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/Faye Rochefort-sur-Loire/Rochefort Rablay-sur-Layon/Rablay Beaulieu-sur-Loire/Beaulieu St. Aubin de Luigné/St. Aubin St. Lambert du Lattay/St. Lambert Chaume 1er Cru
What is the minimum must weight and residual sugar for Coteaux du Layon? For SGN?
Coteaux du Layon Must Weight: 221g/L RS: 34g/L
CdL SGN Must Weight: 323g/L
RS: 34g/L
What is the minimum must weight and residual sugar for Chaume 1er Cru?
Must weight: 272g/L RS: 80g/L (68g/L pre 2011)
What is the minimum must weight and residual sugar for Coteaux de l’Aubance? For SGN?
Must weight: 238g/L RS: 34 g/L
SGN Must Weight: 323g/L
What is the minimum must weight and residual sugar for Bonnezeaux AOP?
Must Weight: 238g/L Residual Sugar: 51g/L
What is the french term for botrytis cinerea?
Pourriture Noble
What is the minimum must weight and residual sugar for Quarts de Chaume AOP?
Must Weight: 298g/L Residual Sugar: 85g/L (34g/L pre 2011)
What are the three lieux-dits of Quarts de Chaume?
Les Quarts Les Roueres
Le Veau
In what commune is Bonnezeaux AOP located?
Thouarcé
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
Must weights are:
221g/L for Coteaux de la Loire
238g/L for Coteaux de Saumur
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?
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 (no Pineau d’Aunis), lower yields (50 hl/ha v. 57)
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
What is Château Pierre-Bise named for?
The local name for the volcanic spilite (fine grained, of basaltic origin) in the vineyards (particularly Rouannières)
Pierre-Bise: Dry Whites
-Anjou Haut de la Garde (single vineyard across the river from CdS and RaM; contains Les Rayelles, source for the Coteaux du Layon) -Savennières Clos le Grand Beaupréau (within Moulin de Beaupréau) -Roche aux Moines (since 2005)
Pierre-Bise: Sweet Whites
-Les Rayelles (Rochefort, high elevation plot within Haut de la Garde) -Les Rouannières (in Beaulieu, mostly pierre-bise soil) -Clos de la Soucherie (Beaulieu, carboniferous rock and pierre-carré [aka phthanite: compacted silica]) -L’Anclaie (Beaulieu, schist and phthanite) -Chaume -Quarts de Chaume
What is Clos de Coulaine?
A Savennières vineyard rented by Claude Papin and Joëlle Chevalier Papin of Pierre-Bise; rented vines are bottled under the Papin-Chevalier label.
Pierre-Bise: Reds
Anjou Gamay Rouge Schiste Rouge Spilite
Eric Morgat: Winemaking
Previously the wines saw 10-20% new oak and possible ML. Today fermentation is in fiberglass, the oak is all old and ML is no longer encouraged. Viticulture is organic.
Eric Morgat: Wines
-L’Enclos: Savennières cuvée, all domaine fruit from non-contiguous parcels: Moulin de Beaupréau, Roche aux Moines, La Pierre Becherelle. Last vintage 2011. -Fidès: Savennières from the remaining 2ha (Morgat sold 2.5ha in 2011), all schist. 1st vintage 2012. -Litus: 1ha vineyard in Layon, fermented dry. Spilite. 1st vintage 2008.
Baumard: Savennières
-Clos du Papillon (schist, plus other igneous and metamorphic rocks) -Clos Ste Yves (sometimes marketed as straight Domaine es Baumard). Also schist. -Trie Spéciale (only made in favorable vintages from Clos Ste Yves fruit)
What is Baumard Vert de l’Or?
The wines made from 1ha of Verdelho in the Clos Ste Yves vineyard (Savennières). Ist vintages: 1986 for sec, 1999 for moelleux. Pulled up in 2007.
Baumard: Sweet Wines
-Quarts de Chaume: made via cryoselection (freezing the crop until the less-ripe berries are frozen, then pressing). -Carte d’Or (entry level, from purchased fruit from St. Lambert) -Clos Ste Catherine (cuvée of fruit from Clos Ste Catherine [Rochefort] and Bourg Chevreau. All domaine fruit. -Cuvée Le Paon (old vine selection, in good vintages)
What is vignes hautes et larges?
A planting system unique to Baumard: 3M between rows, 80cm between vines in a row, trained up to 2M high. Illegal as of 2014 for Quarts de Chaume.
Roche Neuves: Viticulture and Winemaking
Biodynamic. No effeuillage. Generally whole cluster and indigenous yeasts, small sulphur at bottling.
Roche Neuves: Wines
RED -Terres Chaudes: 35-45yo vines, from Dares and Les Poyeux, all Tuffeau limestone, all cement and large old oak. -La Marginale: mostly Les Poyeux, Turonian limestone, south facing slope. -Franc de Pied: en gobelet, sandy soil. V. rare, and expensive. -Les Mémoires: 120yo vines, some grafted, some ownrooted. Destemmed. WHITE -L’Insolite: 90yo vines on clay-limestone, sandstone, flint, 1 and 2yo oak -Clos Romans: single vineyard, high density plantings, on limestone -Clos de l’Echelier: red and white. Clay soils. Younger vines.
Clos Rougeard: WInes
-Brézé: Saumur Blanc -Les Poyeux: 45yo vines, sandy soils, one year old barrels for 18-24mos. -Le Bourg: 1ha plot of 70yo vines, aged in new oak.