Champagne Prestige Cuvée Flashcards

1
Q

Ayala

PC?

A

Cuvée Perle d’Ayala

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2
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Billecart-Salmon

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Nicolas François Billecart”
“Grande Cuvée”,
“Elisabeth Salmon Rosé”

All PN dominant

(Mareuil-sur-Aÿ)

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3
Q

Bollinger

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“La Grande Année”,
“R.D.” (1952)

“Vieilles Vignes Françaises”

VVF 100%PN

Ay

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4
Q

Delamotte

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Nicolas Louis Delamotte”

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger). (no longer produced

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5
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Who makes the “Charles de Gaulle” ?

A

Drappier

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6
Q

Duval-Leroy

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Femme de Champagne”

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7
Q

Gosset

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Celebris”
(Blanc de Blancs NV, Vintage Extra Brut Rosé and Vintage Extra Brut)

“Celebris” Extra Brut: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (blends vary widely with vintage.)

Formerly Aÿ, now Épernay since 2010

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8
Q

Alfred Gratien

PC?

A

“Cuvée Paradis” NV
(Brut and Brut Rosé)

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

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9
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Charles Heidsieck

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Blanc des Millénaires”: 100% Chardonnay

1983

Reims

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10
Q

Laurent-Perrier

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Grand Siècle” 1960
(typically NV)

“Alexandra” (Vintage Rosé)

Tours-sur-Marne

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11
Q

Moët et Chandon

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Dom Pérignon” 1921
“Dom Pérignon Oenothèque”
(both Brut/Brut Rosé (Rosé in 1959

Épernay

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12
Q

Who makes the Cuvée R. Lalou”?

A

G.H. Mumm

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13
Q

Who makes the Nec-Plus-Ultra?

A

Bruno Paillard

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14
Q

Perrier-Jouët

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Belle Époque/Fleur de Champagne (USA)”
(Brut, Brut Rosé, and Blanc de Blancs)

Épernay

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15
Q

What was the last vintage for Fleur de Champagne label?

A

2002

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16
Q

Who makes the Cuvée “Rare”?

A

Piper-Heidsieck

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17
Q

Pol Roger

PC?

Where is it based?

A

Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill

Épernay

18
Q

Pommery

PC?

Where is it based?

A

“Cuvée Louise”
(Brut and Brut Rosé

Reims

19
Q

Louis Roederer

PC? Blend?
First Vintage?

Where is it based?

A

“Cristal”
(Brut and Brut Rosé)

Cristal Brut: 55% Pinot Noir,
45% Chardonnay (approx.)

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

Reims

20
Q

Ruinart

PC?

Blend?

A

“Dom Ruinart”
(Blanc de Blancs and Rosé)

Rosé: 85% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Noir
Reims

21
Q

Taittinger

PC?

A

“Comtes de Champagne”
(Blanc de Blancs and Rosé)
“Taittinger Collection”

Reims

22
Q

Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin

PC?

A

“La Grande Dame”
(Brut and Brut Rosé)

Reims

23
Q

Who makes “Cuvée Joséphine” ?

A

Joseph Perrier

24
Q

Jacques Selosse

PC? Blend?
Where is based?

A

“Substance” NV
100% CH

Avize

25
Q

Who makes la “Palmes d’Or”?

A

Nicolas Feuillatte

26
Q

Who makes Vénus?

Blend?

A

Agrapart
(RM, Avize)
Monoparcel, 100%CH

27
Q

Clos du Mesnil and “Clos d’Ambonnay”.
Who makes them?
What’s the blend? 1st vintage?

A

Krug

“Clos du Mesnil”: 100% Chardonnay 1979
“Clos d’Ambonnay”: 100% Pinot Noir 1995

28
Q

Who makes “Terre de Vertus” ?

A

100% Chardonnay Monoparcel
Larmandier-Bernier
(RM, Vertus)

29
Q

Who makes “Cuvée Spéciale les Chétillons”?

A

Pierre Peters 100% Chardonnay

30
Q

In which year the “Cuvée Spéciale les Chétillons” was released as Special Club?
When was the vineyard name added?

A

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

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

31
Q

Who makes “Clos des Goisses”?

What’s the blend? 1st vintage?

A

Philipponnat
(NM, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ)

70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay

1935

32
Q

Who makes Clos du Moulin?

A

Cattier

33
Q

Who makes La Folies de la Marquetterie? Where is it from?

A

Taittinger; single vineyard in Pierry (1er cru on the border of Côte des Blancs and Vallée de la Marne)

34
Q

Single Cru: Chemin des Châlons

A

Jacques Selosse, Cramant, NV, Blanc des Blancs

35
Q

T de C: Les Crayeres

A

Egly-Ouriet, RM. Monoparcel, Ambonnay, GC, Montagne de Remis. 100% PN.

36
Q

T. de C.: Grand Vin Signature

A

Jacquesson, NM
Dizy, 1er Cru, Vallée de la Marne
Discontinued after the 2002 vintage

37
Q

Single cru: Sous Le Mont

A

Jacques Selosse, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

38
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee Laetitia

A

Henri Billiot, RM

Ambonnay, GC, Montagne de Reims

39
Q

Single cru: La Côte Faron (formerly called Contraste)

A

Jacques Selosse, Aÿ, 100% Pinot Noir

40
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee Josephine

A

Joseph Perrier, NM
Chalons-sur-Marne
Mainly Chard