France - Loire - Anjou Flashcards
Anjou-Saumur
overall
ANJOU-SAUMUR
between Pay Nantais & Touraine
Loire’s largest, most diverse, & dynamic region
Saumur is an eastern sub-region of Anjou
styles:
-
Anjou (west):
- dry & sweet Chenin Blanc
- 45% total rosé production
- nearly 1/3 of Cab Franc plantings
- Saumur (east): center for sparkling styles
Anjou-Saumur
AOPs
ANJOU-SAUMUR AOPs
white + red + sparkling
Anjou
Saumur
all 3 colors
Haut-Poitou
white (sec to doux)
Savennières
Savennières Roche Aux Moines
Coulée de Serrant
white (liquoreux)
Coteaux du Layon
Coteaux de l’Aubance
Coteaux Saumur
Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire
Quarts de Chaume
Bonnezeaux
rosé ONLY
Rosé d’Anjou
Cabernet d’Anjou
(Cabernet de Saumur) absorbed by Saumur
rouge ONLY
Anjou-Villages
Anjou Villages-Brissac
Saumur-Champigny
Anjou-Saumur
red ONLY AOPs
red ONLY AOPs
Anjou Villages
Anjou Villages-Brissac
(same borders as Coteaux de l’Aubance)
Saumur-Champigny
Saumur-Puy Notre Dame
Anjou-Saumur
rosé ONLY AOPs
rosé ONLY AOPs
- *Cabernet d’Anjou**
(min. 10 g/l RS) - *Rosé d’Anjou**
(min. 7 g/l RS)
Cabernet de Saumur
–absorbed by Saumur AOP–
Anjou-Saumur
sparkling AOPs
sparkling AOPs
Anjou AOP (traditional method)
blanc: 70% Chenin Blanc (max 10% Chardonnay)
rosé: Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Cot, Gamay
Saumur AOP (traditional method)
blanc: 60% Chenin Blanc (max 10% Sauv Blanc)
rosé: 60% Cabernet Franc (max10% Sauv Blanc)
Anjou-Saumur
sweet ONLY AOP residual sugar
sweet ONLY AOPs
residual sugar
34 g/L: Anjou Coteaux de la Loire
34 g/L: Coteaux de Layon
34 g/L: Coteaux de Layon-Village (appended)
34 g/L: Coteaux de Layon-SGN (botrytis)
34 g/L: Coteaux de Saumur
34 g/L: Coteaux de l’Aubance
34 g/L: Coteaux de l’Aubance-SGN (botrytis)
51 g/L: Bonnezeaux
80 g/L: Coteaux de Layon-Chaume (1er cru)
85 g/L: Quarts de Chaume
Anjou-Saumur
sweet ONLY AOP must weight
sweet ONLY AOPs
must weight
221 g/L: Anjou Coteaux de la Loire
221 g/L: Coteaux de Layon
238 g/L: Coteaux de Layon-Village (appended)
238 g/L: Coteaux de Saumur
238 g/L: Coteaux de l’Aubance
238 g/L: Bonnezeaux (min 51 g/L RS)
272 g/L: Coteaux de Layon-Chaume (1er cru)
298 g/L: Quarts de Chaume (min 85 g/L RS)
323 g/L: Coteaux de Layon-SGN (botrytis)
323 g/L: Coteaux de l’Aubance-SGN (botrytis)
Anjou-Saumur
sweet ONLY AOPs
sweet ONLY AOPs
Anjou Coteaux de la Loire
Coteaux de Layon
(7 villages can append)
Coteaux de Saumur
Coteaux de l’Aubance
(same borders as Anjou Villages-Brissac)
Bonnezeaux
(min 51 g/L RS)
Quarts de Chaume
(min 85 g/L RS)
NOTE: in Anjou-Saumur, if AOP name has ‘Coteaux’ in it, then it’s a 100% Chenin Blanc sweet white ONLY AOP
Anjou-Saumur
SGN AOPs
Anjou-Saumur: SGN AOPs
Coteaux du Layon
Coteaux de l’Aubance
NOTE: both SGNs keep min 323 g/L must weight & 34 g/L RS
Anjou AOP
Anjou AOP
