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1
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what is the name of the river that runs through Bonnezeaux (Anjou-Saumur) and quarts de Chaume AOPs

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Layon

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Permitted encepagement for Anjou AOP

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Blanc: Chenin Blanc, plus max. 20% combined Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc
Rouge: Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, plus max. 30% combined Pineau d’Aunis and Grolleau
Rouge Primeur/Nouveau
Anjou Gamay: 100% Gamay
Anjou Gamay Primeur/Nouveau
Vin Mousseux Blanc: Min. 70% Chenin Blanc, plus Cab. Franc, Cab. Sauvignon, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, Pineau d’Aunis, Gamay, and max. 20% Chardonnay (traditional method, min. 9 months on lees)
Vin Mousseux Rosé: Cab. Franc, Cab. Sauvignon, Cot, Gamay, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, Pineau d’Aunis (traditional method, min. 9 months on lees)

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Min RS, must weight for Quarts de Chaume AOP (can be labeled as GC)

Min Must weight, RS for Bonnezeaux

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Quarts de Chaume: 85 g/l, 298 g/l

Bonnezeaux: 51 g/l, 238 g/l

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Styles of Haut Poitou AOP (Anjou Saumur)

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Blanc: Min 60% SB plus Sauvignon Gris

Rouge:Principal Variety: Min. 60% Cabernet Franc

Rosé: Min. 40% Cabernet Franc, plus a min. 20% Pinot Noir

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Producers of Quarts de Chaume

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Domaine des Baumard

Chateau Pierre Bise

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What is passerillage in the cultivation of Coteaux du Layon

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When grapes dry on vines

because of warmer microclimate the grapes dry and more common than botrytis

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Three lieux dits of Quarts de Chaume
(Sandstone/Schist soil)

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Les Quarts
Les Rouers
Le Veau

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Three sections of the 7ha Coulée de Serrant AOC

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Grand Clos de la Coulée
Clos du Château
Les Plantes

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Producer of Coteaux du Layon (Anjou-Saumur)

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Moulin-Touchais

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Savenierres is on this bank of the loire river and has this aspect

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north bank of the Loire, Savennières enjoys a steep southern exposure and a unique soil structure composed of blue schist mixed with volcanic debris

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These seven villages may append their name to Coteaux du Layon AOP (Anjou)

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Beaulieu-sur-Layon
Rochefort-sur-Loire
Faye d’Anjou
St. Lambert du Lattay
St. Aubin de Luigné
Rablay-sur-Layon
Chaume.

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What does Saumur-Champigny (Anjou) mean

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Near the commune of Champigny—the “field of fire”—the limestone is harder, iron-rich, and inflected with shale. Eight surrounding villages may produce the red wine Saumur-Champigny, a light, bright, and elegantly floral expression of Cabernet Franc.

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River that runs parallel to the Layon river

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Aubance river, for which Coteaux de l’Aubance is named

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Minimum RS for Coteaux du Layon and Coteaux de L’Aublance AOP

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34 g/l

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Anjou Villages Brissac AOP (for red wines from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon) covers the same 10 communes for this sweet wine AOP:

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Coteaux de l’Aubance

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Max RS for Coulée de Serrant AOP

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Sec: Max. 4 g/l

Moelleux/Doux: Min. 30 g/l

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17
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For wines produced in Saumur AOP and Anjou AOP, which can be bottled as itself and the other but not vice versa?

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Many Saumur wines may be bottled as Anjou AOP, but not vice versa.

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Minimum must weight for Coteaux du Layon SGN (botrytis affected grapes)

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Coteaux du Layon SGN (with or without village designation): 323 g/l

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Min must weight for Coteaux du Layon

Coteaux du Layon with Village Designation

Coteaux du Layon Chaume Premier Cru

A

Coteaux du Layon: 221 g/l
Coteaux du Layon (with other village designation): 238 g/l
Coteaux du Layon Chaume Premier Cru: 272 g/l

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Min Rs Coteaux du Layon chaume Premier Cru:

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Coteaux du Layon Chaume Premier Cru: 80 g/l

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21
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Bottlings of Clos Rougeard

A

Le Clos
Les Poyeux
Le Bourg
Bréze

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Coteaux du Layon AOP and Coteaux d’Aublance in Anjou AOP are this much RS

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34 g/l

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23
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Bonnezeaux and Quarts de Chaume AOP within Coteaux du Layon are in these communes, respectively

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Thouarcé, Rochefort Sur Loire

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24
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as of this year quarts de Chaume AOP is grand Cru

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2010

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25
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soil type of Savennieres

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Volcanic debris and blue schists

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these two unofficial grand crus of Savennieres achieved AOC status in 2011

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Roche Aux Moines AOC
Coulée de Serrant AOC

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Name for Loire Vintage dated sparkling wine

A

Prestige de la Loire

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Appellations of Anjou-Saumur (the center of sparkling wine production)
(And all the sweet wine appellations)

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Anjou
Anjou Villages
Anjou Villages Brissac
Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire*
Bonnezeaux*
Coteau de l’Aubance*
Coteaux de Saumur*
Quarts de Chaume*
Rosé d’Anjou (rosé)
Haut-Poitou
Cabernet d’Anjou (rosé)
Saumur
Saumur Champigny
Savennieres
Savennieres Coulée de Serrant
Savennieres Roche Aux Moines
*Liquoreux

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29
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Largest area in Loire Valley, both for production and area under vine

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Anjou-Saumur

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Where is the North-South line separating the old rocks of the Armorican Massif and the new Jurassic rocks of the Paris Basin?

