Unit 3 - Cote des Blancs (Peter Liem Webinar) Flashcards

1
Q

What happens to the soil once you had further west in Champagne

A

Chalk goes from being the top soil and moves down into a sub soil.

  • The top soil becomes more complex with varieties of clay, sand, limestone, and gravel.
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2
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Are the soils when you head west in Champagne younger or older

A

Younger soils

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3
Q

When you head east or southeast in Champagne, are the soils younger or older

A

Older soils

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4
Q

What is the name of the chalk mostly found in northern Champagne ( Grand Vallee de la Marne and Montage de Reims area)

A

Campanian Chalk

  • Chalk is over 72 million years old
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5
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What is the name of the chalk mostly found in the east and southeast of Champagne? (Vitry de Francois and Montgueux)

A

Turonian Chalk

  • Chalk is over 90 million years old
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6
Q

What is the name of the soil found in the Cote des Bar

A

Kimmeridgian Marl

  • 155 million years old
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7
Q

What type of slope does Chardonnay typically like

A

East

  • Most of the vineyards in the Cote des Blancs face east
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8
Q

What soil type does Chardonnay thrive in

A

Chalky soils

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9
Q

What two villages in the Cote des Blancs is known for growing Pinot Noir

A

Cuis and Vertus

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10
Q

What is the name of the forested area located in the southern Chouilly

A

Butte de Saran

  • a forest covered hill
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11
Q

What is Montaigu

A

The most popular vineyard in Chouilly

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12
Q

What direction do the vineyards face in Cuis

A

West, South and North

  • Fruit doesn’t get very ripe
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13
Q

Is the temperature in Cuis warmer or cooler than the other villages in the Cote des Blancs

A

Cooler

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14
Q

What is the flavor characteristics of wines from Cuis

A

Very racy, linear, not big in body, lots of minerality and acidity

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15
Q

What producer makes wines from Cuis that best represent the terroir of that area

A

Pierre Gimmonet

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16
Q

In the 19th Century what did the Cote des Blancs go by

A

Cote des Avize

17
Q

What is the soil type of the eastern side of Cramant

A

Clay heavy with chalk

18
Q

What is the soil type of Avize

A

Chalk and clay.

  • Depends on the vineyard
19
Q

What is the dividing line between northern and southern Cote des Blancs

A

Between Avize and Oger

20
Q

Wines from Oger are typically what in regards to characteristics

A

Ripe

21
Q

What is the difference between the northern section and the southern section of the Cote des Blancs?

A

Northern section wines have a darker tone of chalkiness (Pencil shavings)

Southern section the wines are more selenic (saltier) and minerially

22
Q

What type of wines are made in Le Mesnil sur Oger

A
  • The wines are typically very racy.
  • Wines are known to have great structure and body
  • Very age worthy
23
Q

How long has Le Mesnil sur Oger been a Grand Cru

A

Since 1985

24
Q

What famous house is located in Le Mesnil sur Oger

A

Salon

25
Q

Is there a lot of top soil in Le Mesnil sur Oger

A

No

26
Q

What is the difference between the two sides of Vertus

A

The Le Mesnil side has barely if any top soil, the slopes face east

The southern side of Vertus has more of a clayish top soil , the slopes face south

27
Q

What side of Vertus is where Pinot Noir is grown and why

A

The southern side and because of the soil and slope exposure

28
Q

Where is le mont aime located

A

Southern end of Bergeses les Vertus

29
Q

What is the le mont aime famous characteristic

A

the wines have a silex or flint (smoky) taste to them