Champagne Cuperly

2015 – English Version

A family business

The House of CUPERLY was founded in 1845. Located at MOURMELON-LE-PETIT, it was at first specialized in selling wines and spirits. Champagne, then, only represented a small part of its activity.

At the turn of the century, Auguste CUPERLY handed over his business to his two sons: Robert and Gérard.

Robert CUPERLY started to buy and develop a vineyard at VERZY, one of the finest spots for wine-growing in the "Montagne de Reims". He decided, then, to establish his own house of Champagne there and to devote himself to its making and selling.

In 1940, Jean CUPERLY succeeded his father and managed his house until he died in 1967.

Then Gérard CUPERLY, his son aged 18, took over the House and managed it with the help of his mother, Mrs. Andree CUPERLY. He contributed to giving it a new impulse. In 1979, he decided to return to his roots and to install his cellars and offices at MOURMELON-LE-PETIT.

In 2000, he bought Champagne Lefebvre at HOURGES.

In 2009, The Company bought a new production site in Prunay where the different steps of the elaboration were gathered from pressing to the sales of the bottles.

S.A. CHAMPAGNE CUPERLY AU CAPITAL DE 250 000 € - Siège Social : 2 rue de l’Ancienne Eglise - 51380 VERZY FRANCE Bureaux et caves : ZI Les Monts de Sillery – Route de Sainte Ménéhould – 51360 PRUNAY TEL : 03.26.05.44.60 - FAX : 03.26.49.98.74 www.champagne-cuperly.com - [email protected]

Wine Making of our Champagnes

Our vineyards are mainly situated in the Grands Crus of Reims Mountain: Verzy, Verzenay, Mailly Champagne, Beaumont sur Vesle… We grow solely the two noble grape varieties: one black, Pinot Noir and one white, Chardonnay

In the harvest time, we press ourselves the grapes in Prunay where we own a press of 4000 kg and one of 8000 kg. Once pressing is ended, the first fermentation takes place in steel vats then in barrels.

At the House of CUPERLY, we have started to work again in this traditional way in order to increase the quality of our production. So, for the first fermentation, a certain amount of our wines is put in small oak casks containing 220 litres. A costly operation but which enables to transform the grape juice into wine in better conditions thanks to oak-wine combination.

In order to keep the freshness of our wines, we avoid all malolactic fermentation. We draw them as soon as the alcoholic fermentation is over. At the beginning of the following year, the wines from different vineyards, different grape varieties and harvests are carefully tasted in order to be "blended". We need to find again the style of the house. After blending, wines undergo what we call “passage au froid”. It consists in passing the wine in that big vat at minus 4° during 72 hours. It enables to stabilize and avoid risk of crystals in the bottle. Then the wines are filtered to remove the deposit before bottling.

Bottling takes place during the first six months. During this process, a small quantity of "liqueur de tirage" (old wine in which cane sugar has been dissolved) and some natural yeasts are added to the wines. They enable to the wine to undergo a second fermentation called "prise de mousse" which will change the still wine into Champagne. All our bottles, whatever their size (from half bottle to Methuselah) are filled directly. There will be no further filling after the bubbles have appeared.

The process consists in slide down the sediments made due the froth against the cork of the bottles. We use 19 gyropallets to stir bottles. A gyropallet can do that on 9 days whereas it needs a month with the traditional wooden rack.

Disgeorging consists in expulsing the sediments out of the bottle. To proceed we need freezing the neck of the bottle in the cold mixture at minus 24°. Due to the cold, an ice-cube forms just under the cork, imprisoning the sediment. Then, the bottle is uncorked and the ice-cube is expelled through the gas pressure. The bottle is topped up with a little "liqueur d'expédition" to obtain a brut or medium-dry Champagne, before being recorded. The new cork is held in place by a wire muzzle. The bottles are washed and labelled with foil, label and back label. They are then ready to leave the cellars.

CUVEE GRANDE RESERVE GRAND CRU BRUT

COMPOSITION : 40 % Chardonnay et 60 % Pinot noir

Vineyard Grand CRU: Verzy - Verzenay - Beaumont/Vesle - Mailly Champagne

BLEND: of which 1/3 is reserve wine aged in oak barrels. The Cuperly Grande Reserve Grand Cru Brut is a blend of wines only from the Grand Cru of the Montagne de Reims area.

