Anjou-Saumur Flashcards
Are still rosé wines allowed for Saumur AOP?
Yes
Rosé from the region was formerly designated as Cabernet de Saumur AOP, but the appellation was incorporated into the Saumur AOP as of 2016
Can Anjou wines be bottled as Saumur AOP?
No - many Saumur wines may be bottled as Anjou AOP, but not vice versa
How large is Quarts de Chaume?
54 ha ≈10,000 cases
Name 2 highly regarded producers of Savennières.
-Domaine des Baumard
-Chateau Pierre-Bise
Name a producer of Bonnezeaux.
Chateau des Fesles
What AOP is entitled to the “Grand Cru” moniker from 2010 forward?
Quarts-de-Chaume AOP
What are the soils of Saumur?
soft tuffeau limestone
What communes are Bonnezeaux and Quarts de Chaume located in?
-Bonnezeaux - Thouarcé
-Quarts de Chaume - Rochefort-sur-Loire
What former “Grand Crus” of Savennières finally received their own AOCs in 2011? Which is a monopole of Nicolas Joly?
-Roche aux Moines
-Coulée de Serrant - monopole of Nicolas Joly
What grape dominates Anjou blanc?
Chenin Blanc
What grape dominates the Saumur-Champigny AOP? Where is produced?
-Cabernet Franc
-The commune of Champigny and the eight surrounding villages
What grapes are used for red Saumur AOP wines?
CF, CS, and Pineau d’Aunis
What is Chenin Blanc known as in Anjou?
Pineau de la Loire
What is the AOP for red wines produced in the Coteaux l’Aubance boundaries?
Anjou Villages Brissac AOP
What is the AOP for sweet wines produced under the Anjou Villages Brissac boundaries?
Coteaux l’Aubance
What is the basic AOP in Anjou for Gamay?
Anjou Gamay AOP - but Gamay may not be blended in standard rouge bottlings
What is the min residual sugar for Coteaux du Layon and Coteaux du l’Aubance?
34g/l of RS
What is the min RS required for the wines of Chaume?
min 80 g/l of RS
What portion of Anjou’s total production is devoted to rosé? What grape dominates these?
-45%
-Grolleau
What seven villages are entitled to add their names to the basic Coteaux du Layon AOP? What is required for these wines?
-Beaulieu-sur-Layon
-Rochefort-sur-Loire
-Faye d’Anjou
-St-Lambert du Lattay
-St-Aubin de Luigné
-Rablay-sur-Layon
-Chaume
-Higher min must weights, lower max yields
What style of wine is produced under the Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP? Where is it located?
Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
Sélection de Grains Nobles (SGN)
-Anjou
What style wines are produced under the Anjou-Villages AOP? What are the major varieties?
Red only - CF and CS
What styles of wine are produced under Coteaux du Layon AOP? Where is located?
-Sweet botrytis Chenin Blanc
-Anjou
What styles of wines are produced under the Anjou AOP?
-Red
-White
-Rouge Premier / Nouveau
-Anjou Gamay: 100% Gamay
-Anjou Gamay Primeur/Nouveau
-Vin Mousseux Blanc
-Vin Mousseux Rosé
-Sparkling
What white grapes are used for Saumur AOP?
100% Chenin Blanc
What wines are produced under the Saumur AOP?
-Red
-Dry white
-Sparkling white
-Sparkling rosé
What wines of Anjou can carry the “Premier Cru” moniker?
-Chaume
-Quarts de Chaume complained enough to have it banished back into the fold in 2009. When Quarts de Chaume was bestowed with “Grand Cru” the INAO allowed “1er cru” on Chaume
Where are Bonnezeaux and Quarts de Chaume located? What wines are produced?
-Coteaux du Layon (Anjou)
-Sweet Chenin Blanc
Where is the Loire’s center for sparkling wine?
Saumur
What is the max yield and max RS and min must weight for Quarts de Chaume? Chaume?
Quarts de Chaume (as of 2011):
*20hl/ha
*85g/l RS
*298g/l RS
Chaume:
*25hl/ha
*80g/l RS (as of 2011)
*272 g/l
What is the subzone of Saumur?
Puy Notre-Dame
