Anjou.Saumur Flashcards
Saumur wines may be labeled as Anjou…
…but Anjou wines may not be labeled as Saumur.
What is the soil makeup in Savennières?
Blue schist and volcanic debris
What are the two former Crus of Savennières, what happened to them, and when?
- Coulée de Serrant (North)
- Roche Aux Moines (South) in the town of Champboureau
- They were elevated to AOP in 2011
Coulée de Serrant is a monopole of whom?
Château de la Roche Aux Moines, run by Nicolas Joly
What are the three climats of Coulée de Serrant?
Grand Clos de la Coulée
Clos du Château
Les Plantes
What are the sweet wine AOPs of Anjou?
Coteaux du Layon AOP
Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP
What two sweet wine AOPs lie within the Coteaux du Layon?
Bonnezeaux AOP
Quarts de Chaume AOP
What are the appending villages of the Coteaux du Layon?
- Faye d’Anjou
- Rochefort-sur-Loire
- Rablay-sur-Layon
- Beaulieu-sur-Loire
- St. Aubin de Luigné
- St. Lambert du Lattay
- Chaume 1er Cru
What is the minimum residual sugar for Coteaux du Layon? For SGN?
Coteaux du Layon: 34g/L
Coteaux du Layon SGN:
RS: 34g/L
What is the minimum residual sugar for Chaume 1er Cru?
RS: 80g/L
What is the min residual sugar for Coteaux de l’Aubance?
RS: 34 g/L
What is the minimum residual sugar for Bonnezeaux AOP?
Residual Sugar: 51g/L
What is the french term for botrytis cinerea?
Pourriture Noble
What is the min residual sugar for Quarts de Chaume AOP?
Residual Sugar: 85g/L
What are the three lieux-dits of Quarts de Chaume?
Les Quarts
Les Roueres
Le Veau
In what commune is Quarts de Chaume AOP located?
Rochefort-sur-Loire
When was Quarts de Chaume granted the designation Grand Cru?
2010
What is the main soil type of Quarts du Chaume?
Sandstone and Schist
Is cryoextraction permitted in Quarts de Chaume?
No, but a transitional agreement allows the practice through 2019.
What styles of wine are authorized for Anjou-Villages AOP and Anjou-Villages-Brissac AOP?
Red only - Cab Franc dominant, plus Cab Sauv
Anjou-Villages-Brissac AOP covers the same ground as what sweet wine AOP?
Coteaux de l’Aubance
What styles are authorized for Cabernet d’Anjou AOP and Cabernet de Saumur AOP?
Rosé only: Cab Franc and Cab Sauv
Cabernet d’Anjou is min. 10 g/L RS
Cabernet de Saumur is max 7 g/L RS
What styles are authorized for Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOP and Coteaux de Saumur AOP?
Blanc doux only
- 100% Chenin Blanc
- 34g/L RS
- May be botrytis or passillerage
What is rosé d’Anjou?
An AOP for rosé of
Grolleau/Gris
Cab Franc
Cab Sauv
Cot
Gamay
Pineau d’Aunis
Minimum RS: 7 g/L
What is the encépagement of Anjou Blanc?
- min 80% Chenin Blanc plus max 20% combined Chardonnay/Sauv Blanc
What styles are authorized for Anjou AOP?
- Blanc
- Rouge (Primeur/Nouveau also)
- Gamay (100% varietal
- Primeur/Nouveau also)
- Vin Mousseux Blanc (min. 70% Chenin Blanc, max 10% Chardonnay, plus)
- Vin Mousseux Rosé (CF, CS, Cot, Gamay, Grolleau/Gris, Pineau d’Aunis)
What styles are authorized for Saumur AOP?
- Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc (may include max 20% SB & Chard until 2016)
- Rouge: Cabernet Franc plus max 30% Cab Sauv/Pineau d’Aunis
- Vin Mousseux Blanc: min. 60% Chenin, max 10% SB
- Vin Mousseux Rosé: min. 60% Cab Franc, max 10% SB
What is Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame?
A sub-appellation of Saumur for red wines of Cabernet Franc plus max 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
What is the encépagement for Saumur-Champigny?
Cabernet Franc plus max 15% Cab Sauv/Pineau d’Aunis
What is the major soil type of Saumur-Champigny?
Iron-rich limestone and shale
What are the varietal requirements for Haut-Poitou?
Blanc: min. 60% Sauvignon Blanc plus Sauvignon Gris
Rouge: min. 60% Cabernet Franc, plus Gamay, Merlot, Pinot Noir
What changes in the soil between Anjou and Saumur?
Anjou is the end of the igneous volcanic rock that dominates Brittany, the Pays Nantais, and Anjou: slate, schist, phyllite, and other carboniferous rocks. With Saumur, the Paris Basin begins: clay, limestone, and other sedimentary/metamorphic rocks.
What is the residual sugar in Demi-Sec Savennières?
5-18g/L
What is the residual sugar in Moelleux Savennières?
- 19-45g/L
- 30 g/L in Coulée de Serrant and Roche Aux Moines
What is the residual sugar in Doux Savennières?
46+ g/L
Nicholas Joly: Wines
-Les Vieux Clos (Les Clos Sacrés in USA, formerly Becherelle), sourced from four separate plots, essentially AOC Savennieres.
- Clos de la Bergerie, sourced from Roches-aux-Moines.
- Clos de la Coulée de Serrant