RM Producers Flashcards
Where is Vilmart, and when was it established?
Rilly-La-Montagne (Montagne de Reims), 1890
Vilmart: House Style
All wines spend time in oak (size and age varies, smaller barrels for vintage wine), minimum 10 months. No ML.
Vilmart: Cuvees Produced
Grand Réserve (70/30 PN/Chard) Grand Cellier (70/30 Chard/PN) Cuvee Rubis (Rose, 90% PN) Grand Cellier Rubis (Vintage Rose, 60% PN) Grand Cellier d’Or (Vintage, 80% Chard) Coeur de Cuvee (Vintage, Prestige Cuvee, 80% Chard)
Where is Pierre Péters, and what year was it established?
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, 1919
In what villages does Pierre Péters own acreage?
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, Cramant, Avize
Pierre Péters: House Style
100% Chardonnay except the rosé. Full ML. All wines raised in stainless steel tank.
Pierre Péters: Wines Produced
Cuvée de Réserve (stainless solera; 50% current vintage, 50% previous) Réserve Oubliée (Cuvée de Réserve with one extra year in tank) Cuvée Spéciale Les Chetillons (Single Vineyard) Rosé for Albane (Rosé - Chard plus saignée PN)
Inaugural Vintage for Cuvée Spéciale Les Chetillons
1971
Where is Egly-Ouriet, and when was it established?
Ambonnay; 1950’s.
Egly-Ouriet: House Style
Pinot Noir dominant; powerful and intense. 8-10mos in barrique. ML is dependent on vintage.
Egly-Ouriet: Wines Produced
Tradition (70/30 PN/Chard) VP Extra Brut (Vieillissiement Prolongé: 6 years on the lees, same blend as Tradition) Vignes de Vrigny (100% Meunier) Vintage: Brut, Brut Rosé Les Crayères Vieilles Vignes NV (100% PN)
Inaugural vintage of Les Crayères
1989
Where is Jacques Selosse, and when was it established?
Avize, 1960
Founding date for Substance solera?
1986
What are Brut Initial and Version Originale?
Two cuvées of Selosse from Avize, Oger, and Cramant, NV. Initial is lower slope vines from the 2000’s Version Originale is upper slopes and older vintages
What are the lieu-dits of Jacques Selosse?
La Côte Faron - PN, Ay Les Carelles - Chard, Le Mesnil Sous le Mont - PN, Mareuil Bout du Clos - PN, Ambonnay Les Chantereines - Chard, Avize Chemin de Châlons - Chard, Cramant
What was the original name of La Côte Faron?
Contraste
Selosse: House Style
Ambient yeast fermentation. Fermentation in barrel (piece, fût, demi-muid). ML may or may not occur. Aged in solera. Supremely oxidative.
Where is Pierre Gimmonet and what year was it established?
Cuis, 1935
What is unique about Gimmonet’s vineyard holdings?
Average vine age is 35, much older than most, including 80 year old vines in the Terre des Buissons lieu-dit.
Gimmonet: Wines produced
Cuis 1er Cru Blanc de Blancs Gastronome (bottled at lower pressure, 48mos on the lees) Fleuron (72mos on the lees) Oenophile (Extra Brut, 84mos on the lees) Paradoxe (50/50 PN/Chard - only non-BdB) Spécial Club Spécial Club Millésime de Collection (Special Club in Magnums)
Where is Gaston Chiquet, and when was it established?
Dizy, Vallée de la Marne; 1935
Gaston Chiquet: House Style
No oak, full ML. High % Meunier (40%, plus 40% Chard and 20% PN)
What is unique about Gaston Chiquet’s Blanc de Blancs d’Aÿ?
In a village known for PN, it is the only BdB produced.
Gaston Chiquet is credited with pioneering what movement?
RM
Where is René Geoffroy, and when was it established?
Cumières, 1970’s.
R. Geoffroy: House Style
Fermented in oak, no ML. Pinot Noir is the backbone of production.
What is unique about Geoffroy’s NV cuvées?
Most are the product of a single vintage.
Geoffroy: Wines Produced
Expression (50% Meunier, 40% PN, 10% Chard) Empreinte (69% PN, 19% Chard, 12% Meunier) Volupté (60% PN, 40% Chard) Rosé de Saignée (100% PN, deeper in color) Blanc de Rosé (60% PN, 40% Chard, saignée, lighter and fresher) Millésime Extra Brut (?) (70% Chard, 30% PN) Coteaux Champenois Rouge (100% PN from Cumières)
