The crus in Champagne
The 312 villages producing Champagne (around 30 000 ha) have been classified
under a hierarchical system unique in France: The value of the grapes produce
in each village are assessed with this system. This value is based on the
quality of grapes.
There are 3 names for crus in Champagne: The Grands Crus, the Premiers Crus
and the Champagnes without Cru
The quality is then paid at 100 % of its base price decided for the whole
area of Champagne and respected by a majority of wine growers for the Grand
Crus, from 90 to 99% for the Premiers Crus and from 80% to 89% for the Champagnes
without Cru
The Grands Crus:
- 17 villages out of 312 (5%)
- 4 000 hectares out of 30 000 (13%)
- This naming convention is not very widely used as many wine growers
have only a part of their land in a village classified Grand Cru Moreover
only the wine growers having the entirety of their land in a Grand Cru
village can add it to their label.
- Name of the villages: Ambonnay, Avize, Ay, Beaumont-sur-Vesle,
Bouzy, Chouilly, Cramant, Louvois, Mailly-Champagne, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger,
Oger, Oiry, Puisieulx, Sillery, Tours-sur-Marne, Verzenay, Verzy
The Premiers Crus:
- 44 villages out of 312 (13%)
- 5 000 hectares out of 30 000 (17%)
- This naming convention is not very widely used as many wine growers
have only a part of their land in a village classified Grand Cru Moreover
only the wine growers having the entirety of their land in a Grand Cru
village can add it to their label. It is however widely used than the
Grand Cru name.
- Name of the villages: Avenay, Bergères-les-Vertus, Bezannes,
Billy le Grand, Bisseuil, Chamery, Champillon, Chigny les Roses,
Chouilly (PN), Coligny (CH), Cormontreuil, Coulommes la Montagne, Cuis,
Cumières, Dizy, Ecueil, Etrechy (CH), Grauves, Hautvillers, Jouy
les Reims, Les Mesneus, Ludes, Mareuil sur Aÿ, Montbré,
Mutigny, Pargny les Reims, Pierry, Rilly la Montagne, Sacy, Sermiers,
Taissy, Tauxières, Tours-sur-Marne (CH), Trépail, Trois
Puits, Vaudemanges, Vertus, Villedommange, Villeneuve Renneville, Villers
Allerand, Villers aux Noeuds, Villers Marmery, Voipreux, Vrigny
The Champagnes without Cru:
- 255 villages out of 312 (82%)
- 21 000 hectares out of 30 000 (70%)
- This naming convention is very widely used as many wine growers have
only a part of their land in a village classified Grand Cru or Premier
Cru
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