Champagne Information
APPELLATION
Four
large regions make up the Champagne vineyards :
Montagne de Reims - Vallée de la Marne - Côte des Blancs - Côte des Bar
Since 1927, Champagne
vineyards have been limited by law to 34,000 hectares according to
the viticulture history of the villages, the growing areas,locality and plots.
GRAPE VARIETIES
Since 1927, only three grape varieties have been authorized :
- Pinot Noir - Pinot Meunier - Chardonnay
These three varieties have their own
characteristics which evolve and express themselves differently
according to the different "terroir" (soil type, aspect and
micro-climate) : Power for Pinot Noir - Fruit for Pinot Meunier - Finesse for Chardonnay
THE "CRUS" SYSTEM
Codified
in 1911, the scale for classifying vineyards by villages (Crus) has
undergone several slight alterations with 321 Crus making up the
delimited region of Champagne on a qualitative scale.
17 Grands Crus - 43 Premiers Crus - 261 Crus
