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Who produces "L'Avizoise"? |
Agrapart BdB, Extra Brut Vintage, Single Vineyard "Le Robard" Avize |
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Name five RM Blanc de Blancs. |
1. 2002 Agrapart "L'Avizoise" BdB Extra Brut (Avize, CdB) 2. NV Claude Cazals "Clos Cazals" BdB (Mesnilsur-Oger, CdB, monopole) 3. NV Jacques Selosse "Substance" BdB (Avize, CdB, Aged in Oak, Solera-style) 4. 2007 Larmandier-Bernier "Terre de Vertus" BdB (Vertus, CdB, Extra Brut, monopole, no dosage) 5. 2005 Larmandier-Bernier "Vieilles Vigne de Levant" (Cramant, BdB, Extra Brut, 45-75yr old vines) 6. 2004 Pierre Gimonnet "Cuvée Oenophile" Extra Brut (Cuis, CdB, No Dosage) 7. 2004 Pierre Peters "Cuvée Speciale Les Chetillons" (Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, CdB, Brut) 8. NV Pierre Peters "Cuvée Reserve" (Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, CdB, Brut) 9. NV Varnier-Fanniere "Cuvée St. Denis" Brut (Avize, CdB, Brut) 10. 2009 Jean Milan "Terres de Noël" Brut (Oger, CdB, Brut) |
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Who produces Cuvée Speciale Les Chetillons? |
Pierre Peters RM Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Monopole vineyard Vintage Champagne Blanc de Blancs |
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Who produces "Terres de Noël? What style is it? |
Jean Milan Oger Brut |
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Name five RM Blanc de Noirs wines. |
1. NV André Clouet "Cuvée 1911" Brut (Bouzy, MdR, Biodynamic) 2. NV Barnaut Blanc de Noirs Brut (Bouzy, MdR) 3. NV Egly-Ouriet "Les Crayeres" (Ambonnay, MdR, Extra Brut) 4. 2002 Egly-Ouriet "Les Vignes de Vrigny" 1er Cru Brut (100% Meunier, Vrigny, MdR) 5. NV Jérôme Prévost "La Closerie Cuvée Les Béguines" (Brut Nature, 100% Meunier, Barriques, Biodynamic) 6. NV Savart "L'Overtoure" |
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What are Jacques Selosse's three new-ish single-vineyard wines? Which are PN, which are Chardonnay, from which villages? |
1. La Côte Faron (formerly Contraste, 100% PN Solera from Äy) 2. Les Carelles (100% Chardonnay solera, Le Mesnil) 3. Sous le Mont (100% PN, Mareuil) 4. Le Bout du Clos (100% PN, Ambonnay) 5. Les Chantereines (100% Chardonnay, Avize) 6. Chemin de Châlons (100% Chardonnay, Cramant) |
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Name three producers from the Aube/Côte de Barr and a wine they make. |
1. NV Drappier "Andre et Michel" Brut Nature BdN (NM, Urville) 2. NV Serge Mathieu "Tradition" BdN (RM, Avirey-Ligney) 3. Cedric Bouchard "Roses de Jeanne - Val Vilaine (RM, Celles-sur-Ource) 4. Vouette & Sorbée "Fidele" (RM, Buxieres-sur-Arce) |
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Name three champagne producers from Ambonnay. |
Egly-Ouriet Marie-Noëlle Ledru Henri Billiot |
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What are Jacquesson's four single vineyard Champagnes? |
Ay Vauzelle Terme, BdN Dizy Corne Bautray, BdB Dizy Terres Rouges, 100% PN Rosé Avize Champ Cain, BdB |
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Give me as many examples of NV Blanc de Blancs styles from big houses as you can. (meaning if you want BdB without dropping the dough on vintage bubbles) |
1. NV A. R. Lenoble "Les Aventures" (Extra Brut, Chouilly, oak aged) 3. NV Diebolt-Vallois "Fleur du Passion" (Brut, Cramant, blend of barrel-fermented wines) 4. NV Gosset "Celebris" (Extra Brut, Äy, No malo, with oak) 5. NV Jean Milan "Grande Reserve 1864" 6. NV Mumm "de Cramant" |
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Name as many Vintage Blanc de Blanc styles from NM houses as you can. |
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What is the significance of Delamotte? |
Sister winery to Salon. Delamotte is the 5th oldest house in Champagne, formed in 1760. Rumor has it when Salon doesn't produce vintage champagne all the wine goes to Delamotte. |
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Tell me about the Krug "Grand Cuvée". Sell it. |
In a region known for expert blending of base wines and reserve, Krug is king. Each of nearly 200 parcels is vinified separately and expertly blended with up to 50% reserve wine spanning back 20 vintages. Base wines are all fermented in 205L cask. Malolactic may or may not occur depending on vintage. It is not encouraged. |
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When was the first vintage for Clos du Mesnil? What style is it? |
