Champagne : Tête de Cuvée Flashcards

1
Q

What is Ayala’s Tête de Cuvée

where are they from?
blend?

A

Cuvée Perle d’Ayala (Brut and Nature)

Aÿ
80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir

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What is Billecart-Salmon’s Tête de Cuvée

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blend?

A

Grand Cuvée
Elisabeth Salmon Rosé

Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
GC: 60% Pinot Noir
40% Chardonnay

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3
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Who produces Vieilles Vignes Françaises?

A

Bollinger

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Who produces Joyau de France?

A

Boizel

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5
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Who produces Charles VII?

A

Canard Duchêne

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6
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Who produces Cuvée Commodore?

A

De Castellane

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7
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Who produces La Grande Année?

A

Bollinger

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8
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Who produces R.D?

What does it stand for?

A

Bollinger

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9
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What are Bollinger Tête de Cuvée

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blend?

A

La Grande Année
RD
Vieilles Vignes Françaises 100% P Noir

Aÿ

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10
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What was the first vintage to released of La Grande Dame?

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1969 - Brut

1988 - Rosé

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11
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What are Canard Duchêne Tête de Cuvées?

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A

Charles VII NV

Ludes (Vallèe de la Marne)
Brut, Brut Rose, Blanc de Blanc, Blanc de Noirs

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What is Duval-Leroy Tête de Cuvée?

where are they from?
blend?

A

Femme de Champagne

Vertus (Côte des Blancs)
89% Chardonnay and 11% Pinot Noir

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13
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What is Gosset Tête de Cuvée?

where are they from?
blend?

A

Celebris

Blanc de Blanc NV, Vintage Extra Brut Rosé and Vintage Extra Brut

Aÿ
Extra Brut: Pinot Noir & Chardonnay, blend vary with vintage

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14
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What is Charles Heidsieck Tête de Cuvée?

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A
Champagne Charlie (discontinued after 19850
Blanc des Millénaires

Reims
Chardonnay

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15
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Who produces Celebris?

A

Gosset

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16
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Who produces Femme de Champagne?

A

Duval-Leroy

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17
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What is Diebolt-Vallois Tête de Cuvée?

where are they from?
blend?

A

Fleur de Passion

Cramant
100% Chardonnay

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18
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Who produces Cuvée des Enchanteleurs?

A

Henriot

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19
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Who produces Grand Vin Signature?

A

Jacquesson (discontinued after the 2002 vintage)

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20
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Who produces Noble Cuvée?

A

Lanson

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21
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Who produces Grand Siècle?

A

Laurent-Perrier

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22
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What the inaugural vintage of Dom Pérignon?

A

1921

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23
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Where can Moët et Chandon found?

A

Épernay

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24
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Who produces Cuvée R. Lalou?

A

GH Mumm

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25
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Who produces Rare?

A

Piper-Heidsieck

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26
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What is Tête de Cuvée for Henriot?

where are they from?
blend?

A

Cuvée des Enchanteleurs

Reims
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

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27
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What is Tête de Cuvée for Lanson?

where are they from?
blend?

A

Noble Cuvée (Brut, Blanc de Blanc, NV Rosé)

Reims
Chard and Pinot Noir

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28
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What is Tête de Cuvée for Laurent-Perrier ?

where are they from?
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A

Grand Siècle

Tours-sur-Marne
50/50 Chard and Pinot Noir

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29
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What is Tête de Cuvée for G.H. Mumm ?

where are they from?
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A

Cuvée R Lalou

Reims
Chard and Pinot Noir

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30
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What is Tête de Cuvée for Perrier-Jouët?

where are they from?
blend?

A

Belle Époque / Fleur de Champagne (USA - 2002 last vintage under US label)

Épernay
50% Chardonnay, 45% Pinot Noir, 5% Meunier

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31
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What is Tête de Cuvée for Piper-Heidsieck ?

where are they from?
blend?

A

Rare

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32
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What is the last vintage for Fleur de Champagne?

A

2002

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33
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What is Tête de Cuvée for Pol Roger ?

where are they from?
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A

Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill

Épernay
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

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34
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What was the inaugural vintage for Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill?

A

1975

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35
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What was the inaugural vintage for Cristal?

A

1876
1945 - 1st commercially available vintage
1974 - Rosé

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36
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What was the inaugural vintage for Comtes de Champagne?

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1952

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37
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What is Tête de Cuvée for Pol Roger ?

where are they from?
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A

Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill

Épernay
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

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What is Tête de Cuvée for Pommery ?

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A

Cuvée Louise

Reims
60% Chardonnay 40% Pinot Noir

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39
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What is the blend for Cristal Brut?

A

55% Pinot Noir, 45% Chardonnay

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40
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What is Tête de Cuvée for Ruinart?

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A

Dom Ruinart
Blanc de Blanc and Rosé

Reims
Rosé: 85% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Noir

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41
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What is Tête de Cuvée for Taittinger ?

where are they from?
blend?

A

Comtes de Champagne
(Blanc de Blancs and Rosé)

Reims
Rosé: 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay

42
Q

What is the blend for La Grande Dame Brut?

A

60-65% Pinot Noir

30-35% Chardonnay

43
Q

What is Tête de Cuvée for Nicolas Feuillatte CM ?

where are they from?
blend?

A

Palmes d’Or

Chouilly (Côtes des Blancs)
50/50 Chard and Pinot Noir

44
Q

Who produces Les Échansons?

Where and what is the blend?

