Échelle des Crus
E1003694
Échelle des Crus is the historic Champagne vineyard ranking system that classifies villages by the quality and price level of their grapes.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Champagne vineyard classification system
ⓘ
agricultural pricing scale ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Champagne wine region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToProduct |
Champagne grapes
ⓘ
base wine for Champagne ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Grand Cru villages of Champagne
ⓘ
Premier Cru villages of Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AutreCruThresholdRange | 80–89 percent ⓘ |
| basedOn | average quality of vineyards in a village ⓘ |
| classificationType | village classification ⓘ |
| classifies | Champagne villages ⓘ |
| classifiesBy |
grape price level
ⓘ
grape quality ⓘ |
| definesCategory |
Autre Cru
ⓘ
Grand Cru ⓘ Premier Cru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | individual vineyard classifications in Burgundy ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Côte des Bar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Côte des Blancs NERFINISHED ⓘ Montagne de Reims NERFINISHED ⓘ Vallée de la Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GrandCruThreshold | 100 percent ⓘ |
| granularity | village level rather than individual vineyard parcels ⓘ |
| hasNotableLimitation |
does not distinguish quality within a village
ⓘ
treats all vineyards in a classified village as equivalent ⓘ |
| historicalRole | standardized grape pricing in Champagne ⓘ |
| implementedAs | village-wide rating ⓘ |
| influences |
land values in Champagne villages
ⓘ
reputation of Champagne villages ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | scale of growths ⓘ |
| originCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PremierCruThresholdRange | 90–99 percent ⓘ |
| regionType | Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | maximum grape purchase price as percentage of base price ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Champagne Grand Cru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Champagne Premier Cru NERFINISHED ⓘ Champagne cru system ⓘ |
| scaleMaximum | 100 percent ⓘ |
| scaleMinimum | 80 percent ⓘ |
| sector | wine industry ⓘ |
| timeScope | 20th century Champagne trade ⓘ |
| unitOfMeasure | percentage scale ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Champagne grape growers
ⓘ
Champagne houses ⓘ |
| usedFor | determining grape prices paid to growers ⓘ |
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