Important Vintages Flashcards

1
Q

First vintage of Celebris
How many styles are produced for this Cuvée

A

1988
Blanc de Blancs NV
Vintage Extra Brut
Vintage Extra Brut Rosé

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2
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First vintage of Cristal / Rosé

A

Cristal: 1876 ; commercial release 1945
Cristal Rosé: 1974

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3
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First vintage of Clos des Goisses
When did the name change occur

A

1935
Originally named ‘Vin des Goisses,’ it was changed to Clos de Goisses in 1959

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4
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First vintage of Cuvee 1522

A

2000

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5
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First vintage of Taittinger:
Comtes de Champagne Blanc des Blancs
Comtes de Champagne Rosé
Collection
La Folie de Marquetterie NV

A

Comtes de Champagne Blanc des Blancs: 1952
Comtes de Champagne Rosé: 1973
Collection: 1983
La Folie de Marquetterie NV: 2006

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6
Q

First vintage of Billecart Salmon:
Nicolas Francois Billecart
Grande Cuvée
Elisabeth Salmon
Clos St Hilaire

A

Nicolas Francois Billecart: 1964
Grande Cuvée: 1982
Elisabeth Salmon: 1988
Clos St Hilaire: 1995

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7
Q

First vintage of Dom Pérignon / Rosé

A

Dom Pérignon: 1921 released in 1936
Dom Pérignon Rosé: 1959

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8
Q

First vintage of Cuvée R. Lalou

A

1966
(Discontinued in 1985, revived in 1998)

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9
Q

All the vintages produced for Blanc des Millénaires

A

1983
1985
1990
1995
2004
2006
2007

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10
Q

All the vintages produced for Champagne Charlie

A

1979
1981
1982
1983
1985
2017

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11
Q

First vintage of Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill

What bottle format was produced in that vintage

A

1975

Only in Magnum; released in 1984

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12
Q

First vintage of Dom Ruinart Blanc des Blancs & Rosé

A

Blanc des Blancs: 1959
Rosé: 1966

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13
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First vintage of La Grande Dame / Rosé

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La Grande Dame: 1962
- First commercial released was 1966 vintage released in 1972

Rosé: 1988

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14
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First vintage of Cuvée R.D
“Récemment Dégorgé”

A

1952

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15
Q

First vintage of Vieilles Vignes Françaises

A

1969

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16
Q

First vintage of Joyau de France

A

1961

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17
Q

First vintage of Cuvée William Deutz & Amour de Deutz
(both produces Blanc & Rosé)

A

Cuvée William Deutz: 1959
Amour de Deutz: 1993

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18
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Last vintage of Cuvée des Enchanteleurs
First vintage of Hemera

A

Cuvée des Enchanteleurs: Discontinued after 2000
Hemera: 2005

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19
Q

First vintage of Noble Cuvée
How many styles are produced for this Cuvée

A

1979
Brut
Blanc de Blancs
NV Rosé

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20
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First vintage of Grand Siècle & Alexandra (Vintage Rosé)

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Grand Siècle: released in 1959 from the vintages 1952, 1953, 1955

Alexandra (Vintage Rosé): 1982

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21
Q

First vintage of Nec-Plus-Ultra

A

1990

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22
Q

First vintage of Cuvée Joséphine

A

1982

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23
Q

First vintage of Belle-Époque
How many styles are produced for this Cuvée

A

1964
Brut
Brut Rosé
Blanc de Blancs

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24
Q

First vintage of Piper-Heidsieck Rare Millésime & Rare Rosé

A

Rare Millésime: 1976
Rare Rosé Millésime: 2007

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25
Q

First vintage of Grande Sendrée / Rosé

A

1975
Rosé version released in 1990

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26
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First vintage of Cuvée Spéciale les Chétillons & Les Montjolys

A

1971 - released as ‘Cuvée Spéciale, sold as Special Club

2000 - first vintage to include the vineyard name ‘Les Chétillons’ on the label

Les Montjolys: 2012

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27
Q

First vintage of Clos du Mesnil & Clos d’Ambonnay

A

Clos du Mesnil: 1979
Clos d’Ambonnay: 1995

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28
Q

Established year of Gosset

A

1584

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29
Q

Established year of Ruinart

A

1729

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30
Q

Established year of Taittinger

A

1734

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31
Q

Established year of Billecart Salmon

A

1818

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32
Q

Established year of Louis Roederer

A

1776

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33
Q

Established year of Bollinger

A

1829

34
Q

Established year of Pol Roger

A

1849

35
Q

Established year of Krug

A

1843

36
Q

Established year of Lanson

A

1760

37
Q

First vintage of Salon
Which vintage was released only in magnum

A

1905 released in 1921
2008 only released in magnum format

38
Q

Cremant de Bourgogne established year

A

1975

39
Q

Cremant de Loire established year

A

1975

40
Q

Cremant de Alsace established year

A

1976

41
Q

Cremant de Bordeaux established year

A

1990

42
Q

Cremant de Limoux established year

A

1990

43
Q

Cremant de Die established year

A

1993

44
Q

Cremant de Jura established year

A

1995

45
Q

Cremant de Savoie established year

A

2021

46
Q

Name all grand cru in Montagne de Reims

A

Mailly-Champagne
Beaumont-sur-Vesle
Puisieulx
Sillery
Verzy
Verzaney
Ambonnay
Bouzy
Louvois
Tours-sur-Marne

