Champagne Prestige Cuvée Flashcards by Marcello Colletti

Ayala

PC?

Cuvée Perle d’Ayala

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Billecart-Salmon

PC?

Where is it based?

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

All PN dominant

(Mareuil-sur-Aÿ)

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Bollinger

PC?

Where is it based?

“La Grande Année”,
“R.D.” (1952)

“Vieilles Vignes Françaises”

VVF 100%PN

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Delamotte

PC?

Where is it based?

“Nicolas Louis Delamotte”

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

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Who makes the “Fleur de Passion” ?

From where?

Diebolt-Vallois

(Cramant) 100% CH

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Who makes the “Charles de Gaulle” ?

Drappier

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Duval-Leroy

PC?

Where is it based?

“Femme de Champagne”

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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

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Alfred Gratien

PC?

“Cuvée Paradis” NV
(Brut and Brut Rosé)

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

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Charles Heidsieck

PC?

Where is it based?

“Blanc des Millénaires”: 100% Chardonnay

1983

Reims

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Laurent-Perrier

PC?

Where is it based?

“Grand Siècle” 1960
(typically NV)

“Alexandra” (Vintage Rosé)

Tours-sur-Marne

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Moët et Chandon

PC?

Where is it based?

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

Épernay

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Who makes the Cuvée R. Lalou”?

G.H. Mumm

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Who makes the Nec-Plus-Ultra?

Bruno Paillard

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Perrier-Jouët

PC?

Where is it based?

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

Épernay

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What was the last vintage for Fleur de Champagne label?

2002

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Who makes the Cuvée “Rare”?

Piper-Heidsieck

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Pol Roger

PC?

Where is it based?

Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill

Épernay

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Pommery

PC?

Where is it based?

“Cuvée Louise”
(Brut and Brut Rosé

Reims

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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

Who makes "Coeur de Cuvée" ?

Vilmart & Cie

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 "Les Barres", "Les Orizeaux" , "Les Alliées" ?

Chartogne-Taillet Les Barres: 50% pinot noir, 40% chardonnay, 10% pinot meunier (formerly 100% meunier) Les Orizeaux: 100% Pinot Noir Les Alliées: 100% Meunier

Who makes "La Vigne d'Or", "La Vigne d'Antan", "La Vigne Royale", "Cuvée Louis" (NV)

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

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.: Cuvee Prestige

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

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 Fiarce

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

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

T. de C.: Cuvee Paradis

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

Who makes the Terre de Noel?

Jean Milau, | Site specific cuvee