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Slightly west of Angers

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31
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This region has the highest cumulative temperatures and lowest rainfall of all the regions in the Loire

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Anjou-Saumur

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What is “la douceur angevine?”

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The local’s term for the climate of Anjou
“mild and comfortable”

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These two tributaries of Loire and responsible for creating conditions favorable to the sweet wines of Loire

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Layon and Aubance

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This AOC accounts for 45% of Anjou-Saumur volume

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Cabernet d’Anjou
Rosé

en primeur and dry styles, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cab Franc

Second only to Provence in Rosé production

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Min RS for Cabernet d’Anjou
Min RS for Rosé d’Anjou

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10 g/l (Cabernet d’Anjou)
7 g/l (Rosé d’Anjou)

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Max yields for Cabernet d’Anjou and Rose d’Anjou, respectively

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Cabernet d’Anjou 60 hl/ha
Rose d’Anjou 65 hl/ha

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What year was Cabernet d’Anjou established

What year was Rosé d’Anjou established

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1964 (Cabernet d’Anjou)
1957 (Rosé d’Anjou)

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38
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Most exported wine of the Anjou Appellations

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Rosé d’Anjou

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39
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Permitted grapes for Rosé d’Anjou

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Grolleau
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Pineau d’Aunis
Gamay
Cot

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Styles of Rosé for Rosé d’Anjou

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Rosé
Rosé Primeur

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Rosé de Loire AOP covers these regions

A

Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Same range of grapes as Cabernet d’Anjuo and Rosé d’Anjou but always dry 3g/l RS

42
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What is “rouget”

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Light red fom the early 20th century Anjou. Made from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon

43
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Grapes permitted for Anjou AOC Rouge

A

Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, plus max. 30% combined Pineau d’Aunis and Grolleau (max. 10% Grolleau)

44
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Percentages allowed for Anjou AOC Blanc

A

Chenin Blanc, plus max. 20% combined Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc

45
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Dry whites produced in Coteaux du Layon or Quarts de Chaume, for example, must be labeled as Anjou AOC but are composed of this:

A

100% Chenin Blanc

46
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Anjou Mousseux must be no more than this % Chardonnay

A

20%

bottle fermented and 9 mos lees before disgorgement

47
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Anjou-Villages became an AOC this year

48
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Yields for Anjou Villages

A

55 hl/ha. Lower than Anjou Rouge

60 hl/ha for Anjou AOC

49
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What year did Anjou-Brissac get AOC

50
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This dry wine appellation covers the same 120 ha region as Coteaux d’Aubance AOC

A

Anjou Brissac AOC (for dry red wines from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon)

51
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Why do the Wines of Anjou-Brissac have more depth and concentration than most of the Reds of Anjou

A

100 ml less rain than the rest of Maine et Loire departement during growing season
On average temps higher by 1 degree celsius

52
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Anjou Villages AOC recognizes this

A

Better sites within Anjou

53
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Basic Appellation for Sweet wine in Anjou-Saumur

A

Coteaux du Layon
34 g/l rs
35 hl/ha yield

54
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These appellations may append themselves to Coteaux du Layon **Villages **AOC but yields must be 30 hl/ha vs 34 hl/ha

A

Beaulieu-Sur-Layon
Faye d’Anjou
Rablay-Sur-Layon
Rochefort-Sur-Loire
Saint Aubin de Luigné
Saint Lambert du Lattay

55
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Coteaux du Layon Premier Cru Chaume must be at least 80g/l RS. What are the other requirements?

A

Hand harvested
No chaptalization
(All the others allow chaptalization)

56
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The only Grand Cru appellation in the Loire Valley

A

Quarts de Chaume (2010 harvest)

57
Q

Hill of Chaume is 40 ha and comprised of this unique soil

A

Broverian schist
pudding sandstones

58
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Elevation of Hill of Chaume

A

25-75m above sea level on steep south facing slopes

59
Q

Bonnezeaux AOC is in the commune of Thouarcé and is just _ha.

A

Three South facing slopes on the right bank of the river

60
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Yields of Bonnezeaux AOP

A

25 hl/ha (same as Sauternes)

61
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Coteaux de l’Aubance covers a 220 ha area on both sides of the river. Sugar content and yields are this:

A

34 g/l
35 hl/ha
Same as Coteaux du Layon

62
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Soils of Coteaux du Saumur

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Chalky
10 hectares

63
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Yields/sugar levels for Coteaux du Saumur

A

35 hl/ha
hand harvested
NO chaptalization
34 g/l

64
Q

How many ha in Savenierres

65
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Are soils of Savenierres deep?

