Sparkling Wine

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piccolo

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187 ml
(aka quarter bottle)

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demi

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375 ml (aka half bottle)

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bottle

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750 ml

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magnum

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1.5 L (2 btls)

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jeroboam

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3 L (4 btls)

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rehoboam

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4.5 L (6 btls); discontinued in 1989

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methuselah

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6 L (8 btls)

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salmanazar

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9 L (12 btls)

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balthazar

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12 L (16 btls)

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nebuchadnezzar

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15 L (20 btls)

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solomon

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18 L (24 btls); aka Melchior in Bordeaux

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current allowed g/L of sugar in:
extra brut

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0-6 g/L allowed in this style of Champagne

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current allowed g/L of sugar in:

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0-12 g/L allowed in this style of Champagne

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current allowed g/L of sugar in:

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12-17 g/L allowed in this style of Champagne

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current allowed g/L of sugar in:

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17-32 g/L allowed in this style of Champagne

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current allowed g/L of sugar in:

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32-50 g/L allowed in this style of Champagne

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current allowed g/L of sugar in:

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50+ g/L allowed in this style of Champagne

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minimums/maximums on fruit source in a vintage champagne

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100% of the blend must come from the stated vintage, yet a maximum 80% of a year’s harvest may be sold as vintage Champagne. The better houses declare a vintage only in exceptional years.

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chardonnay minimums on blanc de blancs style

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100% Chardonnay is required, but it is not always sourced from the Côte des Blancs. They may be vintage-dated or NV.

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regulations on single vineyard champagnes

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may or may not be advertised as a prestige cuvée. not required to carry a vintage date, although they invariably do, and the style represents a stark departure from the blending philosophy of the region. Philipponnat’s “Clos de Goisses”, originally released for the 1935 vintage from one of the few walled vineyards of the region, remains a benchmark bottling.

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What is the Special Club?

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“Special Club” originated in 1971, with a dozen grower-producers. These producers banded together to promote their prestige cuvées through identical packaging. Today, the Club Trésors comprises over two-dozen RM producers as members. The Special Club bottlings are estate-bottled, vintage-dated wines that represent the pinnacle of each individual grower’s style and production. Special Club bottles and labels share identical design. Current members include Marc Hébrart, Pierre Gimmonet, Paul Bara, J. Lassalle and Gaston Chiquet.

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describe rose champagnes

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Vintage, NV, and prestige cuvées may also be produced in pink versions. The traditional saignée method, in which the wine gains its hue through extended skin contact, is less common than blending. Champagne is the only AOP in France that allows a rosé to be produced by blending red and white wine. A rosé prestige cuvée, a novelty in years past, is usually the most expensive and rare product a house offers

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what is the methode ancestrale?

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lso known as the méthode rurale, this is the oldest and most rudimentary of sparkling winemaking procedures. A single fermentation begins in tank, but the wine is transferred to bottles before the process is complete—liqueur de tirage is unnecessary. Yeasts continue to ferment the remaining sugars in the bottle, giving the wine its sparkle. The residual sweetness of the finished wines varies by appellation, but dosage is not allowed. Typically, the wine is disgorged, filtered and rebottled in clean glass prior to sale.

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list 3 examples of the methode ancestrale

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Bugey Cerdon, Clairette de Die Méthode Dioise Ancestrale, and Gaillac Mousseux Méthode Gaillaçoise

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describe the charmat process

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Developed by Eugene Charmat in the early 20th century. quicker, cheaper, and less labor-intensive than the traditional method. After the wine undergoes primary fermentation, liqueur de tirage is added to the wine, provoking a second fermentation, which occurs in a pressurized enamel-lined tank, or autoclave, over a matter of days. Once the appropriate pressure is reached (usually 5 atmospheres), the wine is chilled to arrest fermentation. Some appellations require the wine to remain in tank for a minimum period of time, such as one month for Asti DOCG. The wine is then filtered and bottled, usually with a dosage. The lack of extended lees contact in the tank method is not suitable for making quality wines in the style of Champagne. However, this method is appropriate and even preferred for sparkling wines emphasizing fruit and varietal aromatics rather than the flavors derived from autolysis (e.g. most Asti DOCG and Prosecco)