47
Q

Two 99 points premier cru

A

Mareuil-Sur-Ay
Tauxieres-Mutry

48
Q

Name all grand cru in Côte des Blancs

A

Chouilly
Oiry
Cramant
Avize
Oger
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

49
Q

Which 5 grand cru are added after 1985

A

Verzy
Oiry
Chouilly
Oger
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

50
Q

Which two grand cru are formerly white and red only

A

White only: Chouilly
Red only: Tours-sur-Marne

51
Q

Largest and smallest grand cru

A

Largest: Chouilly
Smallest: Puisieulx

52
Q

In Côte des Blancs, which grand cru is allowed to plant 1% of Pinot Noir and which is allowed 1% of Pinot Meunier

A

1% Pinot Noir: Chouilly
1% Pinot Meunier: Oiry

53
Q

Established year of Moët & Chandon

A

1743

54
Q

Established year of Veuve Cliquot Ponsardin

A

1772

55
Q

Establish year of Piper Heidsieck

A

1785

56
Q

Established year of Charles Heidsieck

A

1851

57
Q

Established year of Delamotte

A

1760

58
Q

Delamotte prestige cuvée

A

Nicolas Louis Delamotte

(No longer produce)

59
Q

Rehoboam discontinued in which year

A

1983

60
Q

Established year of Bruno Paillard

A

1981

61
Q

When and who released the first Brut Champagne

A

Pommery’s Cuvée Nature in 1874

62
Q

Which vintages Hugel Clos-St-Hune were never produced, and which vintage they only released in VT

A

1980 & 1984 no Clos St Hune was bottled

1989 only bottled in VT

63
Q

When did Trimbach produced Cuvée Frédéric Emile 375ème and it was made from which grand cru

A

Trimbach Cuvée 375th Anniversary was produced in 2001

Grapes are entirely from Osterberg

64
Q

First vintage of the following Super Tuscan:
Sassicaia
Tignanello
Solaia
Ornellaia
Masseto
Guado Al Tasso

A

Sassicaia: 1945 -commercially 1968
Tignanello: 1971
Solaia: 1978
Ornellaia: 1985
Masseto: 1986
Guado Al Tasso: 1990

65
Q

Gaja declassified their wines to Langhe from which to which vintage
apart from which two cuvees

Why did they declassify and which vintage they have never produced

A

Due to the use of 5-6% Barbera in the blend Gaja’s wines were classified as Langhe Nebbiolo DOC from 1996 to 2011, and returned to Barbaresco and Barolo DOCG in 2013
Apart from Dragomis and Barbaresco
2012 was never produced

66
Q

First and last vintage of Dom Pérignon Oenothèque

A

1959 to 1996
The cuvée became Plénitude 2 in 1998

67
Q

Which prestige cuvée did Moët Chandon launch in 2023

A

Collection Impériale Création No. 1

To celebrate the house’s 280th anniversary
40% Chardonnay
20% Pinot Noir
20% Pinot Meunier
Brut Nature

68
Q

First vintage of Harlan Estate

A

1990 vintage

Released in 1996 for $65

69
Q

First vintage of Bond for each Cuvée

A

Matriarch: 1999
Melbury: 1999
Vecina: 1999
St-Eden: 2001
Pluribus: 2003
Quella: 2006

70
Q

First vintage of Robert Mondavi

A

1971

71
Q

First vintage of Opus One

A

1979 and 1980 released in 1984

72
Q

Salon released vintage after 2000

A

2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2012
2013

73
Q

Who designed this limited edition Dom Pérignon and what is the vintage

A

2004 by Jeff Koons

74
Q

This limited edition Dom Pérignon Rosé was released in which two vintages and who was the designer

A

Lady Gaga

2006 & 2008

75
Q

Who designed this limited edition Dom Pérignon and what is the vintage

A

Lady Gaga

2010

76
Q

Who designed this limited edition Dom Pérignon and what is the vintage

A

Juliette Clovis

2008

77
Q

Which cuvée of Ruinart is to showcase climate variation and what is the first vintage

A

Blanc Singular

2018

78
Q

Minimum lees aging of Dom Pérignon P1, P2, P3

A

P1: min. 9 years
P2: min. 16 years
P3: min. 25 years

(Data from the booklet in P3 box)

79
Q

Who created the world’s first champagne made completely from Premier Cru grapes in which year

A

Duval Leroy made the first premier cru Champagne in 1911

80
Q

Duval Leroy:
Established year
Prestige Cuvée and what’s the first vintage
Where is the winery

A

1859 established
Femme de Champagne first produced in 1990
Vertus - Côte de Blancs