France- Champagne Flashcards
Philliponat’s single vineyard
Clos de Goisses
Clos de Goisses Juste Rose
What is Selosse tete de Cuvee
Substance-
Solera started in 1986, blend of 20 vintages with fruit from Avize.
6 years on the lees
What is Taittinger’s prestige cuvee
Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs
10 years on the lees.
5% new oak
Fruit from Avize, Cramant, Chouilly, Oger, Mesnil-sur-Oger
How is the maximum amount of must you get from 4000kg of grapes
2550 litres
How are pressings split in Champagne
- Vin de Cuvee- first 2050 litters
- Vin de Taille- rest 500 litters
What are the soils of Champagne
Belemnite Chalk- derived from extinct fossilized cephalopods- high limestone content- found in the slopes
Micraster Chalk- named after extinct sea urchins. Mainly found on flatter areas and valleys.
Clay in southern part of Champagne
Grand Cru Villages of the Cotes de Blancs
- Chouilly
- Oiry
- Cramant
- Avize
- Oger
- Masnil-sur-Oger
Districts of Champagne
- Montagne de Reims
- Valle de la Marne
- Cote de Sezanne
- Cote de Blancs
- Cote de Bars/ Aube
What is Rebeche
3rd component of pressing. 1-10% must go for distillation
How is the base wine called in Champagne
Vins Clairs
What is Liquer de Tirage
Mixture of still wine, fining agents, yeast and sugar inducing secondary fermentation
What is second fermentation called in Champagne
Prise de Mousse- Foam creation
How many bottles does a Gyropalette hold
504
What is Dosage and what is the synonym
Liquer de Expedition- Mixture of wine and sugar
What are the sweetness designations in Champagne
Brut Nature/ Non Dose up to 3g rs Extra Brut up to 6g rs Brut up to 12g rs Extra dry 12 to 17g rs Sec 17 to 32g rs Demi Sec 32 to 50g rs Doux 50+ g rs
What are the bottle sizes in Champagne
Piccolo 187ml Half bottle 375ml Bottle 750ml Magnum 1.5l Jeroboam 3l Rehoboam 4.5l Methuselah 6l Salmanazar 9l Balthazar 12l Nebuchadnezar 15l Solomon 18l
What is the AOP for still Champagne
Coteaux Champenois- White, Rose, Red
What is the AOP for still rose in Champagne?
Grapes?
Rose de Riceys- Pinot Noir
What is the method for pressurized transfer called in Champagne
Transvasage- allowed for formats smaller than half bottles and larger than jero
First vintage of Salon
1905
What GCs in Montagne de Reims are heavily planted with chard
Sillery 57%, Puisieulx 32%
First sparkling Champagne house still in operation
Ruinart est. 1729
Who was the “Weinfuhrer”
Otto Klaebisch
Maximum yields in French
Rendement de base
Grand Crus of Montagne de Reims
Sillery Puisieulx Beaumont-sur-Vesle Verzenay Verzy Mailly Louvois Bouzy Ambonnay
Pruning methods allowed in Champagne
Chablis
Vallee de la Marne
Cordon de Royat
Guyot- double or single