Expert Loire, Rhone, Provence Flashcards
What styles of wine are produced in Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP?
Dry still red, white, and rosé plus off-dry white
How would Vouvray with 35g/L RS be labelled?
Moelleux
What is red grape of Menetou-Salon? White?
Pinot Noir for red and rosé
Sauvignon Blanc for white
What is the max RS in g/L for Vouvray sec?
max 8g/L
What is the grape of Quincy AOP?
Sauvignon Blanc
What are the 3 geographic designations for Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine?
Clisson
Gorges
Le Pallet
What are the grape requirements for Vouvray AOP? Monlouis-sur-Loire AOP?
Min 95% Chenin Blanc plus max 5% Orbois (Vouvray)
100% Chenin Blanc (Montlouis-sur-Loire)
What is the Folle Blanche appellation of the Pays Nantais?
Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP
What is the IGP of the Loire Valley?
Val de Loire AOP
What is the min% of Cabernet Franc in the following appellations?
Saumur-Champigny
Bourgeuil
Saint-Nicholas-de-Bourgeuil
Chinon
Saumur-Champigny (min 85%)
Bourgeois (min 90%)
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgeuil (min 90%)
Chinon (min 90%)
What is the cepages for Chinon Blanc?
100% Chenin Blanc
What is the most appropriate abv range for Sancerre Blanc?
12-13.5%
What grape may be varietally-labeled in Coteau d’Ancenis?
Malvoisie (Pinot Gris)
What are the red and white grapes respectively for Coteaux d’Ancenis Rouge/Rosé and Blanc?
Gamay for Rouge/Rosé
Malvoisie (Pinot Gris) for Blanc
100% for both
What are the grape(s) for Blanc, Rouge, and Rosé respectively in Reuilly AOP?
Sauvignon Blanc (Blanc)
Pinot Noir (Rouge)
Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris (Rosé)
What are the 100% Romorantin and 100% Chasselas AOPs of the Loire Valley respectively?
Cour-Cheverny (Romorantin)
Pouilly-sur-Loire (Chasselas)
What’s the difference in grape requirements for Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny?
Cheverny is made from white blends of mostly Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris for Blanc and Pinot Noir and Gamay for red and rosé.
Cour-Cheverny is produced from 100% Romorantin
What’s the difference between Orléans-Cléry and Orléans?
Orléans-Clery is a red wine only appellation producting from 100% Cabernet Franc
Orléans produces Red/Rosé from Mostly Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir and white wines from mostly Chardonnay with Pinot Gris
What are the 3 primary soil types of Sancerre?
Caillottes
Terres Blanches
Silex
The geographic designations of the Muscadet-Sèvre-et-Maine lie along which river?
Sèvre
In which direction does Touraine Noble Joué lie from the Loire River? What are the grapes?
South of the Loire River
Min 40% Pinot Meunier
Min 20% Pinot Gris
Min 10% Pinot Noir
For Muscadet “Sur Lie” aging, between what dates may the wine be bottled?
March 1 and November 30 of the year following harvest.
What is the max RS for Muscadet? Sur-Lie?
5/L
3g/L for sur-lie
What are the max yields of Muscadet? Sur-lie? Muscadet with sub zone?
65hl/ha for Muscadet
55hl/ha for Muscadet Sur Lie
45hl/ha for subzones
What is the soil makeup of the Silex soil type?
sand and flint
Who produces Clos du Papillon in Savennieres?
Domaine des Beaumard
Where is Chanturgues?
Côte d’Auvergne
What is the name of the Rosé only appellation of the Côte d’Auvernge?
Corent
What styles of wine are made in the Côte d’Auvergne?
Red and Rosé from Gamay (min 50%) plus Pinot Noir
White from Chardonnay
What are the 4 rouge only subzones of Côte d’Auvergne?
Chateaugay
Chanturgue
Madargue
Boudes
What is Sacy called in St.-Pourçain?
Tressalier
What is the appellation of Pierre-Bise?
Coteaux du Layon
What is the appellation of Clos Naudin? Producer?
Vouvray AOP
Philippe Foreau
What is the min RS for Quarts de Chaumes? Bonnezeaux? Coteaux du Layon?
Quarts de Chaumes (85g/L)
Bonnezeaux (51g/L)
Coteaux du Layon (34g/L)
Coteau de L’Aubance (34g/L)
What are the 5 geographic designations for Touraine AOP? Which is for 100% Sauvignon Blanc only?
