Important Vintages Flashcards by Howard Chang

First vintage of Celebris
How many styles are produced for this Cuvée

1988
Blanc de Blancs NV
Vintage Extra Brut
Vintage Extra Brut Rosé

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First vintage of Cristal / Rosé

Cristal: 1876 ; commercial release 1945
Cristal Rosé: 1974

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First vintage of Clos des Goisses
When did the name change occur

1935
Originally named ‘Vin des Goisses,’ it was changed to Clos de Goisses in 1959

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First vintage of Cuvee 1522

2000

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First vintage of Taittinger:
Comtes de Champagne Blanc des Blancs
Comtes de Champagne Rosé
Collection
La Folie de Marquetterie NV

Comtes de Champagne Blanc des Blancs: 1952
Comtes de Champagne Rosé: 1973
Collection: 1983
La Folie de Marquetterie NV: 2006

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First vintage of Billecart Salmon:
Nicolas Francois Billecart
Grande Cuvée
Elisabeth Salmon
Clos St Hilaire

Nicolas Francois Billecart: 1964
Grande Cuvée: 1982
Elisabeth Salmon: 1988
Clos St Hilaire: 1995

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First vintage of Dom Pérignon / Rosé

Dom Pérignon: 1921 released in 1936
Dom Pérignon Rosé: 1959

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First vintage of Cuvée R. Lalou

1966
(Discontinued in 1985, revived in 1998)

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All the vintages produced for Blanc des Millénaires

1983
1985
1990
1995
2004
2006
2007

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All the vintages produced for Champagne Charlie

1979
1981
1982
1983
1985
2017

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First vintage of Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill

What bottle format was produced in that vintage

1975

Only in Magnum; released in 1984

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First vintage of Dom Ruinart Blanc des Blancs & Rosé

Blanc des Blancs: 1959
Rosé: 1966

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First vintage of La Grande Dame / Rosé

La Grande Dame: 1962
- First commercial released was 1966 vintage released in 1972

Rosé: 1988

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First vintage of Cuvée R.D
“Récemment Dégorgé”

1952

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First vintage of Vieilles Vignes Françaises

1969

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First vintage of Joyau de France

1961

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First vintage of Cuvée William Deutz & Amour de Deutz
(both produces Blanc & Rosé)

Cuvée William Deutz: 1959
Amour de Deutz: 1993

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Last vintage of Cuvée des Enchanteleurs
First vintage of Hemera

Cuvée des Enchanteleurs: Discontinued after 2000
Hemera: 2005

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First vintage of Noble Cuvée
How many styles are produced for this Cuvée

1979
Brut
Blanc de Blancs
NV Rosé

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First vintage of Grand Siècle & Alexandra (Vintage Rosé)

Grand Siècle: released in 1959 from the vintages 1952, 1953, 1955

Alexandra (Vintage Rosé): 1982

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First vintage of Nec-Plus-Ultra

Producer

1990

Bruno Paillard

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First vintage of Cuvée Joséphine

1982

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First vintage of Belle-Époque
How many styles are produced for this Cuvée

Producer

1964

Brut
Brut Rosé
Blanc de Blancs

Perrier Jouët

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First vintage of Piper-Heidsieck Rare Millésime & Rare Rosé

Rare Millésime: 1976
Rare Rosé Millésime: 2007

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First vintage of Grande Sendrée / Rosé Producer

1975 Rosé version released in 1990 Drappier

First vintage of Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons & Les Montjolys

1971 - released as 'Cuvée Spéciale, sold as Special Club 2000 - first vintage to include the vineyard name 'Les Chétillons' on the label Les Montjolys: 2012

First vintage of Clos du Mesnil & Clos d'Ambonnay

Clos du Mesnil: 1979 Clos d'Ambonnay: 1995

Established year of Gosset

1584

Established year of Ruinart

1729

Established year of Taittinger

1734

Established year of Billecart Salmon

1818

Established year of Louis Roederer

1776

Established year of Bollinger

1829

Established year of Pol Roger

1849

Established year of Krug

1843

Established year of Lanson

1760

First vintage of Salon Which vintage was released only in magnum

1905 released in 1921 2008 only released in magnum format

Cremant de Bourgogne established year

1975

Cremant de Loire established year

1975

Cremant de Alsace established year

1976

Cremant de Bordeaux established year

1990

Cremant de Limoux established year

1990

Cremant de Die established year

1993

Cremant de Jura established year

1995

Cremant de Savoie established year

2021

Name all grand cru in Montagne de Reims

Mailly-Champagne Beaumont-sur-Vesle Puisieulx Sillery Verzy Verzaney Ambonnay Bouzy Louvois Tours-sur-Marne

Two 99 points premier cru

Mareuil-Sur-Ay Tauxieres-Mutry

Name all grand cru in Côte des Blancs

Chouilly Oiry Cramant Avize Oger Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

