Central Vineyards

Question 1

AOPs of the Central Vineyards?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Orléans AOP?

Answer 2

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

Minimum Alcohol: 9.5%

Question 3

Orléans-Cléry AOP?

Answer 3

Rouge: 100% Cabernet Franc

Minimum Potential Alcohol: 9.5%

Question 4

Sancerre AOP?

Answer 4

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

Minimum Potential Alcohol: 10.5%

Question 5

Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP?

Answer 5

Blanc: 100% Chasselas
Pouilly-sur-Loire wines may include the geographical designation “Val de Loire” on the label

Minimum Potential Alcohol: 9.5%

Kimmeridgian marl, Oxfordian limestone (caillottes), flint (silex), clay-siliceous soils

Question 6

Menetou-Salon AOP?

Answer 6

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

Minimum Alcohol: 10.5%

Question 7

Quincy AOP?

Answer 7

Blanc: Sauvignon Blanc, plus a max. 10% Sauvignon Gris
Minimum Potential Alcohol: 10.5%
Principal Soils: sand

Question 8

Reuilly AOP

Answer 8

Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Rosé: Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris
Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir

Minimum Potential Alcohol: 10.5%

Question 9

Coteaux du Giennois AOP?

Answer 9

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

Minimum Potential Alcohol: 10%