Chenonceaux Oisly (100% Sauvignon Blanc only) Mesland Azay-le-Rideau Amboise
What is the primary grape used to produce Coteaux du Loire Vin Gris?
Pineau d’Aunis
What is the name of the Tokaj estate owned by the same family that owns Huet?
Kiralyudvar
What is the synonym in the Loire Valley for the following grapes?
Malbec Cabernet Franc Pinot Gris Chenin Blanc Sacy
Malbec (Cot) Cabernet Franc (Breton) Pinot Gris (Malvoisie) Chenin Blanc (Pineau de la Loire) Sacy (Tressalier)
What AOP is Clairette de Bellegarde located within?
Costieres de Nimes
What is the min % of Grenache mandated for Vacqueyras and Gigondas AOP?
min 50%
What is the min RS for Rasteau VDN wines?
min 45g/L
How long do Rasteau Hors d’Age wines age prior to release?
5 years
What is the name of Château Rayas’ winery in Vacqueyras?
Château des Tours
What is the min RS for Clairette de Die Methode Ancestrale? Max RS for Crémant de Die? Max RS for Crémant de Die? Min atm for each?
min 35g/L for methode ancestrale; min 3atm
max 15g/L for Clairette de Die methode traditionnelle/ min 3.5atm
max 15g/L for Crémant de Die; min 3.5atm
What is the primary grape of Clairette de Die methode ancestrale? Crémant de Die?
min 75% Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains for Methode Ancestrale
100% Clairette for Clariette de Die traditional method
min 55% Clairette, plus Aligoté and Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains for Crémant
Which Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer was the first to domaine bottle?
Château La Nerthe
What is the Cepages for Château Rayas Blanc?
50/50 Grenache Blanc/Clairette
Who makes Cuvée Ampodium?
René Rostaing
What is the minimum alcohol for Hermitage Blanc? Rouge?
11% for blanc
10.5% for rouge
What are 5 lieux-dits of Cornas?
Les Chaillots Les Reynards La Côte Les Mazards La Geynale
Which two communes may produce Rasteau Vin Doux Naturels wines?
Rasteau
Sablet
Grapes used for Vin de Paille Hermitage must be dried for a minimum of how many days? What is the min must weight?
min 45 days
min 350g/L
What is the first vintage of “Hommage à Jacques Perrin”?
1989
What river does the Clairette de Die AOP contain?
Drôme
Who produces “La Barbarine” in the Rhône Valley? What is the grape and AOP?
Yves Gangloff
92% Syrah, 8% Viognier
Côte-Rôtie
Cave de Tain is located in which AOP?
Crozes-Hermitage
What are the two parent grapes of Syrah?
Dureza x Mondeuse Blanche
What is the westernmost climat of Hermitage? Easternmost? What are 5 other climats of Hermitage?
Varogne (west) La Croix (east)
Les Bessards Le Meal Beaume Greffieux Peleat
What are two top climats in Hermitage for Hermitage Blanc?
Maison Blanche
Les Murets
What are the 5 communes of production for Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
Châteauneuf-du-Pape (center) Orange (north) Courthézon (north) Béddarides (south) Sorgues (southernmost)
In what Northern Rhone appellation is aging in New French Oak most common?
Condrieu AOP
What was the first vintage of Chave “Cuvée Cathelin”? What are the 10 years in which it was made? Which climat does the fruit mostly come from?
1990
2010, 2009, 2003, 2000
1998, 1995, 1991, 1990
Les Bessards (same as for Hermitage Rouge)
What is the primary grape for Clairette de Die Méthode Ancestrale? Aged for how long on lees?
Muscat (min 75%) plus Clairette
4 months on lees
What are the aging requirements for Rasteau Ambré and Tuilé? Maury Ambré and Tuilé?
Min 3 years (not released until March 1 of third year following harvest)
same for Maury
In which year was the Grand Cru Classé classification of Côtes de Provence?
1955
What is the min alcohol for Muscat de Cap Corse? Min potential? Min RS? Max yield?
min 15-18% actual
min 21% potential
min 90g/L RS
30hl/ha
What is the AOP of the vineyard “Grotte di Sole”? If it’s red what is likely the main grape? White? Fortified?