1979 vintage (Released in 1986) Blanc de Blancs Monopole vineyard (1.84ha) Le Mesnil-sur-Oger More current releases were 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004 |
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When was the first vintage for Clos du Ambonnay? |
1995 vintage (Released in 2008) Blanc de Noirs Monopole vineyard Ambonnay More current releases are 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 100% Pinot Noir Clos du Ambonnay is slightly larger than Clos du Mesnil |
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What is significant about Salon? |
First commercial vintage released was 1921 from a 1.21ha parcel in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. It is considered the first Blanc de Blancs Champagne. In 1988, Salon was purchased by Laurent-Perrier. Today, it is run side-by-side with Delamotte. It is said that vintages in which Salon is not produced go to Delamotte's production. 10yrs lees aging before release. |
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Name vintages that Salon has released going back to 1980. |
2007, 2006, 2004, 2002, 1999, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1990, 1988, 1985, 1983, 1982, 1979 |
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Who imports Salon? |
Vineyard Brands |
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Who produces Les Vignes de Vrigny? |
Egly-Ouriet out of the 1er Cru Vrigny in Montagne de Reims. 100% Pinot Meunier. |
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Who imports Egly-Ouriet? |
Skurnik |
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Who produces Coeur du Cuvée? Tell me about it. |
Vilmart & Cie out of Rilly-la-Montagne 1er Cru in the Montagne de Reims. 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir. 6yrs on lees before release |
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What wines does Vilmart make? |
Grand Cellier NV Cuvée Rubis NV Grand Cellier Rubis Vintage Grand Cellier d'Or Vintage Coeur du Cuvée Vintage Ratafia *All base wines are aged in oak for min 10 mos. |
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When was the first vintage of Dom Perignon? Who was Dom Perignon? |
1936 was the first vintage of Dom Perignon, produced by Moët & Chandon. Rosé versions have since been introduced. It is named after the Dom Pierre Perignon of the Abbaye de Hautvillers in the Valle de la Marne. While the story goes that Dom Perignon discovered sparkling wine after a stuck fermentation when winter weather got too cold. The wine began fermenting again in the Spring and many bottles burst, leading him to call the wine "The Devil's Wine". However, upon tasting the unbroken bottles he uttered the phrase "Come quick, I am drinking the stars!". All this is most certainly hyperbole. It is more likely that sparkling wine was created in Limoux by the Abbey St. Hilaire or the British as an offshoot of cider production. |
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Who produces Cristal? What is its significance? |
Produced by Louis Roederer. Still a family owned house and all grapes in Cristal are produced by Roederer owned vineyards. Something that Dom Perignon and Krug cannot say. It was created for a special dinner in Paris with Wilhelm King of Prussia and the Tsar of Russia. It is said to have been produced in clear glass so as to see if poison was added and the punt is non-existent so a bomb could not be hidden there. Rumors abound. Regardless, it's famous and it's a good story. Tsar Alexander commissioned it as the official drink of the Russian Monarchy until Cristal was released commercially in 1945. |
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Name producers/prominent bottlings from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. |
1. Pierre Peters "Les Chétillons" 2. Delamotte 3. Salon 4. Krug "Clos de Mesnil" 5. Robert Moncuit 6. Pierre Moncuit "Cuvée Nicole Moncuit Vieille Vigne" (from Chétillons) 7. Claude Cazals (RM) 8. J.-L. Vergnon "Confidence" 9. Jacques Selosse "Les Carelles" (Solera BdB since 2003) |
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Name a producer from Oger. |
1. Jean Milan (NM) - Will be RM, and has been previously but attempted to expand production by buying fruit from neighbors in Oger. |
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Name producers/prominent bottlings out of Äy. |
1. Henri Goutorbe (RM) 2. Gosset (NM) 3. Deutz (NM) 4. Bollinger (NM) 5. De Meric (NM) 6. Henri Giraud (RM) 7. 2005 Jacquesson "Äy Vauzelle Terme" Blanc de Noirs (first vintage 1996) |
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What is Gosset's claim to fame?
