Prestige Cuvées Flashcards
What are the single vineyards of Krug?
Clos de Mesnil (1979, Chardonnay)
Clos d’Ambonnay (1995, Pinot Noir)
What was the first vintage of Dom Pérignon?
1921
When was Dom Pérignon Rosé first produced?
1959
When was Salon first produced? What is the current release?
1921 first vintage, 2012 current release
Who produces Comtes de Champagne?
Taittinger, first vintage in 1952
What was the first vintage of Dom Ruinart?
1959
Who produces Sir Winston Churchill and what was the first vintage?
Pol Roger, 1975
What was the first commercial vintage of Louis Roederer ‘Cristal’?
1945, from 1876 til then it was for czars only
What is the prestige cuvée of Bollinger?
La Grande Année
Who produces La Grande Dame?
Veuve Clicquot
What is the prestige cuvée of Henriot?
Cuvée des Echanteleurs
What is the single vineyard Pinot Noir of Billecart-Salmon?
Clos St. Hilaire (single vineyard PN). 1 hectare in Mareuil-sur-Ay.
What was the first vintage of Phillipponat Clos de goisses?
1935
What is the prestige cuvée of Duval-Leroy?
Femme de Champagne
Who makes Cuvée Louise?
Pommery, starting in 1979
Who is credited with pioneering the Brut Champagne style?
Pommery in 1874
What is the top bottling of Jacques Selosse?
Substance, a solera began in 1986, Brut style
Who produces Grand Sandrée?
Drappier
Who produces Charles de Gaulle?
Drappier
Name 2 single vineyards located in Mareuil-sur-Ay.
Clos St Hilarie by BIllecart Salmon
Clos de Goisses by Philipponat
Name 3 producers that use oak in their winemaking in Champagne.
Krug, Bollinger, Billecart-Salmon
Name 2 growers located in Avize.
Jacques Selosse and Agrapart
Name 3 cooperatives in Champagne.
Nicolas Feuillatte, Jacquart, Mailly Champagne (produces Echansons)
Name 2 single vineyards in Ambonnay.
Clos d’Ambonnay (Krug), Les Crayeres (Egly Ouriet)