Patrimonio AOP/Muscat de Cap Corse AOP
Nielluccio if red (Patrimonio AOP)
Vermentino if white (Patrimonio AOP)
Muscat if fortified (Muscat de Cap Corse AOP)
Where does Jean-Baptiste Arena and Domaine Antoine Arena produce wine?
Corsica in the Patrimonio AOP and the Muscat de Cap Corse AOP
What are the two communal appellations of Corsica?
Ajaccio AOP and Patrimonio AOP
What appellation surrounds the town of Nice? What river runs through here?
Bellet AOP
Var River
What is the northernmost appellation in Provence? Main white grapes here? Red? What styles are produced here?
Pierrevert AOP (formerly Coteaux de Pierrevert) AOP
Grenache Blanc and Vermentino are the main white grapes. (Min 50% combined)
Grenache and Syrah are the main red grapes. (Min 70% combined; min 15% Grenache/min 30% Syrah)
Dry Still Red, white, and rosé
What are the main red grapes of Bellet AOP? White?
Braquet and Fuella Nera for red
Rolle (Vermentino) for white
What are the 4 principal white varieties for Palette AOP? Main 3 red?
Clairette, Picardin, Bourboulenc, Clairette (min 55% combined) Rosé for white
Grenache, Mourvedre, and Cinsault (min 50% combined)
What is the name of the main river that runs through Côtes de Provence?
Argens
What is the westernmost sub zone of Côtes de Provence? What is the easternmost? Which two are in the middle?
Sainte-Victoire (westernmost)
Fréjus (easternmost)
Pierrefeu and La Londe in the middle
What is the Argens called in Aix-en-Provence?
Arc
What are the 5 geographic designations of Corse AOP? What styles are permitted for these?
Calvi Figari Porto-Vecchio Coteaux du Cap Corse Sartène
Blanc and Rosé only
What is the name of the traditional “hourglass-shaped” bottle of Provence rosé?
Skittle
In which appellation does Château Simone produce wine?
Palette
What styles of wine are produced in Bandol AOP?
Dry, still red, white, and rosé
What is the main grape of Bandol Blanc? Other two principal varieties? What are 4 other grapes that can be added at max of 20% combined?
min 50% Clairette (max 90%) plus Ugni Blanc and Bourboulenc
Marsanne, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, and Vermentino
What is the min and max% of Mourvedre permitted for Bandol Rouge? What are the other two principal varieties? Which other two can be added at max of 10% each?
Min 50%, max 90% Mourvedre
Grenache and Cinsault are other two principal varieties
Syrah and Carignan may be added at max 10% each
Min and max of Mourvedre in Bandol Rosé?
min 20% max 90%
What are the 4 geographic designations of Côtes du Roussillon Villages AOP?
Caramany
Latour-de-France
Lesquerde
Tautavel
What is Ugni Blanc known as in Corsica? What is the max % allowed in Vin de Corse AOP blanc?
Rossola
max 25%
Who makes Cuvée Faustine? What is the AOP? Main Grapes if it’s red? Rosé? Blanc?
Comte Abbatucci
Ajaccio AOP
Red: Sciaccerellu and Barbarossa
Rosé: Sciaccarellu and Niellucciu
Blanc: Vermentinu
What is the min alcohol for Bandol Rouge? Blanc? Rosé?
Rouge: 12%
Blanc: 11.5%
Rosé: 11.5%
What is the name for terraced hillsides in Bandol?
restanques
Who makes “Le Rosé Nuances”? What’s the AOP?
Château de Pibarnon
Bandol AOP
What year was the center for rosé research founded in Provence?
1999
What is the name for Rossese in France?
Tibouren
What is the min % of Vernemtinu in Vin de Corse AOP? What is the min % for Vin de Corse “Coteaux du Cap Corse”?
Min 75%
Min 80% for Coteaux du Cap Corse
Who produces Cuvée Speciale Tibouren? What’s the AOP?
Clos Cibonne
Côtes de Provence AOP
What is the name of the river that flows through Pierrevert AOP?
Durance
Braquet and Fuella Nera are principal red grapes in the red wines of what AOP? What village is it around?
Bellet AOP
Nice
What is Tibouren known as in Italy?
Rossesse
What is the aging requirement for Bandol Rouge?
min 2 years with 18 months in wood