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The first wine estate in Champagne, founded in 1584. They were not the first sparkling wine producers though. That honor belongs to Ruinart. |
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We would like a bottle of Celebris. How is that? |
Gosset makes tremendously finessed wines, and despite being in Äy, relies predominantly on Chardonnay for their Celebris. Would you like the NV Blanc de Blancs, the Rosé, or the Vintage Celebris? They are all Extra Brut and undergo no malolactic fermentation. Gosset is the oldest winemaking estate in Champagne, but they were not the first sparkling producers (Ruinart was). $450 on a list. (Palm Bay imports) |
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Tell me about the Cuvée William Deutz. |
Deutz is a fairly large producer out of the Valleé de la Marne (160,000cs production). German family. The Cuvée William Deutz has been produced since 1959 and is predominantly Pinot Noir. |
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Tell me about Vieilles Vignes Francaises. |
Bollinger (Äy) First vintage 1970 Blanc de Noirs From two cru Vineyards in Äy that are planted en foule or by provignage. 2500-3500 bottle production in good years Oak fermentation |
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Tell me about R.D. |
This is Bollinger's version of Grand Année that sees extended lees aging and is disgorged to order. It is released as Extra Brut. Predominantly PN. |
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What village is Pierre Gimonnet from? What wines does he produce? |
From 1er Cru Cuis but sources largely in Cramant and Chouilly Largest landholder of any CdB RM producer Fleuron Brut 2006 Cuvée Oenophile 2006 (no dosage version of Fleuron) Special Club 2006 Paradoxe Brut 2007 (His only wine with PN, a PN-dominant blend from the archwizard of BdB!) |
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Name producers or famous bottlings out of Avize Grand Cru. |
1. Agrapart (RM) 2. Le Brun Servenay (RM) 3. Jacques Selosse (RM) 4. Jacquesson's "Avize Champ Cain" BdB (NM) 5. Varnier-Fanniere (RM) 6. De Sousa (NM) 7. Larmandier-Bernier's "Les Chemins d'Avize" |
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What three main vintage wines does Agrapart produce? What about NV? |
NON-VINTAGE Les 7 Crus BdB - Composed of 7 villages Terroirs BdB Grand Cru - Avize, Cramant, Oiry, Oger VINTAGE Minéral - two parcels, one in Avize and the other across the border in Cramant l'Avizoise - Clay-heavy parcels upslope - more broadly built baritone style) Venús - Pure chalk midslope - most expensive, entirely plowed by a horse named Venus |
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Name a producer/bottling from Cramant |
Diebolt-Vallois and their "Fleur de Passion" (1st vintage 1959) Larmandier-Bernier "VV de Levant" (V) Lilbert "Perle" Lilbert BdB (V) |
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What two top producers are located in Dizy 1er Cru? Where is Dizy? |
Dizy is in the Vallée de la Marne Gaston-Chiquet (Special Club, RM) Jacquesson (NM) |
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What do the numbers designate on Jacquesson Cuvée 737? |
These are the Bin Series of the release and indicate what vintage forms the backbone of the blend. The 737 is the predominantly 2009 blend. |
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Who produces Cuvée du Clos Fauburg Notre Dame? |
Veuve-Fourny (Kermit Lynch, NM) Vve. Fourny on labels 160K bottle production Smaller Negociant out of VERTUS Vintage Blanc des Blancs from a monopole Clos vineyard. At least 9yrs lees aging before release. |
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Who produces Cuvée Louise? |
Pommery (NM) 360,000cs production. Very Large. Mostly PN from Äy (65%), and 35% Chardonnay from Cramant and Avize. Vintage Wine. |
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Describe the historic significance of Cramant and Avize. |
I think these are best pitched as the original Grand Crus and historical heart of the Côte de Blancs (previously this area was known as the Côte d'Avize). Avize is smaller at 268ha. Cramant has 361ha. |
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Who produces "Venús"? |
Agrapart (Avize) BdB, Vintage Farmed from pure chalk on mid-slope of Avize Agrapart's priciest and most scarce wine. Plowed by a horse named Venús |
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Tell me about Jacques Selosse. |
Jacques Selosse (Rare Wine Co.)