Which 5 grand cru are added after 1985

Verzy Oiry Chouilly Oger Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

Which two grand cru are formerly white and red only

White only: Chouilly Red only: Tours-sur-Marne

Largest and smallest grand cru

Largest: Chouilly Smallest: Puisieulx

In Côte des Blancs, which grand cru is allowed to plant 1% of Pinot Noir and which is allowed 1% of Pinot Meunier

1% Pinot Noir: Chouilly 1% Pinot Meunier: Oiry

Established year of Moët & Chandon

1743

Established year of Veuve Cliquot Ponsardin

1772

Establish year of Piper Heidsieck

1785

Established year of Charles Heidsieck

1851

Established year of Delamotte

1760

Delamotte prestige cuvée

Nicolas Louis Delamotte (No longer produce)

Rehoboam discontinued in which year

1983

Established year of Bruno Paillard

1981

When and who released the first Brut Champagne

Pommery's Cuvée Nature in 1874

Which vintages Hugel Clos-St-Hune were never produced, and which vintage they only released in VT

1980 & 1984 no Clos St Hune was bottled 1989 only bottled in VT

When did Trimbach produced Cuvée Frédéric Emile 375ème and it was made from which grand cru

Trimbach Cuvée 375th Anniversary was produced in 2001 Grapes are entirely from Osterberg

First vintage of the following Super Tuscan: Sassicaia Tignanello Solaia Ornellaia Masseto Guado Al Tasso

Sassicaia: 1945 -commercially 1968 Tignanello: 1971 Solaia: 1978 Ornellaia: 1985 Masseto: 1986 Guado Al Tasso: 1990

Gaja declassified their wines to Langhe from which to which vintage apart from which two cuvees Why did they declassify and which vintage they have never produced

Due to the use of 5-6% Barbera in the blend Gaja's wines were classified as Langhe Nebbiolo DOC from 1996 to 2011, and returned to Barbaresco and Barolo DOCG in 2013 Apart from Dragomis and Barbaresco 2012 was never produced

First and last vintage of Dom Pérignon Oenothèque

1959 to 1996 The cuvée became Plénitude 2 in 1998

Which prestige cuvée did Moët Chandon launch in 2023

Collection Impériale Création No. 1 To celebrate the house’s 280th anniversary 40% Chardonnay 20% Pinot Noir 20% Pinot Meunier Brut Nature

Salon released vintage after 2000

2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2012 2013

Who designed this limited edition Dom Pérignon and what is the vintage

2004 by Jeff Koons

This limited edition Dom Pérignon Rosé was released in which two vintages and who was the designer

Lady Gaga 2006 & 2008

Who designed this limited edition Dom Pérignon and what is the vintage

Lady Gaga 2010

Who designed this limited edition Dom Pérignon and what is the vintage

Juliette Clovis 2008

Which cuvée of Ruinart is to showcase climate variation and what is the first vintage

Blanc Singular 2018

Minimum lees aging of Dom Pérignon P1, P2, P3

P1: min. 9 years P2: min. 16 years P3: min. 25 years (Data from the booklet in P3 box)

Who created the world’s first champagne made completely from Premier Cru grapes in which year

Duval Leroy made the first premier cru Champagne in 1911

Duval Leroy: Established year Prestige Cuvée and what's the first vintage Where is the winery

1859 established Femme de Champagne first produced in 1990 Vertus - Côte de Blancs

Which two Champagne houses are owned by EPI

Piper-Heidsieck & Charles-Heidsieck

Who founded Heidsieck & Co in which year Later split into which three houses

Florens-Louis Heidsieck (German) Heidsieck & Co Monopole Piper-Heidsieck Charles-Heidsieck - spun off the latest in 1851)

Which wine is the is the world's most expensive Champagne and the famous “shipwreck" Champagne

Heidsieck & Co Monopole Goût Américain 1907

Who produces Sapience

Benoit Marguet

Which producer is this

Benoit Marguet They built a cellar according to principles of geobiology and feng-shui with natural materials such as wood and pure clay bricks

Who owns Armand de Brignac What is their flagship cuvée and when was the first released

Co-owned by Jay Z & LVMH - 50% stake each Armand de Brignac Brut Gold - First released in 2006

This 2000 Dom Perignon label is a tribute to who

Andy Warhol

All vintages of Krug Clos d’Ambonnay

1995 1996 1998 2000 2002 2006

Who produces Boërl & Kroff Name all the vintage Bottle Format

**Michel Drappier** Patrick Sabaté Stephane Sesé 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002 Only in magnum and larger formats

Who produces Charles de Gaulle First vintage

Drappier 1990

How many bottles of champagne are in a Melchizedech

Melchizedech is 30 litres, the equivalent of 40 bottles of 75cl

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