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Central Vineyards Flashcards

1
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What are the three main soils of Sancerre?

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Silex: Flint
Terres Blanches: Kimmeridgean Clay
Caillottes: Stony, fossil-laden

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What is the sole 100% Sauvignon Blanc AOP in the Central Vineyards?

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Pouilly-Fumé

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What are the major soil types in Pouilly-Fumé?

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Kimmeridgean Marl
Caillottes (Oxfordian Limestone)
Silex (Flint)
Clay-Silica

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What styles and varietals are authorized for Sancerre? What other AOP has the same encépagement?

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Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Rouge/Rosé: 100% Pinot Noir

Menetou-Salon

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5
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What is the grape in Pouilly-sur-Loire?

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Chasselas

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What is Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP named for?

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The central commune in Pouilly-Fumé

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What are the styles and varietal requirements for Quincy AOP?

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Blanc only: Sauvignon Blanc plus max 10% Sauvignon Gris

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8
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When was the Quincy AOP established?

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1936 - the second delimited appellation in France after Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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What are the styles and varietal requirements for Reuilly AOP?

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Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir

Rosé: Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris

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What are the styles and varietal requirements for Coteaux du Giennois AOP?

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Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Rouge/Rosé: Pinot Noir and Gamay (neither may exceed 80%)

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Where is the Coteaux du Giennois AOP?

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North of Pouilly Fumé on the Loire

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What are the styles and varietal requirements for Orléans AOP?

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Blanc: min. 60% Chardonnay plus Pinot Gris
Rosé: min. 60% Pinot Meunier plus Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris
Rouge: min. 70-90% Pinot Meunier plus Pinot Noir

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What is the single grape in Orléans-Clery AOP?

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100% Cabernet Franc

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14
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Which three AOPs are located along the Cher River?

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Valençay (Touraine)
Quincy (Central Vineyards)

Reuilly (Central Vineyards)

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15
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Major climats of Sancerre?

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Monts Damnés (Chavignol)
Chêne Marchand (Bué)

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16
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Cotat Family History

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Founded by Ferdinand Thomas (1920), handed to Paul and Francis in 1947. The brothers pooled resources and produced one wine under 2 labels. Farming was organic; fertilizer and pesticides were never adopted.
In 1990’s: Paul –> François, and Francis —> Pascal.

17
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François Cotat: Location and vineyards

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Chavignol
Les Monts Damnés
Les Culs de Beaujeu
La Grande Côte
Plus .9ha of young vines between Chavignol and Sancerre, bottled as Caillottes (previously Jeunes Vignes to 2008)

18
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François Cotat: Winemaking

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Harvested late, looking for ripeness.
Must goes direct to barrel with no débourbage (old barrels & demi-muids).
Bottled unfiltered.

19
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What is Cuvée Paul?

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A demi-sec bottling from François Cotat, named for his father, labeled VDF.

20
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Pascal Cotat: Location and vineyards

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Sancerre
Les Monts Damnés
La Grande Côte
plus other assorted Pinot Noir vines (mostly for rosé)

21
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Pascal Cotat: Winemaking

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Like François: harvested late, and sometimes with a bit of RS. 
Fermented in demi-muid, and DO see debourbage before. Still no fining or filtering.
End result is richer, nearly creamy.

22
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Who produces Clos la Neore?

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Edmond Vatan
From Les Monts Damnés, harvested late (like Cotat), bottled unfined/unfiltered.


23
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Vacheron: Viticulture

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Biodynamic; certified as of 2004

24
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Vacheron: Wines

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Cuvée Domaine: red and white, stainless steel, 70% old oak for red)
WHITE
Les Romains (flint; foudre)
Paradis (clay over limestone, 2600-3600hL foudre)
Chambrates (clay and caillottes, mix of foudre and barrel)
Guigne Chèvres (clay and caillottes, large vat)
RED
La Belle Dame (from Les Romains, flint, barrel into wooden cuve)

25
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Why do you see other Vacheron bottlings in the market?

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Reine Blanche, Cailleries, etc. are names name up by merchants, renaming wines already made.

26
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Dagueneau: Vineyards

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En Chailloux (first plot; no longer part of the domaine)
La Folie (flint & clay, partial franc de pied)
Le Bois de Saint-Andélain
Clos du Calvaire
Buisson Menard (heavy clay)
Les Coques
Les Monts Damnés (Sancerre)

27
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Dagueneau: Wines

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Blanc Fumé de Pouilly (replaced En Chailloux; blended from multiple plots)
Pur Sang (from La Folie)
Buisson Renard (from Buisson Menard)
Silex (from Bois de Saint-Andélain)
Astéroïde (La Folie franc de pied)
Mont Damnés (first vintage 2006)
Jardins de Babylone (first release 2004)

28
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Dagueneau: Winemaking & Wood

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Epic investment in the vineyards (1 worker per hectare - equal to Yquem!)
Fermentation and aging in wood (demi-muid and cigare [350-400L]) or stainless.
NO MALOLACTIC.

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