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How can you frame Solera-based Champagnes table-side for a guest who "only drinks vintage champagnes"? |
Since a solera system combines the wines of many different years, it erases the effect of any single vintage, bringing the terroir character more prominently into the focus. |
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Tell me about Larmandier-Bernier. |
Larmandier-Bernier (Côte de Blancs)
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What other estates does the Roederer firm own? |
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Describe Cristal. Why was it bottled in a clear bottle? |
Louis Roederer "Cristal" Made exclusively for Tsar Alexander II, and bottled in clear glass with a flat bottom so he could see the bubbles and to prevent an explosive being hidden underneath it, beginning in 1876
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Give three producers of Les Chétillons. |
One of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger's top vineyards. |
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Describe Vertus. |
Premier Cru in Côte de Blancs 2nd largest village in Champagne (540ha) Historically it was a Pinot Noir village, which is why Larmandier-Bernier's Rosé de Saignée is all Vertus Pinot Noir |
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Give some top wines from Vertus 1er Cru. |
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Moussé's Special Club is known for what distinction? |
It was the first 100% Petit Meunier Special Club wine, first released in 2005. Grown entirely in Cuisles 1er Cru. He also has begun making a Spécial Club Rosé de Saignée which comes from his oldest Meunier vines in Cuisles. |
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Who produces "Nec Plus Ultra"? Describe the style. |
Bruno Paillard Vintage Champagne (2003, last release) All barrel-fermented and aged on lees for up to 12 years |
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Who produces the Fins Lieux series? Where are they located? |
Pehu-Simonet (Verzenay) The Fins Lieux collection is a series of seven vintage-dated, single terroir wines that are gradually being released. Fins Lieux No. 1 Verzenay Fins Lieux No. 1 Mailly Fins Lieux No. 5 (Mesnil-sur-Oger) |
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Who produces Face Nord? |
Pehu-Simonet Produced from all North-facing vineyard sites Produced as a Non-Vintage, Vintage, and Rosé |
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Give some still Coteaux Champenois Blancs. |
Larmandier-Bernier "Cramant Nature" Bérêche "Le Mont Fournois" (Ludes) Henri Giraud Äy Blanc Jacques Lassaigne Montgueux Blanc |
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Give some still Coteaux Champenois Rouge wines. |
Paul Bara Bouzy Rouge Marie-Noëlle Ledru Ambonnay Rouge Gatinois Äy Rouge François Seconde Sillery Rouge (also Blanc) Georges Laval Cumières Rouge Bérêche Ormes Rouge David Léclapart Trépail Rouge Larmandier-Bernier Vertus Rouge |
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Who produces "L'Etonnant Monsieur Victor"? |
Pierre Péters Blends his Réserve Oubliée with Les Chétillons |
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Give some producers using Soleras to produce Champagne. |
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Who produces "Fac-Simile"? |
Jérôme Prévost takes his Closeries Les Béguines wine and blends in small amounts of richly concentrated red wine for a powerful rosé. |
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What is unique about Cristal Rosé? |
100% Äy fruit Saignée method "Finest Rosé in Champagne" according to Peter Liem |
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Who produces Roses de Jeanne? Where is it from? Describe the style. |
Cedric Bouchard our of the Côte de Barr
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Describe Savart and his wines. |
Savart (Montagne de Reims)
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