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list two synonyms for the charmat process

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cuve close
tank m ethod

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describe the continuous method

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Developed in the USSR, this method is similar to the tank method, but the base wine is pumped through a series of interconnected (continuous) tanks while undergoing the second fermentation. Liqueur de tirage is constantly added to the wine, and lees accumulate in the first several tanks, offering a higher degree of autolyzed flavors than the standard tank method. The majority of German Sekt is produced by either the tank method or the continuous method.

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describe the carbonation process

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The cheapest method of sparkling winemaking involves a simple injection of carbon dioxide into still wine. The bubbles do not integrate into the texture of the wine at all, and fade quickly upon opening. This method is not used for quality wines.

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Ayala

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NM
Cuvee Perle d'Ayala

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Ay
Brut and Nature
80% Chard; 20% P-N

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Billecart-Salmon

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NM
Grand Cuvee (1982)
Elisabeth Salmon Rose (1988)

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Mareuil-sur-Ay
Grande Cuvee: 60% PN, 40% Ch

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Bollinger

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NM
La Grande Annee
RD
Vieilles Vignes Francaises (1969)

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Ay
VVF: 100% Pinot Noir

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Boizel

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NM
Joyau de France (1961)

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Epernay
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

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Canard Duchene

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NM
Charles VII (NV)

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Ludes
(Brut, Brut Rosé, Blanc de Blancs, and Blanc de Noirs)

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Comtes Audoin de Dampierre

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NM
Prestige

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Chenay
100% Chard

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De Castellane

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NM
Cuvee Commodore (1961)

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Epernay
Chard and PN

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De Meric

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NM
Catherine de Medicis

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Ay
50% Chard/50% PN

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De Venoge

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NM
Grand Vin des Princes (1961; disco'd in 1993 until 2000)
Louis XV

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Epernay
Grand Vin des Princes: 100% Chard

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Delamotte

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Nicolas Louis Delamotte

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Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

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Deutz

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Cuvee William Deutz (Blanc/Rose)
Amour de Deutz (1993)

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Ay
C. William Deutz: PN, CH, PM
Amour de Deutz: 100% CH

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Diebolt-Vallois

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Fleur de Passion (1995)

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Cramant
100% CH

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Drappier

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NM
Charles de Gaulle (1990)

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Urville
80% PN/20% CH

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Duval-Leroy

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Femme de Champagne (199)

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Vertus
CH and PN

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Gosset

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

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Ay
Brut: 66% CH, 34% PN

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Alfred Gratien

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Cuvee Paradis (NV, Brut and Brut Rose)

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Epernay
CH AND PN

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Charles Heidsieck

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Champagne Charlie (disco'd after 1985 vintage)
Blanc des Millénaires (1983)

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Rheims
Blanc des Millenaires: 100% Chard

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Henriot

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Cuvee des Enchanteleurs

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Reims
Ch and PN

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Jacquart

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Brut de Nominee NV (vintages declared 1985-1990)

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Reims
CH and PN

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Jacquesson
(Dizy)

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Grand Vin Signature (1981; disc'ed after 2002)

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Lanson

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Noble Cuvee (1979)

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Reims
60-70% Chardonnay,
30-40% Pinot Noir

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Laurent-Perrier

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Grand Siecle (usually NV, first NV released 1960)

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Tours-sur-Marne
50% chard/50% PN

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AR Lenoble

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Cuvee les Aventures
Cuvee Gentilhomme

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Chouilly
both 100% Chard

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Moet et Chandon

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Dom Perignon (1921)
Dom Perignon Oenotheque (Both brut/brut rose)

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Epernay
Chard and pinot Noir

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G.H. Mumm

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Cuvee R. Lalou (1966; discontinued in 1985, revived in 1998)

