Champagne Prestige Cuvee/Tete de cuvee Flashcards
What was the first prestige cuvee? What was the first vintage?
Dom Perignon, 1921
Billecart-Salmon (3) Prestige Cuvée
(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!!!!
Bollinger (3) Prestige Cuvée
(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
Delamotte Prestige Cuvée
**no longer produced
(Le Mesnil-sur-Oger)
“Nicolas Louis Delamotte”
90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir
Deutz (2) Prestige Cuvée
(Aÿ)
- “Cuvée William Deutz” (1959) (Blanc/Rosé) Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
- “Amour de Deutz” (1993) 100% Chardonnay
Diebolt-Vallois Prestige Cuvée
(Cramant)
-“Fleur de Passion” (1995) 100% Chardonnay
Drappier Prestige Cuvée
(Urville)
“Charles de Gaulle” 80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay (1990)
Duval-Leroy Prestige Cuvée
(Aÿ)
“Femme de Champagne” 89% Chardonnay and 11% Pinot Noir, (1990)
Gosset Prestige Cuvée
(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)
Charles Heidsieck Prestige Cuvée
(Reims)
“Champagne Charlie” (discontinued after 1985 vintage), “Blanc des Millénaires” “Blanc des Millénaires”: 100% Chardonnay, (1983)
Henriot Prestige Cuvée
(Reims)
“Cuvée des Enchanteleurs” Chard and PN
Jacquesson Prestige Cuvée
(Dizy)
“Grand Vin Signature” 1981 (discontinued after the 2002 vintage)
Laurent-Perrier Prestige Cuvée
(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
AR Lenoble Prestige Cuvée
(Chouilly)
“Cuvée Les Aventures” (NV),
“Cuvée Gentilhomme” (Vintage)
100% Chardonnay (both)
Lanson Prestige Cuvée
(Reims)
“Noble Cuvée” (Brut, Blanc de Blancs, NV Rosé)
Brut. 60-70% Chardonnay, 30-40% Pinot Noir
Rosé: 62% Chardonnay 32% Pinot Noir
1979
Moët et Chandon Prestige Cuvée
(Épernay)
“Dom Pérignon”, “Dom Pérignon Oenothèque” (both Brut/Brut Rosé) Chardonnay and Pinot Noir (1921, rose in 1951)
G.H. Mumm Prestige Cuvée
(Reims)
“Cuvée R. Lalou” Chardonnay and Pinot Noir (1966)(discontinued in 1985, revived in 1998)