78 Memoir on the Vineyards and Wines 



in general towards the north, and almost always to the east, 

 also give red wines of a good quality, and of a fine taste and 

 aromatic flavour. 



The slope which overhangs Rheims is divided according 

 to the quality of its wines ; hence we have wines of the 

 mountain, of the lower mountain, and of the estate St. 

 Thierry. 



The mountain comprehends Verzy, St. Basle, Verznay, 

 Mailly, Taissy, Ludes, Chigny, Rilly, and Villers-Allerand ; 

 and among these vineyards, the most esteemed are Verzy, 

 Verznay, and Mailly. The rest, although very good, are of 

 a different quality. 



The vineyard of Bouzy, which terminates the chain or 

 the horizon between south and east, and which, therefore, 

 belongs to the two divisions, ought not to be omitted. It 

 produces excellent, fine, and delicate red wines, which, 

 from its exposure, participate in the good qualities of Verz- 

 nay and the good red wines of La Maine. 



The lower mountain comprehends a great quantity of 

 vineyard countries; among which we may distinguish Cha- 

 mery, Ecueil, and Ville Demange : this last place in parti- 

 cular, when the season is good, yields wine which will keep 

 for ten or twelve years. 



The lower mountain extends to the banks of the river 

 Aisne. As the wines it produces are of a middling qualitv, 

 it scarcely requires to be particularized. 



The district of Saint Thierry has taken its name, with re- 

 spect to its wines and vineyards, from a laroe extent of 

 grounds containing large vineyards, such as Saint Thierry, 

 Trigny, Chenay, Villefranquenx, Douillon, Hermon ville, 

 and produce very agreeable red wines of "a pale colour, very 

 much in request by the dealers. 



But the wine properly called Clos Saint Thierry, and 

 coming from the archbishopric of Rheims, is the only wine 

 which unites the rich colour and flavour of Burgundy to the 

 sparkling lightness of Champagne. Clos Saint Thierry hold* 

 the same rank among Champagne wines, that Clos-vougeot 

 does among those of Burgundy. 



In the enumeration of the vineyards of the mountain, 



some 



