Unit 2 - Terroir and the Champagne Viticole (Benchmark Wines) Flashcards
What are some Chardonnay base wine characteristics of wines from the Cote des Blancs
- Racy, citrusy with green fruit, chalk and minerality
- Finesse and Elegance
What is a benchmark wine from the Cote des Blancs
Pierre Peters
Cuvee Extra Brut
Blanc de Blancs
Vintage
- a Blend of fruit from the estate vineyards in Le Mensil-sur-Oger, Oger, Avize and Cramant
How are the wine characteristics different from Northern Cote des Blancs and Southern Cote des Blancs
The northern portion of the Cote des Blancs (Chouilly, Cramant, and Avize) crafts champagnes that are fuller and rich due to the small smattering of clay midst its chalk dominant top and sub soils
- The southern portion of the Cote des Blancs ( Oger, Le-Mensil-sur-Oger, Vetrus) are piercingly chalky and linear
What are some characteristics of wines from Chouilly
Creamy, opulent, generous Chardonnay that rounds out a blend and adds breadth and approachability
What are some characteristics of wines from Cuis
Acid - Driven wines that are marked by their structure and tensile strength
What are some characteristics of wines from Cramant and Avize
Rich, powerful, and complex or decisive minerality and finesse
NOTE: DEPENDS ON THE SITE!!!!!
What are some charcteristics of wines from Le Mensil-sur-Oger
Captures Chalk soil and expresses it as nervy vinosity and intense minerality
What are the difference in the two styles of Champagne made in Vertus
- Depends on whether the vines grow to the north or south of the village
- The northern soils of the village posses more chalk
- The southern soils of the village possess more clay (and the vines face south)
How does the presence of Clay mixed with chalk in the soil effect the wine
- The role of Clay is very significant
- The presence of clay in the vineyards, even in small amounts, will round out the finished wine with more body and depth
- Clay changes chalk to “Flint” on the palate
- The minerality becomes more earthier
What are some characteristics of the Chardonnay grown in The Sezannais
Forward aromatics and sun kissed fruit
What are some characteristics of of Chardonnay grown in Vitry le Francois (Vitry)
Light and lively Chardonnay, full of Apple Fruit
What is a Benchmark wine from Vitry le Francois
Pascal Doquet
Horizon - Blanc de Blancs
All fruit used in this cuvee, hails from Perthois in Vitry-le-Francois
What are the characteristics of wines from Montgueux
- Exotic Notes of Mango and Pineapple
- They fatten up a blend with tropical fruit and a warm, broad minerality
What is a Benchmark wine from Montgueux
Jacques Lassaigne
Les Vignes de Montgueux
Blanc de Blancs
Brut
What are some characteristics of wines from Villers - Marmery
Broad and Waxy