A

Mailly Grand Cru (CM)

Mailly (Montage de Reims
75% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay)

45
Q

Who produces Cramant Grand Cru? Cuvée Prestige?

A

Guy Larmandier RM

46
Q

Who produces Exception Blanche?

A

Mailly Grand Cru
100% Chardonnay
50/50 Mailly Grand cru / Avize Grand Cru

47
Q

What is Tête de Cuvée for Mailly Grand Cru ?

where are they from?
blend?

A

Les Échansons : 75% Pinot Noir 25% Chardonnay

L’Intemporelle: 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay

Exception Blance : 100% Chardonnay

48
Q

Name a single vineyard from Billecart-Salmon?

A

Clos St-Hilaire

100% Pinot Noir

49
Q

Who produces Clos St-Hilaire?

A

Billecart-Salmon

50
Q

Name a single Cru bottling for Agrapart RM?

A

Cuvée Vênus
from La Fosse, Avize
100% Chardonnay

51
Q

Name a single cru that Pierre Péters RM bottles?

A

Les Chétillons

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

52
Q

Name a single cru from Chartogne-Taillet?

A

Les Barres
ungrafted vines in Merfy
100% Meunier

53
Q

Who bottles the single vineyard, Les Chétillons?

A

Pierre Péters

54
Q

Who bottles the single vineyard, Les Barres?

A

Chartogne- Taillet

55
Q

Who bottles Cuvée Vénus?

A

Agrapart

single cru: La Fosse, Avize

56
Q

Who bottles Coeur de Cuvée?

A

Vilmart

single cru: Blanches Voies, Rilly-la-Montagne

57
Q

Who bottles Rive Gauche?

A

Bérèche

single cru: Les Misy, Port à Binson

58
Q

Name the single cru bottling for Bérèche?

A

Rive Gauche

Les Misy in Port à Binson

59
Q

Name the single cru bottling for Agrapart?

A

Cuvée Vénus

La Losse in Avize

60
Q

What was the inaugural vintage for Clos du Mesnil?

A

1979

61
Q

What was the inaugural vintage for Clos d’Ambonnay?

A

1995

62
Q

What was the inaugural vintage for Clos de Goisses?

Who produces it?
What is it’s blend?

A

1935
Philipponnat
70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay

63
Q

Where the Champagne house, Agrapart located?

A

Avize

64
Q

Where is Guy Charlemagne located?

A

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

65
Q

Where Frank Bonville located?

A

Avize

66
Q

Where is De Sousa located?

A

Avize

67
Q

Where is Jacques Selosse located?

A

Avize

68
Q

Where is Varnier-Fannière located?

A

Avize

69
Q

Name some houses located in Avize?

A
Agrapart
Frank Bonville
De Sousa
Jacques Selosse
Varnier-Fannière
70
Q

Where is Salon located?

A

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

71
Q

Where is Dom Pérignon?

A

Epernay

72
Q

Where is Delamotte located?

A

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

73
Q

Where is Philippe Gonet located?

A

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

74
Q

Where is Pierre Moncuit located?

A

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

75
Q

Where is Pierre Péters located?

A

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

76
Q

What is Epernay’s score?

A

88%

77
Q

What 2 Houses are known for using fruit from Aÿ?

A

Bollinger and Krug

78
Q

Where is Ayala located?

A

Aÿ

79
Q

Where is Bollinger located?

A

Aÿ

80
Q

Where is Deutz located?

A

Aÿ

81
Q

Where is Gatinois located?

A

Aÿ

82
Q

Where is René Geoffroy located?

A

Aÿ

83
Q

Where is Henri Goutorbe located?

A

Aÿ

84
Q

Where is Perrier-Jouët located?

A

Epernay

85
Q

Where is Gosset located?

A

Epernay

86
Q

Where is Alfred Gratien located?

A

Epernay

87
Q

Where is Pol Roger located?

A

Epernay

88
Q

Name some houses in the Le Mesnil-sur-Oger?

A
Guy Charlemagne
Delamotte
Philippe Gonet
Pierre Moncuit
Pierre Péters
Salon
89
Q

Name some houses in Epernay?

A
Dom Pérignon
Perrier-Jouët
Gosset
Alfred Gratien
Pol Roger
90
Q

Name some houses in Aÿ

A
Ayala
Bollinger
Deutz
Gatinois
René Geoffroy
Henri Gouorbe
91
Q

What Premier Cru village is rated at 99% but should be Grand Cru?

A

Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

92
Q

Name some houses located in Reims?

A
Charles Heidsieck
Henriot
Krug
Bruno Paillard
Piper-Heidsieck
Louis Roederer
Ruinart
Tattinger
Veuve Clicquot
93
Q

What Gand Cru in Montagne de Reims is the backbone to Bollinger RD and Cristal?

A

Verzenay

94
Q

Where is Michel Arnould located?

A

Verzenay

95
Q

Where is Godmé located?

A

Verzenay

96
Q

Where is Jean Lallement located?

A

Verzenay

97
Q

Where is Pehu-Simonet located?

A

Verzenay

98
Q

Name some houses in Verzenay?

A

Michel Arnould
Godmé
Jean Lallement
Pehu-Simonet

99
Q

Name some houses in Bouzy?

A
Paul Bara
Paul Clouet
Benoît Lahaye
Camille Savès
Jean Vesselle
100
Q

What single vineyard Champagne has been a NV since it’s inaugural release?

what year was that?
What is the blend?

A

Cattier
Clos du Moulin

1952
50/50 Chard & PN

101
Q

What was the inaugural vintage for Salon

A

1921