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Recent Posts
- Star Wine List, a guide to wine bars and restaurants May 24, 2019
- Champagne village profile: Montreuil-aux-Lions, the westernmost of all Champagne villages April 7, 2019
- Champagne village profile: Saâcy-sur-Marne, the westernmost Champagne village on the Marne river April 4, 2019
- Some reds from Binet-Jacquet in Faguères April 1, 2019
- Champagne village profile: Nanteuil-sur-Marne on the right bank of the Marne valley March 28, 2019
- Champagne village profile: Crouttes-sur-Marne on the right bank of the Marne valley March 25, 2019
- Champagne village profile: Bézu-le-Guéry on the right bank of the Marne valley March 24, 2019
- Champagne village profile: Domptin on the right bank of the Marne valley March 23, 2019
- Champagne village profile: Villiers-Saint-Denis on the right bank of the Marne valley March 22, 2019
- Champagne village profile: Citry on the left bank of the Marne valley March 20, 2019
Upcoming posts
- Bonneau du Martray and Comte Georges de Vogüé, the 2015 vintage (tasted in 2017).
- Domaine de la Romanée Conti, the 2014 vintage (tasted in 2017).
- A visit to Goisot in Saint-Bris (in the summer of 2017).
Champagne village profiles
- After all villages now have been profiled, updates of older entries is ongoing.
- All 17 grand cru villages and all 42 premier cru villages have been profiled, with Le Mesnil-sur-Oger being the last grand cru out, and Vertus the last premier cru.
- Area profile of Vallée de la Marne Ouest, the last area profile, now added.
- All villages in the Terroir de Condé area have been added.
- Alphabetical list of villages (A-V) added for easier access to existing village profiles.
- Older profiles that have recently been significantly updated: March 2019: Merfy, Thil, Boursault, Vauciennes, Mardeuil, January 2019: Saint-Martin-d’Ablois, December 2018: Romery, Cormoyeux, Bligny (Vesle et Ardre), Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Fleury-la-Rivière, Avenay-Val-d’Or, November 2018: Étoges, Écueil, August 2018: Rilly-la-Montagne, Damery, July 2018: Venteuil.
- Status as of 7 April: 319 out of 319 villages done + 1 other location profile. Village #100 was La Neuville-aux-Larris, #150 was Cuis, #200 was Bar-sur-Seine, #250 was Vindey, #300 was Brasles, and #319 was Montreuil-aux-Lions.
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Monthly Archives: December 2015
Champagne village profile: Étréchy, a premier cru in the Val du Petit Morin
Key facts Located in subregion/area: Côte des Blancs / Val du Petit Morin Vineyards and grape varieties: 9.6 hectares, of which 100% Chardonnay. Classification: Premier cru (90%), was formerly a premier cru for white grapes only and “autre cru” (87%) for black grapes. Noted for: Chardonnay from premier cru-classified vineyards. … Continue reading
Champagne village profile: Val-des-Marais, a premier cru in the Côte des Blancs
Key facts Located in subregion/area: Côte des Blancs / Côte des Blancs Vineyards and grape varieties: 29.7 hectares (73.4 acres), of which 100% Chardonnay. Classification: Premier cru (90%), was formerly a premier cru for white grapes only and “autre cru” (87%) for black grapes. Noted for: Chardonnay from premier cru-classified … Continue reading
Champagne village profile: Oger, a grand cru in the Côte des Blancs
Key facts Located in subregion/area: Côte des Blancs / Côte des Blancs Vineyards and grape varieties: 403.0 hectares (995.8 acres), of which 99.6% Chardonnay and 0.4% Pinot Noir. Classification: Grand cru (100%) Noted for: Chardonnay from grand cru-classified vineyards Maps Google Maps view with the villages in the Côte … Continue reading
Champagne village profile: Avize, a grand cru in the Côte des Blancs
Key facts Located in subregion/area: Côte des Blancs / Côte des Blancs Vineyards and grape varieties: 267.9 hectares (662.0 acres), of which 100% Chardonnay. Classification: Grand cru (100%) Noted for: Chardonnay from grand cru-classified vineyards, home village of Jacques Selosse (the best small grower in Champagne) and … Continue reading
Champagne from Savart
It was time again for the annual release Champagne Savart from the French-Swedish wine merchant Caviste, now for the fifth time. Savart is one of the new generation of high-class small growers in Champagne and is located in Écueil, a premier cru … Continue reading
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Champagne village profile: Voipreux, a premier cru in the Côte des Blancs
Key facts Located in subregion/area: Côte des Blancs / Côte des Blancs Vineyards and grape varieties: 41.4 hectares (102.3 acres), of which 99.0% Chardonnay, 0.7% Pinot Noir, and 0.2% Pinot Meunier. Classification: Premier cru (95%) Noted for: Chardonnay from premier cru-classificed vineyards. Maps Google Maps view with the villages in the … Continue reading
Champagne village profile: Villeneuve-Renneville-Chevigny, a premier cru in the Côte des Blancs
Key facts Located in subregion/area: Côte des Blancs / Côte des Blancs Vineyards and grape varieties: 96.6 hectares (238.7 acres), of which 99.1% Chardonnay, 0.8% Pinot Noir, and 0.1% Pinot Meunier. Classification: Premier cru (95%) Noted for: Chardonnay from premier cru-classified vineyards. Also called: Villeneuve-Renneville Not to be … Continue reading
Champagne village profile: Cramant, a grand cru in the Côte des Blancs
Key facts Located in subregion/area: Côte des Blancs / Côte des Blancs Vineyards and grape varieties: 350.9 hectares, of which 99.9% Chardonnay and 0.1% Pinot Meunier. Classification: Grand cru (100%) Noted for: Chardonnay from grand cru-classified vineyards, and a “creamy” and elegant Champagne style. Maps Google Maps view … Continue reading
Binet-Jacquet, reds from the south of France
French-Swedish wine merchant Caviste put on a tasting of some wine from Domaine Binet-Jacquet. This is a producer located in the Faugères appellation in the south of France, in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine regin. When I blogged about last year’s release, I wrote a short description … Continue reading
Champagne village profile: Fèrebrianges in the Val du Petit Morin
Key facts Located in subregion/area: Côte des Blancs / Val du Petit Morin Vineyards and grape varieties: 115.7 hectares (285.9 acres), of which 44% Chardonnay, 43% Pinot Meunier, and 13% Pinot Noir. Classification: “Autre cru” (85%) Maps Google Maps view with the villages in the Val … Continue reading
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