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Reims
Chard and PN

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Bruno Paillard

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Nec-Plus-Ultra (1990)

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Reims
Chard and PN

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Joseph Perrier

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Cuvee Josephine

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Chalons-sur-Marne
Predom Chard

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Perrier-Jouet

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Belle Epoque/Fleur de Champagne (Brut, Brut Rose, BdB) (1964)

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Epernay
Brut: 50% Chardonnay,
45% Pinot Noir,
5% Meunier

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Piper-Heidsieck

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Rare (1976)

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Reims
Chard and PN

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Ployez-Jacquemart

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Liesse d'Harbonville

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Ludes
70% Chard/30% PN

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Pol Roger

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NM
Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill (1975)

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Epernay
Pinot Noir and Chard

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Pommery

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NM
Cuvee Louise

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Reims
Brut: 60% Chard/40% PN

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Louis Roederer

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Cristal
- Brut: 1876, not commercially available until 1945
- Brut Rose: 1974

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

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Ruinart

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Dom Ruinart
- Blanc de Blancs: 1959
- Rose: 1966

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Reims
Rosé: 85% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Noir

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Taittinger

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Comtes de Champagne
- Blanc de Blancs: 1952
- Rose: 1952

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Reims
Rose: 70% PN, 30% Chard

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Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin

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La Grande Dame
- Brut: 1969
- Brut Rose: 1988

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Reims
Brut: 60-65% Pinot Noir,
30-35% Chardonnay

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Henri Billiot

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RM
Cuvee Laetitia

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Ambonnay

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Bonnaire

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RM
Cuvee Prestige

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Cramant
100% Ch

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Chartogne-Taillet

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RM
Cuvee Fiacre

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Merfy
60% Ch/40% PN

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Hubert Dauvergne

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RM
Fine Fleur de Bouzy

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Bouzy
100% PN

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Paul Dethune

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RM
Brut Prestige NV

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Ambonnay
50% PN, 50% CH

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Guy Larmandier

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RM
Cramant Grand Cru Cuvee Prestige

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Cramant
100% CH

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Jacques Selosse

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RM
Substance NV

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Avize
100% CH

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Vilmart & Cie

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RM
Coeur de Cuvee

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Rilly-la-Montagne
80% CH/20% PN

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Nicolas Feuillatte

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CM
Palmes d'Or
- Brut (1985)
- Brut Rosé (1996)

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Chouilly
50% PN, 50% CH

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Mailly Grand Cru

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CM
Les Echansons
L'Intemporelle (Brut / Brut Rose)

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Mailly-Champagne
Les Échansons: 75% Pinot Noir,
25% Chardonnay
L'Intemporelle Brut: 60% Pinot Noir,
40% Chardonnay

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Billecart-Salmon

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single vineyard/monoparcel
"Clos St-Hilaire" (1995)

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1 ha, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
100% PN

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Cattier

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single vineyard/monoparcel
"Clos du Moulin" (1952 - since inaugural release, has always been NV)

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Chigny-les-Roses
50% PN/50% Chard

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Claude Cazals

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single vineyard/monoparcel
Clos Cazals (1995)

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le Mesnil-sur-Oger
3.5 ha
100% CH

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Drappier

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single vineyard/monoparcel
Grande Sendree (1975; rose released in 1990)

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Urville, the Aube
55% PN, 45% CH

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Duval-Leroy

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single vineyard/monoparcel
Clos des Bouveries

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Vertus
100% Ch

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Egly-Ouriet

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single vineyard/monoparcel
Les Crayeres (NV)

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Ambonnay (RM)
100% PN

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Jacquesson

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single vineyard/monoparcel
Dizy Corne Bautray
(1 ha, 1995)
Aÿ Vauzelle Terme (0.3 ha, 1996)
Dizy Terres Rouges Rosé (1.35 ha, 2002)
Avize Champ Cain (1.3 ha, 2002)

