Champagne Prestige Cuvee/Tete de cuvee Flashcards

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What was the first prestige cuvee? What was the first vintage?

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Dom Perignon, 1921

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Billecart-Salmon (3) Prestige Cuvée

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(Mareuil-sur-Aÿ)
-“Nicolas François Billecart” (1955) 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay
-“Grande Cuvée”: (1982) 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay
-“Elisabeth Salmon Rosé” (1988), 58% Pinot Noir, 42% Chardonnay
Add hillaire!!!!

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Bollinger (3) Prestige Cuvée

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(Aÿ)

  • “La Grande Année” (“ah-NAY”“Great Vintage”), 65% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay)
  • “R.D.” (1952) extension of Grand Année; aged for 8 yrs as opposed to 5 for GA R.D.=récemment dégorgé (“recently disgorged”)
  • Vieilles Vignes Françaises” (1969) 100% Pinot Noir, refers to how the vines are trained as opposed to vine age, 1969
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Delamotte Prestige Cuvée

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**no longer produced
(Le Mesnil-sur-Oger)
“Nicolas Louis Delamotte”
90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir

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Deutz (2) Prestige Cuvée

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(Aÿ)

  • “Cuvée William Deutz” (1959) (Blanc/Rosé) Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
  • “Amour de Deutz” (1993) 100% Chardonnay
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Diebolt-Vallois Prestige Cuvée

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(Cramant)

-“Fleur de Passion” (1995) 100% Chardonnay

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Drappier Prestige Cuvée

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(Urville)

“Charles de Gaulle” 80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay (1990)

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Duval-Leroy Prestige Cuvée

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(Aÿ)

“Femme de Champagne” 89% Chardonnay and 11% Pinot Noir, (1990)

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Gosset Prestige Cuvée

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(Aÿ)
“Celebris” (Blanc de Blancs NV, Vintage Extra Brut Rosé and Vintage Extra Brut), Extra Brut: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (blends vary widely with vintage.) (1990)

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Charles Heidsieck Prestige Cuvée

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(Reims)
“Champagne Charlie” (discontinued after 1985 vintage), “Blanc des Millénaires” “Blanc des Millénaires”: 100% Chardonnay, (1983)

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Henriot Prestige Cuvée

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(Reims)

“Cuvée des Enchanteleurs” Chard and PN

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Jacquesson Prestige Cuvée

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(Dizy)

“Grand Vin Signature” 1981 (discontinued after the 2002 vintage)

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Laurent-Perrier Prestige Cuvée

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(Tours-sur-Marne)
“Grand Siècle” “see-EH-cla” (typically NV) 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir (approx.) first NV wine released in 1960
“Alexandra” (Vintage Rosé)
80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay, 1982

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AR Lenoble Prestige Cuvée

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(Chouilly)
“Cuvée Les Aventures” (NV),
“Cuvée Gentilhomme” (Vintage)
100% Chardonnay (both)

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Lanson Prestige Cuvée

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(Reims)
“Noble Cuvée” (Brut, Blanc de Blancs, NV Rosé)
Brut. 60-70% Chardonnay, 30-40% Pinot Noir
Rosé: 62% Chardonnay 32% Pinot Noir
1979

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Moët et Chandon Prestige Cuvée

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(Épernay)

“Dom Pérignon”, “Dom Pérignon Oenothèque” (both Brut/Brut Rosé) Chardonnay and Pinot Noir (1921, rose in 1951)

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G.H. Mumm Prestige Cuvée

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(Reims)

“Cuvée R. Lalou” Chardonnay and Pinot Noir (1966)(discontinued in 1985, revived in 1998)

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Bruno Paillard Prestige Cuvée

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(Reims)

“Nec-Plus-Ultra” Chardonnay and Pinot Noir (1990)

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Joseph Perrier Prestige Cuvée

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(Châlons-sur-Marne)

“Cuvée Joséphine” Predominantly Chardonnay (1982)

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Perrier-Jouët Prestige Cuvée

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(Épernay)
“Belle Époque/Fleur de Champagne (USA)” (Brut, Brut Rosé, and Blanc de Blancs) Brut: 50% Chardonnay, 45% Pinot Noir,5% Meunier (1964) 2002 - Last vintage for Fleur de Champagne label

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Piper-Heidsieck Prestige Cuvée

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(Reims)

