France-Anjou-Saumur Flashcards
Coulée de Serrant AOP
Monopole owned by Nicolas Joly 100% Chenin Blanc - 7 ha.
Divided into 3 sections-
* Grand Clos de la Coulée
* Clos du Château
* Les Plantes
Blanc, Sec, Moelleux, Doux
* Sec: 12.5% Max 4g/l RS
* Moelleux/Doux: 15.5%
Min 30g/l RS
* Manual harvesting
* Chaptalization is prohibited
* Blue schist, volcanic debris
* Wines not released until 7/1 of the year following harvest
Savennières AOP
Maine-et-Loire Dept.
Noth bank of Loire. South/SE facing slopes.
100% Chenin
Dry, demi-sec, sweet
Min alchohol
* Sec- 11.5%
* All other- 12.5%
* Sec- max 4g/l RS or 8g/l if acidity is within 2g/l of the RS
* Demi Sec- 18g/l max
* Moelleux-18-45g/l
* Doux- Over 45g/l
2 single vineyard AOP’s
* Savennières Roche Aux Moines AOP 33 ha
* Coulée de Serrant AOP 7 ha
Chaptalization allowed only for dry
Handpicked
Blue Schist / Volcanic rock
* Producers-
Nicolas Joly
Thibaud Boudignon
Domaine des Baumard
Bonnezeaux AOP
Maine-et-Loire Dept.
Thouarce commune
100% Chenin - sweet
51g/l min RS
Chaptalization allowed
Not released until 4/1 folowing harvest
Min alcohol 15%
Hand harvested in tries
Producers-
Chateau de Fesles
Domaine des Petits Quarts
Quarts de Chaume AOP
Maine-et-Loire Dept
Rochefort-sur-Loire commune
Hill of Chaume highest point, 100m above sea level
Only “Grand Cru” in Loire
100% Chenin Blanc
85 g/l RS min
18% min alc.
Hand harvested in tries
Chaptalization prohibited
Wines not released until 9/1 year after harvest
Sandstone and schist
* Domaine de Baumard
* Chateau Bellerive
Coteaux du Layon AOP
Maine-et-Loire dept
Sweet wine 100% Chenin
* C.D.L. 14% min alcohol
34 g/l RS
* C.D.L. SGN 19% min alcohol
80 g/l RS
* C.D.L. Chaume 1er Cru -
16.5% min alcohol
80g/l RS
Chaptalization allowed only for C.D.L.
Hand harvested in tries
* CDL Chaume 1er Cru - not released until Sep 1st of the year following harvest
* CDL SGN not released until June 1st of the 2nd year following harvest
Coteaux de Saumur
100% Chenin Sweet wine appellation
Chaptaliziation prohibited
34 g/l min RS
15% min alcohol
Hand harvested
Coteaux L’Aubance AOP
Named after L’Aubance river
Flows parallel to the Layon
Sweet wine appelation SGN
Medium sweet
34g/l RS min
Chapalization is legal
Anjou Villages AOP
Anjou-Villages-Brissac AOP
Both red wine only
Cab Sauv/Cab Franc
Anjou Villages recognizes better sites within Anjou AOP
Min alc 11% for both
Wines released July 15th year follwing harvest for both
Anjou Brissac covers the same area as Coteaux L’Aubance
Soil - “Anjou Noir” - Dark schist
“Anjou Blanc” - Limestone
Anjou AOP
Generic appellation
Chenin Blanc, plus max. 20% combined Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc
Cab, CF plus max 30% combined Pineau D’Aunis, Grolleau. Max 10% Grolleau. If labelled Gamay it must be 100% Gamay
Cabernet D’Anjou AOP
Rose only. Cab sauv/ Cabernet Franc
Semi sweet min 10g/l RS
Usually sweeter, no limit
Min alcohol 10.5%
Rose D’Anjou AOP
Any permitted red grapes can be used
Not as sweet as Cabernet D’Anjou with a minimum 7g/l RS
Min alcohol 9.5%
Rose de Loire AOP
All red grapes permitted. Always dry with max 3g/l RS
Min alcohol 9.5%
Saumur AOP
- White, red, rose, sparkling permitted
- Chalky limstone soils
- South of Loire river
- Saumur Blanc - 100% Chenin Blanc
- Saumur Rouge- 70% CF w/ option to add Cab Sauv and Pineau d’Aunis
- Saumur Mousseux, also known as Fines Bulles-aged at least 9 months on lees. Minimum 60% Chenin and CF for white and rose. Aged in underground tuffeau cellers
Cremant de Loire AOP
- Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Orbois, Cabernet Franc, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pineau d’Aunis
- Max. 30% combined Cabernet Sauvignon and Pineau d’Aunis
- Minimum 9 mo’s on lees
- Must be hand harvested
Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame
Min 85% CF
12% min alcohol
No chaptalization
