Tête de Cuvées

Question 1

Piper-Heidsieck

Answer 1

Reims
‘Rare’
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
1976

Question 2

Egly-Ouriet

Answer 2

Ambonnay
Les Crayeres
100% Pinot Noir
1989

Question 3

What are the vintages of Champagne Charlie?

Answer 3

1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 and 2017

Question 4

Drappier

Answer 4

Urville
1990
Charles de Gaulle
80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay

Question 5

Ayala

Answer 5

Aÿ

Cuvée Perle d’Ayala

80% Chardonnay 20% Pinot Noir

Brut + Nature

Question 6

Billecart-Salmon

Answer 6

NM producer
Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

1) Nicolas François Billecart (60% PN + 40% CH). 1964
2) Grande Cuvée (60% PN + 40% CH). 1982
3) Elisabeth Salmon Rosé (58% PN + 42% CH). 1988

Question 7

Bollinger

Answer 7

NM Producer

Aÿ

“La Grande Année”
“R.D.” - since 1952
“Vieilles Vignes Françaises” - 100% Pinot Noir

Question 8

Boizel

Answer 8

Épernay
NM producer
‘Joyau de France’ since 1961
Brut and Brut Rosé
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

Question 9

Who makes Femme de Champagne?

Answer 9

Duval-Leroy

Question 10

First vintage Dom Pérignon?

Answer 10

Vintage 1921 released in 1936.

Question 11

Prestige cuvee of Henriot?

Answer 11

Hemera. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

Reims

Question 12

Single vineyard wines of Pierre Peters?

Answer 12

In Le Mesnil sur Oger.

Les Chétillons
Le Montjoly

Question 13

Who produces Clos St Hilaire?

Answer 13

Billecart Salmon.
100% Pinot Noir.
Since 1995.
Mareuil-sur-Aÿ.

Question 14

Who produces Grande Sendrée?

Answer 14

Drappier.
Urville, Aube.
55% Pinot Noir; 45% Chardonnay.
Since 1975.

Question 15

Since when is Les Crayeres produced?

Answer 15

Since 1989 by Egly Ouriet.

Question 16

What are the two famous single vineyard parcels of Larmandier Bernier?

Answer 16

Vertus.

“Vieille Vigne de Levant” (1988)
“Terre de Vertus” (1995)

Both 100% Chardonnay

Question 17

Who produces “Les Folies de la Marquetterie” NV in Pierry?

Answer 17

Taittinger
55% Chardonnay
45% Pinot Noir
Released as NV since 2006

Question 18

Jacquart?

Answer 18

Reims, CM producer

Cuvee Alpha
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Question 19

Jacques Selosse?

Answer 19

Avize
Substance
100% Chardonnay
NV

Question 20

Since when is Comtes de Champagne produced?

Answer 20

Since 1952 - BdB
Since 1973 - Rosé

Question 21

First vintage Cristal?

Answer 21

Cristal: 1876 (not available commercially until 1945)
Cristal Rosé: 1974

Question 22

Who produces La Grande Dame?

Answer 22

Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin
(Reims)

Question 23

Pommery?

Answer 23

Reims
“Cuvée Louise”
(Brut and Brut Rosé)
60% Chardonnay
40% Pinot Noir

Question 24

First vintage Dom Perignon?

Answer 24

In 1921.
Rose - 1959.
Epernay. Brut. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Question 25

Who produces Hemera?

Answer 25

Henriot, NM producer
Reims
Since 2005
50/50 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Question 26

Delamotte?

Answer 26

Le Mesnil sur Oger
NM Producer
Nicolas Louis Delamotte
No longer produced

Question 27

Deutz?

Answer 27

Aÿ
NM Producer

“Cuvée William Deutz” (Blanc/Rosé) - 3 varieties
“Amour de Deutz” (Blanc/Rosé) - 100% Chardonnay (Blanc); 100% Pinot Noir (Rose)

Question 28

Since when is Celebris produced?

Answer 28

Since 1988 by Gosset.
Extra-Brut.
Formerly Aÿ, now Epernay since 2010.

Question 29

When is P1 released?

Answer 29

After 7-9 years on the lees.

Question 30

When are P2 and P3 released?

Answer 30

P2 - after 12-15 years on lees.
P3 - after 25-30 years on lees.

Question 31

Since when is “Dom Pérignon Oenothèque” rebranded as P2 or P3?

Answer 31

Since 2014.

Question 32

Cattier’s single vineyard wine?

Answer 32

Clos du Moulin

Question 33

Laurent Perrier?

Answer 33

Grand Siècle
(Tours-sur-Marne)