TASTING NOTES: Straw coloured with persistent, discreet bubbles and packed with red fruit, vanilla and brioche aromas. No malolactic fermentation results in a lovely fresh taste and this very complex wine gives off a succession of flavours from spicy and fruity, through to candied fruits, honey and truffles and ends on a great rich brioche flavour.

GASTRONOMY: This consistently high quality Champagne ensures that it is one of the best known in this category and remains a perfect Champagne for any occasion.

Available in a 75cl bottle, in a 37,5 cl bottle and in a 150 cl magnum.

AWARDS :  Guide Hachette 2015   CommendedMedal – Decanter World Wine Awards 2014  Silver Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards 2013  Guide Euvrard Garnier 2013 - note entre 13,75 – 15,75/20  Golden Medal Guide Gilbert et Gaillard 2013 – 85/100  Guide Flavours from France 2012 – 87/100  Guide Euvrard Garnier 2012 – notes entre 13,75 – 15,75/20  Golden Medal Guide Gilbert &Gaillard 2012 – 83/100 (Cuvée Grande Réserve Brut)

CUVEE GRANDE RESERVE DEMI-SEC

COMPOSITION : 40 % Chardonnay et 60 % Pinot noir

BLEND: Of which 1/3 is reserve wine aged in oak barrels.

TASTING NOTES : Straw coloured with persistent, discreet bubbles and packed with red fruit, vanilla and brioche aromas. A lovely fresh taste with notes of may blossom which leaves a lasting honey, peachy sweetness on the tongue.

GASTRONOMY : A gorgeously smooth and creamy dessert Champagne.

Available in a 75cl bottle and a 37,5 cl half bottle.

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CUVEE GRANDE RESERVE ROSE BRUT

COMPOSITION : 50 % Chardonnay - 40 % Pinot noir - 10 % Pinot noir in red wine

BLEND : Of which 1/3 is reserve wine aged in oak barrels.

TASTING NOTES : The Rosé is a lavishly seductive Champagne created for the pure pleasure of the senses. A beautiful pale salmon colour with soft creamy foam and a gentle red fruit and may blossom fragrance. This well balanced wine combines freshness with tempting fruitiness. More and more highly appreciated, this mature Champagne simply oozes charm, tenderness and passion.

GASTRONOMY : Full bodied and luxurious, this Champagne is perfect for those lovely long aperitifs or served with white meat, fish and desserts.

Available in a 75cl bottle.

AWARDS :  Golden Medal at « Feminalise Awards » - 15/20  Guide Euvrard Garnier 2013 - note entre 13,75 – 15,75/20  Guide Dussert-Gerber des vins 2013 : Category Hope  Guide Euvrard Garnier 2012  Guide Gilbert et Gaillard 2011 – 79/100  Guide Hachette 2010

CUVEE GRANDE RESERVE CARTE VERTE BRUT

COMPOSITION : 27 % Chardonnay, 43 % Meunier et 30 % Pinot noir

BLEND :grapes from organic farming of which 1/3 is reserve wine aged in oak barrels.

TASTING NOTES : Luminous gold in colour with light lively bubbles. The initial violet and lime blossom scents develop into more earthy fern and truffle aromas.

This Champagne quite simply melts on the taste buds, startling you with citrus and exotic fruit and then leaving you with honey and brioche.

GASTRONOMY: An enchantingly well-balanced and totally agreeable Champagne, great before or with a meal.

Available in a 75 cl bottle

CUVEE PRESTIGE GRAND CRU BRUT

COMPOSITION : 30 % Chardonnay - 70 % Pinot noir

BLEND: of which 1/3 is reserve wine aged in oak barrels. The Cuperly Brut Prestige Grand Cru non- vintage is a blend of Grand Cru wines from the Montagne de Reims (Mailly Champagne, Verzy, Verzenay, Beaumont sur Vesle).

TASTING NOTES: This is one Champagne that definitely deserves its prestigious name. All of our expertise goes into creating this subtle match between the delicate Chardonnay and the solid Pinot Noir.

Dazzling yellow in colour (due to the dominance of the Pinot Noir) with chic, creamy foam and subtle vanilla and toasted brioche aromas.

Nicely balanced with a full long lasting taste of crystallized fruits and spices.