A

No, they are very shallow

66
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Is soil of Savenierres Anjou blanc or anjou Noir?

A

Anjou Noir

67
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What percentage of the 40 or so producers of Savenierres work organically?

68
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All grapes in Savenierres are hand picked. T/F

69
Q

This wine attracts highest price of all Loire Valley wines

A

Savenierres

70
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In this year, Savenierres classified as UNESCO world heritage site

71
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The INAO called this wine a symbol of la douceur angevine

A

Savenierres

72
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What year was Savenierres AOC

A

1952
At first principally a sweet wine appellation

73
Q

Savenierres Roche Aux Moines AOC and Coulee de Serrant AOC are this size, respectively

A

33 (Roche Aux Moines)
7 (Coulée de Serrant)

74
Q

What is a coulée

75
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Permitted yields for Savenierres Roche Aux Moines AOC and Coulee de Serrant AOC

A

Roche Aux Moines AOC: 35 hl/ha
Coulee de serrant 30 hl/ha

76
Q

This order of Monks planted Roche Aux Moines (named for the Amorican Massif outcropping)

A

Saint-Nicolas d’Angers

77
Q

Coulée de Serrant, a monopole from Nicolas Joly, often has these features

A

RS and botrytis

78
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Producers of Savenierres Roche Aux Moines (picked in an earlier style) other than Nicolas Joly

A

Domaine aux Moines
Chateau Pierre-Bise
Damien Laureau Savennieres
Chateau de Chamboureau

79
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Saumur AOC is on the West side of the Paris Basin, planted to this soil

A

Anjou Blanc, chalky

80
Q

Saumur vineyards are all planted to the south of the Loire River: t/f?

81
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Saumur white Wines are made from this

A

100% Chenin Blanc

82
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Saumur AOC Red wines must be this % Cab Franc

A

70% option to add Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot d’Aunis

83
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Saumur Mousseux “fines bulles” encepagement

A

Vin Mousseux Blanc: Min. 60% Chenin Blanc, max. 10% Sauvignon Blanc
Vin Mousseux Rosé: Min. 60% Cabernet Franc, max. 10% Sauvignon Blanc
Traditional, bottle fermented, 9 mos lees

84
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Max yields for Cremant de Loire
Max yields for Saumur Mousseux “Fine Bulles”

A

Cremant de Loire: 74 hl/ha
Saumur Mousseux: 67 hl/ha*

85
Q

Encepagement for Cremant de Loire

A

Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc
Orbois

Cab Franc
Cab Sauv
Grolleau Noir
Grolleau Gris
Pineau d’Aunis
Pinot Noir

86
Q

Difference in harvest between Saumur Mousseux and Cremant de Loire

A

Cremant de Loire must be harvested by hand

87
Q

For what is Saumur-Puy-Notre Dame named?
(2009)

A

The highest point in the 60ha area around the small town of Le Puy-Notre Dame
20 mi South of Saumur

88
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Quality differences between Saumur Rouge and Saumur Puy-Notre Dame

A

Saumur Rouge: potential abv of 10.5%
Saumur Rouge: Cabernet Franc, plus a max. 30% combined Cabernet Sauvignon and Pineau d’Aunis
Saumur Puy-Notre Dame: 12%
Puy Notre Dame can’t be chaptalized
Puy Notre Dame planted 80m above sea level
Puy Notre Dame: Cabernet Franc and a max. 15% Cabernet Sauvignon (reds only)
Planting Density: Saumur: 4,000 vines per hectare
Saumur “Puy Notre-Dame”: 4,500 vines per hectare

89
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Communes of Saumur Champigny

A

Bellevigne-les-Châteaux*, Montsoreau, Parnay, Saumur, Souzay-Champigny, Turquant, Varrains

*(Chacé, Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg and Bréze are now Bellevigne les Chateaux)

90
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What is the name of the forest that protects Saumur-Champigny in the South, contributing to higher temps in the region

A

Fontevraud

91
Q

Rivers of Saumur-Champigny to the East and West, that help moderate Temperature

A

Loire
Thouet

92
Q

What is the encepagement for Saumur-Champigny
(1957)

A

85% Cabernet Franc,
Max 15% combined Cabernet Sauvignon and Pineau d’Aunis
Almost always 100% Cabernet Franc

93
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Planting Density for Saumur Champigny

A

3,300-4,000 vines per hectare

94
Q

Favorable vintages in Quarts de Chaume are due to proximity to these rivers which cause botrytis

A

Loire and Layon

95
Q

Producers of Bonnezeaux

A

Chateau des Fesles
Chateau de Bonnezeaux

96
Q

Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru

A

Minimum Must Weight: 298 g/l
Chaptalization is prohibited
Minimum Residual Sugar: 85 g/l
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base): 20 hl/ha

97
Q

Sweet wine AOCs of Anjou-Saumur

A

Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire
Bonnezeaux
Coteau de l’Aubance
Coteaux de Saumur
Quarts de Chaume

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