Central Vineyards

Question 1

What is the climate of the central vineyards?

Answer 1

Continental

Question 2

What climate risks face the central vineyards?

Answer 2

Cold winters and short summers bring risk of frost and jeapordize ripening

Question 3

What are the three main soils of Sancerre?

Answer 3

Silex - Flint
Terres Blanches - Kimmeridgian-clay
Caillottes - Stoney limestone with fossils

Question 4

What grape is exclusively produced in the Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP?

Answer 4

Chasselas

Question 5

Name the nine appellations of the central vineyards

Answer 5

Sancerre
Pouilly-Fumé
Pouilly-sur-Loire
Orléans
Quincy
Menetou-Salon
Reuilly
Coteaux de Giennois
Orléans-Cléry

Question 6

At what range of elevations are the vineyards of Sancerre?

Answer 6

200-350m

Question 7

What do each of the three major soils contribute to the profile of the finished wine?

Answer 7

Silex - Ageworthy, acrid, Gunflinty notes
Terres Blanches - Sturdiness
Caillottes - Aromatic, youthful

Question 8

What is the average annual rainfall in the central vineyards?

Answer 8

31in

Question 9

How many hours of sunlight do the central vineyards get on average annually?

Answer 9

2,201

Question 10

What are the three best vineyard sites in Chavignol?

Answer 10

Les Monts Damnés
Le Cul de Beaujeu
La Grande Côte