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Anjou-Saumur Flashcards

1
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What is the Loire Valley’s largest and most diverse region?

A

Anjou

-between Pays Nantais and the Touraine

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Chateau des Fesles is one of the most respected estates in…

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Bonnezeaux

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Name the 7 villages that may append their name to the basic Coteaux du Layon AOP.

A 
Beaulieu-sur-Layon
Rochefort-sur-Loire
Faye d'Anjou
St. Lambert du Lattay
St. Aubin de Luigne
Rablay-sur-Layon
Chaume
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What are the 2 requirements of wines labeled by village in the Coteaux du Layon AOP?

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  • must reach higher minimum must weights

- harvested at lower maximum yields

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5
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What is the minimum must weight of wines of Chaume?

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min. 80 grams per liter

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6
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True or False:

Anjou-Villages AOP is a red-wine only appellation.

A

True!

-producers typically bolster Cabernet Franc with a proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon resulting in sturdier, fuller wines.

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What is the Saumur?

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an eastern sub-region of Anjou adjacent to Chinon in the Touraine

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8
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What is the center for the Loire’s sparkling wine production?

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Saumur

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9
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What is Pineau de la Loire?

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Chenin Blanc

-Anjou can produce both sweet and dry versions

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10
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What percentage of Anjou’s production is devoted to rose? What is the main grape varietal?

A

45%

a blended wine dominated by Grolleau grapes

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11
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What grape varietal is nearly one-third of Anjou’s plantings?

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Cabernet Franc

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12
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What is the unique soil structure of Savenniere’s steep southern exposure?

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blue schist mixed with volcanic debris

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13
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What 2 AOPs are located within Coteaux du Layon?

A

Bonnezeaux AOP

Quarts de Chaume AOP

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14
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What 2 unoffcial ‘grand crus’ of Savennieres received their own AOCs in 2011?

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Roche aux Moines

Colée de Serrant-monopole of biodynamic Nicolas Joly

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15
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What style of wine is Coteaux du Layon AOP and Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP?

A

Sweet

  • minimum 34 g/l RS
  • ‘tries’ harvesting is mandatory resulting in either healthy grapes with late-harvest flavors or botrytis
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16
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From what vintage forward is the Quarts de Chaume AOP entitled to the “Grand Cru” moniker?

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2010

-Loire Valley’s first Grand Cru

17
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What is the soil type of Quarts de Chaume AOP?

A

Sandstone and schist

18
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What river do the vineyards of the Quarts de Chaume AOP bank on?

A

The Layon River

19
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How many ha is the Quarts de Chaume?

A

54ha

-production is under 10,000 cases per year

20
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Name 2 Quarts de Chaume producers.

A

Domaine des Baumard

Chateau Pierre-Bise

21
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What AOP covers the same ten communes that are authorized for Coteaux de l’Aubance?

A

Anjou-Villages Brissac AOP

-for RED wines: Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon

22
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What is the grape varietal of Anjou’s lightest red wines?

A

Gamay

-Anjou Gamay varietal wines may not be blended in Anjou Rouge bottlings

23
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Saumur AOP blanc is 100%______ as of 2016.

A

Chenin Blanc

-prior to 2016 Saumur blanc permitted Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

24
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What are the authorized varietals of Saumur Rouge wines?

A

Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Pineau d’Aunis

25
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True or False:

Rosé wines may not be produced in Saumur

A

True

26
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To what style of wine are over half of Saumur’s AOP grapes destined for?

A

Saumur AOP Sparkling wines or

méthod traditionelle Crémant de Loire AOP

27
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Crémant de Loire AOP allows blending across what 2 regions of the Loire?

A

Touraine

Anjou-Saumur

28
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What is the soil of Saumur?

A

soft tuffeau limestone

-resembles those of Touraine

29
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What Saumur AOP is known as the “field of fire”?

A

Champigny

-the limestone is harder, iron-rich and inflected with shale

30
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What style of wine is Saumur-Champigny and how many villages may produce it?

A

Red, light, bright, floral Cabernet Franc

8 villages

31
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Where is Haut-Poitou located?

A

about 50 miles due south of Chinon and the eastern edge of Saumur. Received AOP status in late 2011.
-Sauvignon Blanc/Cabernet Franc

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