Anjou-Saumur Flashcards
T of ? 45% of the production is devoted to rosé in Anjou
True!
Min Chenin % in Anjou AOP and Saumur AOP?
Anjou: Min 80% Chenin (max 20% chardonnay+sauv blanc)
Saumur: 100% Chenin
T or F? 1/3 of plantings in Anjou are Cab Franc
True!
T or F? Saumur can be labeled as Anjou AOP, but not vice versa
True!
Grapes for Anjou-Villages and Anjou-Villages Brissac?
Cab Sauv + Cab Franc (Red only AOPs)
Grapes for Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire?
100% Chenin only
Loire’s first official Grand Cru?
Quarts de Chaume
Main city in Anjou?
Angers
These 2 main tributaries of the Loire play significant roles in Anjou’s wine production
Layon and Aubance
Savennières is just south of Angers, what are its (2) own AOPs
- Roche aux Moines
- Coulée de Serrant - (M) Nicolas Joly
Name 3 AOPs that require 100% Chenin in Anjou-Saumur
- Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire (white only)
- Coteaux de l’Aubance (sweet, SGN)
- Savennières (white only)
- Coteaux du Layon (sweet white only)
- Bonnezeaux (sweet white only)
- Quarts du Chaume (sweet white only)
- Coteaux de Saumur (off-white only)
- Saumur
Name still Rosé-only AOPs in Saumur (2)
- Cabernet d’Anjou
- Rose d’Anjou
Saumur AOP requirements for all 3 colors?
- No still Rosé
- White: 100% Chenin
- Red: Cabernet franc + (Max 30% Cab-sauv + Pineau d’Aunis)
- Mousseux blanc: Min 60% Chenin + max 10% sb
- Mousseux rosé: Min 60% Cab franc + max 10% sb (min 9m on lees)
Grapes for a wine labeled “Saumur-Puy-Notre-Dame”
Cab franc, with max 15% cab sauv
What are the requirements for Coteaux de Saumur AOP?
- 100% Chenin (only)
- Semi-sweet wines - passillerage or botrytis, must be harvested in successful tries
- Min Alc: 15%
- Min must weight: 238g/l
- Min RS: 34 g/l
Requirements for Saumur-Champigny AOP
- Red only
- Min 85% Cabernet franc (max 15% cab sauv+pineau d’aunis)
T or F? Savennières does not have any subzones
True!
Name the 2 AOPs in Savennières; one is a monopole owned by whom?
- Coulée de Serrant: owned by Nicolas Joly
- Roche aux Moines
Roche aux Moines has 6 vignerons who make wine there, name 2
- Nicolas Joly
- Château de Chamboureau
- Domaine aux Moines
- Château Pierre Bise
- Domaine des Forges
- Domaine Jo Pithon
Residual sugar in Savennières is no longer explicitly stated as of 2011; what are the 4 levels of sweetness and RS levels?
- Sec: max 4 g/l
- Demi-sec: max 18g/l
- Moelleux: 18-45g/l
- Doux: more than 45 g/l
Coteaux l’Aubance AOP makes sweet whites; for still reds made in that region, what are they labeled as?
Anjou Villages Brissac (Cab Sauv + Cab Franc)
Which river runs through Bonnezeaux?
Layon
Name the 2 villages that have their own AOP within Coteaux du Layon
Bonnezeaux and Chaume (of Quarts de Chaume AOP)
Min alc % for Coteaux du Layon (+village, +Chaume Premier Cru, +SGN)?
- Layon: 11%
- Layon “Village”: 12%
- Layon “Chaume Premier Cru”: 11%
- Layon “SGN” (with or without village): 19%
Min RS for Coteaux du Layon and Chaume Premier Cru
- Layon: 34 g/l
- Layon “Chaume Premier Cru”: 80 g/l
- *Chaptalization not allowed for both
Which has a higher min must weight, Coteau du Layon or Sauternes?
Same, 221 g/l
7 geographical designations can add their name to the Coteau du Layon appellation, name 3
- Beaulieu/sur Layon
- Rablay/sur Layon
- Rochefort/sur Loire
- St Aubin/de Luigne
- St Lambert/du Lattay
- Faye/d’Anjou
- Chaume “Premier Cru”
(lieu-dit within Rochefort sur Loire)
RS, min alc % and min must weight for Bonnezeaux? Is chaptalization legal?
- 100% Chenin
- Min 12% alc
- Min 51 g/l
- Must weight: 238 g/l
- Chaptalization is legal for Bonnezeaux AOC
Where is chaptalization legal? Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon, Layon Chaume Premier Cru, Layon Chaume SGN, Quarts du Chaume
Bonnezeaux and Coteaux du Layon
Name 2 producers of Bonnezeaux
- Dom de la Sansonnière (Mark Angeli)
- Ch de Fesles
- Dom de Petits Quarts/Godineaux
- Dom René Renou
Requirements for Quarts du Chaume?
- 100% Chenin
- Min 11% alc
- Min 85 g/l
- Min must weight: 298 g/l
- Loire’s first official Grand Cru
- Producers: Dom des Baumard, Pierre Bise
Grapes for Haut-Pitou in Anjou?
- White: Min 60% sauv blanc, sauv gris
- Red: Min 60% cab franc, max 10% gamay
- Rosé: Min. 40% cab franc, plus a min. 20% p-noir and a min. 20% Gamay
Only AOP in Anjou-Saumur where the main white grape is Sauv Blanc
Haut-Poitou AOP
T or F? Saumur is Loire’s biggest producer of bubbles
True!
T or F for Anjou? It is the largest, most diverse and dynamic region; 45% of Anjou production is devoted to rosê (dominated by the Grolleau grape) and 1/3 of plantings are Cab Franc
True!
Which requires a higher minimum RS – Coteaux du Layon or Coteaux de l’Aubance?
Same, both 34 g/l
SGN AOPs outside of Alsace
- Coteaux de l’Aubance
- Coteau du Layon
- Monbazillac
Describe the terroir of Savennières AOP
Savennières sits along the north bank of the Loire River in Anjou. The climate is cool and benefits the long/slow ripening process of Chenin Blanc. The slopes are steep and south facing consisting of blue schist and volcanic debris
Name 3 single vineyards within the Savennières AOP
Clos de Fremine, Clos de la Hutte, Clos Papillion
Arrange the following AOPS in order of residual sugar: Bonnezeaux, Quarts du Chaume, Chaume Premier Cru, Coteaux du Layon
- Coteaux du Layon: 34 g/l
- Bonnezeaux: 51 g/l
- Chaume 1er: 80 g/l
- Quarts du Chaume: 85 g/l
Name 2 producers of Quarts de Chaume?
Domaines des Baumard and Chateau Pierre-Bise
Producer with Monopole AOP of Loire? What is the AOP?
Coulée de Serrant, Nicolas Joly
T or F? Anjou and Saumur AOP both don’t make still rose wines
True!
