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Climate Loire

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Cool continental Climate

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Influence climate of Loire

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Atlantic Ocean
Rivers
Altitude of Massif: Central/ Armorican
(Shelter effect- sun exposure effect)
Frost-Hail-Mildew
Foehn ( warm wind from mountains )

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Soils of Loire

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Pays Nantais : gneiss-/mica-schist/ granite / greenstone

Anjou-Samur: volcanic/schist/slate( black Anjou )

Touraine: chalky/alluvial/gravel/sand / clay

Central Loire : kimmeridgian soil/marl/limestone/fossils

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Grapes of Loire
WHITE

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Sauvignon Blanc
Chenin Blanc
Melon de Bourgogne
Chardonnay
Folle Blanche
Chasselas
Pinot Gris
Romorantin

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Grapes of Loire
RED

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Cab. Franc
Gamay
Pinot noir
Grolleu
Côt( Malbec)
Pinot D’aunis
Cab. Sauvignon

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District of Loire

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Pays Nantais
Anjou-Samur
Touraine
Centre-Loire

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Pays Nantais appellations

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•Muscadet Aop +( sub appellations)
( Sevre -et -Maine/ Coteaux de la Loire/ Cotes de Grandlieu)

•Gros plant du pays Nantais

•Coteaux D’ancenis

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Muscadet Aop wines

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Dry white wines Melon de Bourgogne

Best wines from the 3 sub appellations
Lees aged during winter ( 5/14 months)
Bottles as of 1 st March after harvest year
Sur lie term used on label

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Crus communal

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Dcg ( denomination geographique complimenteres)

Best terroir in Muscadet ( specific site)
Yields 45 HL/HC
Min abv 11-12%
Min age vines 6 yrs
2 yrs on lees
Judged tasting panel before bottling

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Sur lie term

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Lees aging technique
Add flavors, texture and light prickles

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Gros plant du pays Nantais

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Folle Blanche
Lower quality wines, dry , tart wines

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Côteaux d’Ancenis

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Red - rose wines
Gamay- Cab. Sauvignon - Cab. Franc

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Anjou- Samur district climate

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Cool maritime ( ocean influenced)
Spring frost hazard

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Wines of Anjou-Samur

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White -Rose - Red
Still - Sparkling
From dry to sweet range

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Rose de la Loire Aop

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Anjou/ Touraine
Cab. Franc- Cab. Sauvignon- Grolleau- Pinot Noir- Gamay - Pinot d’aunis

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Rose d’anjou

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Demi-sec wines of Grolleau

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Cabernet d’Anjou

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Dry Rose wine made of :
Cab. Sauvignon-Cab.Franc
Mix with Côt- Gamay - Pinot Noir

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Blanc d’anjou

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Dry white wine made of
80% Chenin Blanc + max 20% of Chardonnay- Sauvignon Blanc

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Anjou villages Aop

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Dry Red wines made of :
Cab.Sauvignon-Cab.Franc + small quantity allowed of
Grolleau-Pinot D’Aunis

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Samur Aop wines
WHITE WINES

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Still/ Sparkling ( Methode Traditionelle)
Chenin Blanc 80% + 20% of Chardonnay and/or Sauvignon Blanc

Cremant de Loire ( sparkling )

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Samur Aop
ROSE WINES

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Still/ Sparkling
Cab.Sauvignon - Cab.Franc blends

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Samur Aop
RED WINES

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Still dry wines
Cab.Franc- Cab. Sauvignon- Grolleu

Samur rouge

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23
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Samur Champigny Aop

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Best red wines
Tuffeaux soil ( limestone sub soil )

Cab. Franc 85%( 100%)
15% Cab. Sauvignon-Pinot D’Aunis

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Coteaux du Layon Aop
Wines

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White wines
Demi-Sec to liquoreaux style
Chenin Blanc

River layon ( botrytis conditions )

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Coteaux du Layon Aop

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13 communes on both sides of the river

Yields 35 HL/HA
Max 35g/L RS

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Coteaux du Layon Villages Aop

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Include 6 villages high quality
Yields 30HL/Ha
51g/L RS

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Bonnezeaux Aop

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Higher quality then Coteaux du Layon and Villages

Yields 25 HL / Ha
Min 51g /L RS
Chaptalization possible

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Coteaux du Layon premier Crus Chaume Aop

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Superior quality , high ripe levels
Hand harvest
Passerillage-botrytis
Yields 25HL/HA
Min 80g/L RS

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Quart de Chaume grand cru Aop

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Only Grand cru of Loire
Exceptional sites ( hill of Chaume)
South facing slopes on Layon river
Passarillage- botrytis
Hand harvesting ( in Tries )
Yields 20HL/Ha
Min 85g/L RS