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"Corne Bautray": 100% Chardonnay
"Vauzelle Terme": 100% Pinot Noir
"Terres Rouges Rosé": predominantly Meunier
"Champ Cain": 100% Chardonnay

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Krug

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single vineyard/monoparcel
"Clos du Mesnil"
(4.5 acres, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, 1979)
"Clos d'Ambonnay"
(1.5 acres, Ambonnay, 1995)

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"Clos du Mesnil": 100% Chardonnay
"Clos d'Ambonnay": 100% Pinot Noir

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Larmandier-Bernier

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single vineyard/monoparcel
Vielle Vigne de Cramant
Terre de Vertus

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Vertus (RM)
100% Chard on both

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Jean Milan

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single vineyard/monoparcel
Terres de Noel

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Oger (NM)
100% CH

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Pierre Peters

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single vineyard/monoparcel
Cuvee Speciale les Chetillons
(1983)

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le Mesnil-sur-Oger (RM)
100% Ch

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Philipponnat

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single vineyard/monoparcel
Clos de Goisses (5.5 ha, Mareuil-sur-Ay, 1935)

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Mareuil-sur-Ay (NM)
100% CH

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Taittinger

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single vineyard/monoparcel
Les Folies de la Marquetterie (NV - first release, 2006)

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Pierry
55% CH/45% PN

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Tarlant

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single vineyard/monoparcel
"La Vigne d'Or",
"La Vigne d'Antan",
NV "Cuvée Louis

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Oeuilly (RM)
"La Vigne d'Or": 100% Meunier,
"La Vigne d'Antan": 100% Chardonnay,
"Cuvée Louis": 50% Pinot Noir,
50% Chardonnay

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Veuve Fourny

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single vineyard/monoparcel
Clos Notre Dame (.23 ha walled vineyard, Vertus)

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Vertus (NM)
100% CH

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Club Trésors de Champagne (Special Club): year of establishment

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1971

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Club Trésors de Champagne (Special Club):
General rules for membership

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•Viticulture must occur on the estate (only RM producers may join)
•Vinification and bottling must occur on the estate
•Members must respect and uphold the Club's charter

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Club Trésors de Champagne (Special Club):
Rules for Special Club wines

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•The "Special Club" is the top-of-the-range, prestige cuvée for all members
•The Club Trésors will declare a vintage as being worthy of "Special Club" prestige cuvées, then each member may decide individually whether or not to produce a "Special Club" wine
•All base wines and finished "Special Club" wines must undergo tasting analysis
•All "Special Club" bottles share an identical label and bottle shape

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Club Trésors de Champagne (Special Club):
MEMBERS

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•Paul Bara (Bouzy)
•Roland Champion (Chouilly)
•Charlier et Fils (Montigny)
•Gaston Chiquet (Dizy)
•Forget-Chemin (Ludes)
•Fresnet-Juillet (Verzy)
•Pierre Gimonnet (Cuis)
•Henri Goutorbe (Aÿ)
•Grongnet (Etoges)
•Bernard Hatté et Fils (Verzenay)
•Marc Hébrart (Mareuil-sur-Aÿ)
•Hervieux-Dumez (Sacy)
•José Michel (Moussy)
•Vincent Joudart (Férebrianges)
•Juillet-Lallement (Verzy)
•Lamiable (Tours-sur-Marne)
•Larmandier Père et Fils (Cramant)
•J. Lassalle (Chigny-les-Roses)
•Launois Père et Fils (Mesnil-sur-Oger)
•Joseph Loriot Pagel (Festigny)
•A. Margaine (Villers Marmery)
•Moussé Fils (Cuisles)
•Nomine-Rénard (Villevenard)
•Salmon (Chaumuzy)
•Rémy Massin (Ville-sur-Arce)
•Vazart-Coquart (Chouilly)

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Years that Clos du Mesnil was produced

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79, 80,81,82, 83, 85, 86, 88,89,90,92,95.96,98,99,00

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Years that Clos d'Ambonnay was produced

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95.96,98