GASTRONOMY: A delightfully agreeable and complex wine although ideal as an aperitif can also be served throughout an entire meal.

Available in a 75cl bottle and a 300 cl Jeroboam.

AWARDS :  Guide Hachette 2013  remarkable wine  Guide Euvrard Garnier 2013 - note entre 13,75 – 15,75/20  Golden Medal Guide Gilbert et Gaillard 2013 – 87/100  Guide Dussert-Gerber des vins 2013 : Category Hope  Guide Flavours from France 2012 – 88/100  Guide Euvrard Garnier 2012  Golden Medal Guide Gilbert et Gaillard 2012 – 86/100  Vins et Terroirs Authentiques Hiver 2010-2011- note 17/20  Guide Hachette 2010  Remarkable Wine

CUVEE PRESTIGE MILLESIME 2006 Brut

COMPOSITION : 80 % Chardonnay - 20 % Pinot noir

BLEND : Occasionally nature is kind to us and we have a truly exceptional year – a vintage year. At Cuperly, we make our “millésime” in oak casks and then allow it to mature slowly for at least 5 years in our cellars.

TASTING NOTES: A sparkling golden Champagne with exceptionally fine bubbles, full of lime, woody and vanilla scents.

Rich and full on the taste buds with a final spicy, brioche flavor.

GASTRONOMY: Very palatable, this fully matured Champagne will be great as an aperitif or served with white meat and poultry. Ideal for that special meal.

Available in a 75cl bottle.

AWARDS :  Recommanded by Decanter January 2014 issue of Decanter Magazine (Vintage 2006)  Guide Euvrard Garnier 2013 - note entre 15,75 et 17,75/20 Favorite Champagne (Millésime 2002)  Guide Dussert-Gerber des vins 2013 : Category Hope (Millésime 2002)  Guide Flavours from France 2012 – 89/100 (Millésime 2002)  Guide Gilbert & Gaillard 2011 – 79 /100 (Millésime 1998)

CUVEE PRESTIGE BLANC DE BLANCS GRAND CRU

COMPOSITION : 100 % Chardonnay

BLEND: This outstanding Champagne is a blend of the best Chardonnay cuvees in Grand Cru.

TASTING NOTES: A beautiful golden coloured wine with a green twinkly effect and lovely soft foam with very fine bubbles.

The fresh delicate bouquet gives off elder flower, woody and citrus fruit notes.

A full and refined flavor with a huge lime and grapefruit punch which ends on notes of dried fruit and toast.

An unforgettable wine tasting moment.

GASTRONOMY : Serve as an aperitif for its freshness, or just wonderful with seafood and fish.

Available in a 75 cl bottle.

AWARDS :  Magazine Tasted Andreas Larsson’s tasting – 80,5/100  Guide Euvrard Garnier 2013 - note entre 13,75 – 15,75/20  Guide Dussert-Gerber des vins 2013 : Classé Espoir  Guide Euvrard Garnier 2012

CUVEE PRESTIGE BLANC DE NOIRS GRAND CRU

COMPOSITION : 100 % Pinot noir

BLEND: The search to produce the archetypal Pinot Noir vintage from the Grand Cru of the Montagne de Reims area guided us in the making of this Champagne. We age the blend in oak casks for 1 year and then follow with 4 to 5 years in bottles. The result is this wonderfully intense Champagne.

TASTING NOTES: A rich, deep colour with pale amber highlights, this wine gives off delicate aromas of dried fruit and spices with an exquisite string of slow, graceful bubbles.

A deliciously great wine – look for the final notes of thyme and pepper.

GASTRONOMY: This Cuperly Vintage of the highest grade is a rarity reserved for those seeking superb, distinctive wines.

Drink it with a gastronomic feast.

Available in a 75cl bottle.

AWARDS :  Bronze Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards 2014  Silver Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards 2013  Guide Euvrard Garnier 2013 - note entre 15,75 et 17,75/20  Guide Euvrard Garnier 2012  Médaille d’Or Guide Gilbert & Gaillard 2013 – 88/100

Champagne Cuperly ZI les Monts de Sillery Route de Sainte Ménéhould Face à l’aérodrome 51360 PRUNAY

We are opened from Monday to Friday From 9 am to 12 am & from 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm By appointment on Saturday and Sunday