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CHAMPAGNE, PREMIUM GENERALLY ACCEPTED AS THE BEST
CLIMATE? CLIMATE ISSUES?
SOIL?
- COOL CONTINENTAL
- FROST AND WET WEATHER DURING THE GROWING SEASON
- CHALK & LIMESTONE ALSO MARL AND SAND
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MARKET CONDITIONS AND CHALLENGES
BEING THE BEST IT ALWAYS STRIVE TO MARKET QUALITY AND STAVE OFF HEAVY DISCOUNTING
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TWO AREAS AND THEIR ROLES
AIR DELIMITEE- LARGE AREA ALLOWED TO PRODUCE AND AGE
AIR PRODUCTION - WITHIN THE ABOVE BUT CONTAINS THE LAND PARCELS THE GRAPES ALLOWED ARE PRODUCED
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POLITICS WITHIN THE AIRS. ORIGINAL DESIGNATIONS (APPELLATION LAWS) MADE 1927 1935
- INAO IS TRYING TO INCREASE THE AREA OF THE AIR PRODUCTION BASE ON
- 1, GRAPES GROWN HISTORICALLY
- 2, CLIMATE
- 3, SOIL
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CRU'S, THESE ARE THE VILLAGES AND NOT JUST THE SITE.
DESIGNATED A SCORE FOR PREMIER AND GRAND
THIS SYSTEM USED TO DETERMINE PRICE BUT NOW IT IS LEFT TO MARKET FORCES
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NUMBER OF GRAND CRU VILLAGES AND PREMIER CRU
GC 17
PC 44
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MINOR VARIETIES PERMITTED, TOTALLING LESS THAN .3% X4
- ARBANNE
- PETIT MESLIER
- PINOT BLANC
- PINOT GRIS
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14 SUBREGIONS
TOP 5 ARE
- MONTAGNE DE REIMS
- COTE DES BLANCS
- VALLEE DE LA MARNE
- COTE DE SEZANNE
- COTE DES BAR
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MAXIMUM PERMITTED YIELD? AND MINIMUM ALC?
10.4 TONNES PER HA
9%
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PRUNING SYSTEMS
- TAILLE CHABLIS
- CORDON DE ROYAT
- GUYOT (SINGLE AND DOUBLE)
- VALLEE DE LA MARNE - MEUNIER ONLY
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EXCEPT GUYOT THESE SYSTEMS RETAIN WOOD WHICH
HELPS FROST RESISTANCE
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COMITE CHAMPAGNE GOVERNS THE X3
- HARVEST DATE
- MINIMUM POTENTIAL ALCOHOL
- AMOUNT OF WINE TO BE RETAINED EACH HARVEST
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HARVESTING METHOD MUST BE
BY HAND
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IN THE WINERY - JUICE YIELDS FROM 4000KG (A MARC)
TOTAL 25.5HL/MARC
FIRST 20.5L CALLED CALEED CUVEE
NEXT 5L CALLED TAILLE
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VINTAGE MUST BE SAID YEAR
ONLY _% CAN BE USED FOR VINTAGE, THE REST BEING STORED AS RESERVE
80
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LEES AGING
MINIMUM 12 MONTHS
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TIRAGE TO RELEASE MINIMUM TIME
NON VINTAGE 15 MONTHS
VINTAGE 36 MONTHS
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RD IS A BOLLINGER TRADEMARK MEANING
RECENTLY DISGORGED
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RD MEAN WINE HAVE HAD
EXTENDED LEES AGING
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