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SNG Coteaux du Layton wines

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Noble rot grapes in exceptional vintages
Min sugar level 323g/L at harvest

31
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Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP

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Aubance river
Chenin Blanc sweet style as Coteaux du Layon
Min sugar level harvest 230g/L
SGN WINES min sugar level harvest 294 g/L or 34g/L RS

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Savennieres AOP

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North bank Loire
South southeast facing slopes
Anjou black soil
Dry to sweet wines ( dry is most popular)
Hand harvest /organic growing

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Sub appellation in Savennieres aop

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Savennieres-la-roche-aux-moines aop
Coulée du Serrant ( 7ha monopole Nicolas joly )

34
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The term coulée

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Haut-Poitou AOP

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Small region south of Anjou district
Sauvignon blanc-Chardonnay-pinot blanc- max 20% Chenin blanc

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Touraine Aop

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Cool continental climate
Spring frost
White rose red still wines and sparkling

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Bourgueil / Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil aop

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North of Loire river
Tuffeau clay soil for best sites on slopes
Cab Franc ( 10% Cab Sauvignon allowed)
Red - Rosé wines
Max yields 55 hl/ha

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Chinon Aop

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South of Loire river
Red-rose-white wines
Cab Franc 90% +Cab Sauvignon 10%
Chenin Blanc

39
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Vouvray Aop

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East side of Tours north bank Loire
Sec to Doux style
Still and Sparkling
Chenin Blanc (Arbois small amount)

40
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Residual sugar in Vouvray aop wines

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Dry : max 8g/L
Demi sec: 9-18 g/L
Molleaux: 18-45 g/L
Doux: min 45 g/L

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Mont Louis -sur-Loire aop

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South of Loire river-facing vouvray
Chenin Bland
Still and sparkling
Sec to doux

42
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Coteaux du Loir aop

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Red wines :pinot d’aunis-cab franc-cab Sauvignon -gamay -pinot Noir
Rosé :allow 25% of Grolleau
White: 100% Chenin blanc ( dry and sweet style )

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Jasnieres aop

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Dry white wines
Chenin blanc
South facing slopes ( struggle to ripen )

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Coteaux Vendomois Aop

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Still wines
Red :cab franc- pinot d’aunis -pinot noir- gamay
Rose: pinot d’aunis
White :Chenin blanc + max 20% Chardonnay

45
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Valençay Aop

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South of Touraine region
Red rose wines :pinot noir gamay côt
White wines :Sauvignon blanc

46
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Cheverny aop / Cour de cheverny aop

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South bank Loire river/ east of Tourane region
Wines are always blends
White: Sauvignon Blanc+ Chardonnay, Chenin blanc and-or Arbois
Red: Gamay 40-60%+ Cab Franc, pinot Noir , côt

Cour-de-cheverny
White wine Romorantin grape

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Centre-Loire

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Cool continental climate
Spring frost / hail storm hazards

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Sancerre aop

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Soil 3 types
* terres blanches :Kimmeridgian marl , limestone , clay
*caillottes : limestone pebbles
*silex :flint east side of Sancerre hill

Sauvignon blanc / Pinot Noir

White wines: steely,citrus,grassy
Rose : pale salmon hue, made of Pinot noir
Red : fruity ,fresh,less extraction/tannins ,whole cluster , oak matured

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Pouilly-Fumé Aop

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East bank right of Loire river
Still dry white wines
Sauvignon blanc
Soil of terre Blanche and silex

Best wines named as :
Pouilly-fume , Blanc de pouilly-fume ,Blanc fume de pouilly

Dry,gooseberries,peach,elderflower,Lilly,good acidity and minerality

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Pouilly-sur-Loire Aop

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White wines made of Chasselas

51
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Menetou-Salon Aop

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Vineyards are continuation of Sancerre
Red rose and white wines
Sauvignon Blanc/ Pinot noir ( varieties allowed )

52
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Quincy aop

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Only Sauvignon Blanche for Aop
West Bank river Cher

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Reuilly aop

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Close to Quincy
White rose Red wines
Sauvignon blanc Pinot Gris and Pinot noir

54
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Coteaux de giennois Aop

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North of Sancerre
Red-rose wines : Pinot noir -Gamay
White wines : Sauvignon Blanc

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Châteaumeillant aop

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Red rose white
Pinot Noir -Gamay -Pinot gris

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Orleans-clergy Aop

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Left and right bank of Loire river, around the city orleans
Chardonnay -Pinot Gris (white wines )
Pinot Meunier -Pinot noir (Red-rose wines)

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Orleans-clergy Aop

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Only Red wines
Cab.Franc

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St Pourçain Aop

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South east of Loire region / Auvergne department
Granite-sand -clay limestone soils
Red rose white wines
Pinot noir -Gamay (Red -rose)
Chardonnay- Tressellier(white )

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