“Rare” Chardonnay and Pinot Noir (1976)

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Ployez-Jacquemart Prestige Cuvée

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(Ludes)

“Liesse d’Harbonville” 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir

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Pol Roger Prestige Cuvée

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(Épernay)

“Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill” Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (1975)

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Pommery Prestige Cuvée

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(Reims)

“Cuvée Louise” (Brut and Brut Rosé) Brut: 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir

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Louis Roederer (2) Prestige Cuvée

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(Reims)
“Cristal” (Brut and Brut Rosé) Cristal Brut: 55% Pinot Noir, 45% Chardonnay (approx.)
Cristal: 1876 (not available commercially until 1945) Cristal Rosé: 1974

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Ruinart (2) Prestige Cuvée

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(Reims)
“Dom Ruinart” (Blanc de Blancs and Rosé) Rosé: 85% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Noir Dom Ruinart: 1959, Dom Ruinart Rosé: (1966)

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Tattinger Prestige Cuvée

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(Reims)
“Comtes de Champagne” (Blanc de Blancs and Rosé) “Taittinger Collection” Rosé: 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay Collection: 50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir

CdC: 1952 CdC Rosé: 1973 Collection: 1983

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Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin Prestige Cuvée

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(Reims)
“La Grande Dame” (Brut and Brut Rosé) Brut: 60-65% Pinot Noir, 30-35% Chardonnay
Brut: 1969, Rosé: 1988

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Henri Billiot (2) Prestige Cuvée

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(Ambonnay)
“Cuvée Laetitia” (NV) “Cuvée Julie” (NV) “Cuvée Laetitia”: Predominantly Chardonnay
“Cuvée Julie”: 50% Pinot Noir, 50% Chardonnay (1999)

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Chartogne-Taillet Prestige Cuvée

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(Merfy)

“Fiacre” 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir

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Hubert Dauvergne Prestige Cuvée

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(Bouzy)

“Fine Fleur de Bouzy” 100% Pinot Noir

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Guy Larmandier Prestige Cuvée

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(Cramant)

“Cramant Grand Cru Cuvée Prestige” 100% Chardonnay

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Jacques Selosse Prestige Cuvée

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(Avize)

“Substance” NV 100% Chardonnay

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Vilmart and Cie Prestige Cuvée

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(Rilly-la-Montagne)

“Coeur de Cuvée” 80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir (1989)

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Mailly Grand Cru (3) Prestige Cuvée

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(Mailly-Champagne) Co-op
“Les Échansons”: 75% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay.
“L’Intemporelle” Brut: 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay.
“Exception Blanche”. Vintage. 100% Chardonnay. 50% Mailly Grand Cru. 50% Avize Grand Cru

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Agrapart Prestige Cuvée

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(RM, Avize)

“Vénus” Brut Nature (0.3 ha, Avize) 100% Chardonnay

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Egly-Ouriet Prestige Cuvée

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(RM, Ambonnay)

“Les Crayères” NV 100% Pinot Noir (1989)

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Krug (2) Prestige Cuvée

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(NM, Reims)
“Clos du Mesnil” (1.84 ha, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger) “Clos d’Ambonnay” (0.68 ha, Ambonnay)
“Clos du Mesnil”: 100% Chardonnay (1979)
“Clos d’Ambonnay”: 100% Pinot Noir (1995)

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Larmandier-Bernier (2) Prestige Cuvée

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(RM, Vertus)

“Vieille Vigne de Cramant”, “Terre de Vertus” 100% Chardonnay (both)

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Pierre Peters Prestige Cuvée

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(RM, le Mesnil-sur-Oger)

“Cuvée Spéciale les Chétillons” 100% Chardonnay (1983)

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Philipponnat Prestige Cuvée

How often is it made?

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(NM, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ)
“Clos des Goisses” (5.5 ha, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ) 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay (1935)

-Nearly every year since 1935 (only 12 missed vintages)-an anomaly for a region with an average of three or four vintage-quality years per decade

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Nicholas Feuillete Prestige Cuvée

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(Chouilly)
“Palm d’Or”: 50% Pinot Noir, 50% Chardonnay
Brut: 1985
Brut Rosé: 1996

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Veuve Fourny Prestige Cuvée

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NM, (Vertus)
“Clos Faubourg Notre Dame” (.23 ha walled vineyard, Vertus) 100% Chardonnay
1993