse

PC? Blend?
Where is based?

A

“Substance” NV
100% CH

Avize

27
Q

Who makes la “Palmes d’Or”?

A

Nicolas Feuillatte

28
Q

Who makes Vénus?

Blend?

A

Agrapart
(RM, Avize)
Monoparcel, 100%CH

29
Q

Clos du Mesnil and “Clos d’Ambonnay”.
Who makes them?
What’s the blend? 1st vintage?

A

Krug

“Clos du Mesnil”: 100% Chardonnay 1979
“Clos d’Ambonnay”: 100% Pinot Noir 1995

30
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Who makes “Terre de Vertus” ?

A

100% Chardonnay Monoparcel
Larmandier-Bernier
(RM, Vertus)

31
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Who makes “Cuvée Spéciale les Chétillons”?

A

Pierre Peters 100% Chardonnay

32
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In which year the “Cuvée Spéciale les Chétillons” was released as Special Club?
When was the vineyard name added?

A

1971 - released as ‘Cuvée Spéciale, sold as Special Club

2000 - first vintage to include the vineyard name ‘Les Chétillons’ on the labe

33
Q

Who makes “Clos des Goisses”?

What’s the blend? 1st vintage?

A

Philipponnat
(NM, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ)

70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay

1935

34
Q

Who makes Clos du Moulin?

A

Cattier

35
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Who makes “Les Barres”, “Les Orizeaux” , “Les Alliées” ?

A

Chartogne-Taillet

Les Barres: 50% pinot noir, 40% chardonnay, 10% pinot meunier (formerly 100% meunier)

Les Orizeaux: 100% Pinot Noir

Les Alliées: 100% Meunier

36
Q

Who makes
“La Vigne d’Or”,

“La Vigne d’Antan”,

“La Vigne Royale”,

“Cuvée Louis” (NV)

A

Tarlant

“La Vigne d’Or”: 100% Meunier,
“La Vigne d’Antan”: 100% Chardonnay, ungrafted

“La Vigne Royale”: 100% Pinot Noir

“Cuvée Louis”: 50% Pinot Noir,
50% Chardonnay

All single vineyards

37
Q

Who makes La Folies de la Marquetterie? Where is it from?

A

Taittinger; single vineyard in Pierry (1er cru on the border of Côte des Blancs and Vallée de la Marne)

38
Q

Single Cru: Chemin des Châlons

A

Jacques Selosse, Cramant, NV, Blanc des Blancs

39
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee Prestige

A

Bonnaire, RM
Cramant, GC, Cote des Blancs
100% Chardonnay

40
Q

T de C: Les Crayeres

A

Egly-Ouriet, RM. Monoparcel, Ambonnay, GC, Montagne de Remis. 100% PN.

41
Q

T. de C.: Grand Vin Signature

A

Jacquesson, NM
Dizy, 1er Cru, Vallée de la Marne
Discontinued after the 2002 vintage

42
Q

Single cru: Sous Le Mont

A

Jacques Selosse, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

43
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee Fiarce

A

Chartogne-Taillet, RM
Merfy
60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir

44
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee Laetitia

A

Henri Billiot, RM

Ambonnay, GC, Montagne de Reims

45
Q

Single cru: La Côte Faron (formerly called Contraste)

A

Jacques Selosse, Aÿ, 100% Pinot Noir

46
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee Josephine

A

Joseph Perrier, NM
Chalons-sur-Marne
Mainly Chard

47
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee Paradis

A

Alfred Gratien, NM, Epernay
NV Brut & Brut Rosé
Chard & PN

48
Q

Who makes the Terre de Noel?

A

Jean Milau,

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