Anjou-Samur & Touraine Flashcards
Anjou rainfall?
700m same as Touraine. Adequate.
Name the River that helps spread humidity in Anjou?
River Layon
Runs adjacent to the first part of the River Loire
Most common soils in Anjou-Samur?
Schist and limestone
Example of a rootstock used to prevent chlorosis in Anjou due to high lime content?
Fercal
Chenin budding and ripening?
Early budding
Late ripening
(Like Furmint in Hungary)
Chenin diseases?
Prone to Powdery Mildew, Botrytis and trunk disease
Issue with Chenin ripening? (3)
Ripening unevenly
Ripens late so prone to late Autumn rains
Multiple passes through the vineyard needed for best quality
Cab Franc budding and ripening?
Early budding
Mid ripening
(Same as Merlot and Malbec)
Issues with Cab Franc ripening? (2)
- Prone to Coulure
- Tastes leafy if not fully ripe (needs canopy management/ leaf removal
Cab Franc tasting note (5)
1.Med-pronounced flavours of redcurrant and raspberry
2.Floral aromas of violets and Leafy aromas
3.Light-med body
4.Med tannins
5.High acid
Chenin malolactic conversation?
Not practiced
Chenin Blanc maturation?
Neutral containers like old oak or stainless steel or concrete eggs.
Not new oak (except for more expensive wines)
Anjou Villages AOC grapes?
Red only
Cab Franc and or Cab Sauv
Anjou AOC permitted grapes?
Chenin 80% for whites
Both Cabs for red at 70%
Largest planted region in Loire?
Anjou-Saumur followed by Touraine
Coteaux de Layon AOC Chaume 1er Cru max yields and min alc?
25hL/ha (same as Bonnezeaux)
Min alc 16.5%
Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC max yield and min alc?
20hL/ha
Min alc 18%
Savennieres max yield vs Coulee de Serrant and Roche aux Moines?
Savennieres 50hL/ha
Other 2 are 30hL/ha
Coteaux de Saumur wines?
Sweet whites made from late harvest Chenin Blanc with or without botrytis
Low yields permitted at 35hL/ha
Saumur Champigny AOC wines? (3)
Red wine only
Made from Cabernet Franc min 85%
Max yield is relatively high 57hL/ha
Premium producer from Saumur Champigny?
Clos Rougeard
Touraine AOC Amboise grape varietal?
Chenin Blanc
Lower yields
Which region of Loire is Vouvray?
Touraine
Vouvray soil types?
Flint
Clay
Limestone over tuff (volcanic)
Chinon grape varieties in Touraine? (3)
Cab franc
Cab Sauv (max 10%)
Chenin Blanc
Chinon grapes grown on clay and limestone?
Structured and concentrated
Chinon grapes grown on sand and gravel?
Lighter styles
Cab franc from Chinon longevity?
Most made to be drunk young, wines with longer maceration can last up to 20 years
Anjou and Touraine export market?
20% exported