sparkling white + rosé
white + red
varietal Gamay
blanc: 80% Chenin Blanc
- (dry) max 3 g/L
- “demi-sec” max 18 g/L
- “moelleux” 18-45 g/L
- “doux” 45+ g/L
red: 70% combo Cab Sauv + Cab Franc
varietal Gamay: 100% Gamay
sparkling white: 70% Chenin Blanc
sparkling rosé: CF, CS, Cot, Gamay, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, Pineau d’Aunis
NOTES:
- max yields: still 60 hl/ha + sparkling 67 hl/ha
- abv: 10.5% (except white 11%, 9.5% actual)
- sparkling wines spends 9 months on lees
Anjou AOP
blanc
Anjou AOP
blanc: 80% Chenin Blanc
- (dry) max 3 g/L
- “demi-sec” max 18 g/L
- “moelleux” 18-45 g/L
- “doux” 45+ g/L
max yield: 60 hl/ha
abv: 11% (9.5% actual)
Anjou AOP
red
Anjou Rouge / Gamay
red: 70% combo Cab Sauv + Cab Franc
varietal Gamay: 100% Gamay
both can be primeur / nouveau
max yields: still 60 hl/ha
abv: 10.5%
Anjou AOP
sparkling
Anjou AOP
sparkling white: 70% Chenin Blanc
sparkling rosé: CF, CS, Cot, Gamay, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, Pineau d’Aunis
max yields: 67 hl/ha
abv: 10.5%
9 months on lees
Anjou-Saumur
gamay
Anjou-Saumur GAMAY
Anjou’s lightest reds
NOT blended into standard Anjou rouge bottlings, though allowed in sparkling styles
offered as Anjou Gamay varietal wine
Cabernet d’Anjou AOP
Cabernet d’Anjou AOP
rosé ONLY
Cab Sauv + Cab Franc
min 10 g/L RS
abv: 10.5% (10% actual)
max yield: 60 hl/ha
NOTE: can be made Primeur / Nouveau
Rosé d’Anjou AOP
varietals
Rosé d’Anjou AOP
Cab Franc
Cab Sauv
Cot
Gamay
Pineau d’Aunis
Grolleau
Grolleau Gris
Rosé d’Anjou AOP
Rosé d’Anjou AOP
rosé ONLY
Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Cot,
Gamay, Pineau d’Aunis,
Grolleau, Grolleau Gris
min RS: 7 g/L
abv: 9.5% (9% actual)
max yields: 65 hl/ha
Anjou-Villages AOP
Anjou-Villages AOP
red ONLY
Cab Franc + Cab Sauv
(sturdier & fuller wines)
55 hl/ha
11% abv
elevagé: released 9/1
Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOP
Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOP
sweet white ONLY
100% Chenin Blanc
min must weight: 221 g/L
min RS: 34 g/L
max yields: 35 hl/ha
abv: 14% (11% actual)
[10% actual if potential is 18%]
Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOP
river
Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOP
Loire Valley (duh)
hugs the westernmost banks abutting Pay Nantais’ Coteaux d’Ancenis (west) and Savennières (east)
Coteaux du Layon AOP
must weight & RS
Coteaux du Layon
AOP
min must weight: 221 g/L
min RS: 34 g/L
SGN (sees botrytis)
min must weight: 323 g/L
min RS: 34 g/L
VILLAGES
min must weight: 238 g/L
min RS: 34 g/L
CHAUME 1er CRU
min must weight: 272 g/L
min RS: 80 g/L
Coteaux du Layon AOP
max yields
Coteaux du Layon: max yields
AOP / SGN 35 hl/ha
VILLAGES 30 hl/ha
CHAUME 1er CRU 25 hl/ha
Coteaux du Layon AOP
alcohol
Coteaux du Layon: ABV
AOP 14% (11% actual)
[10% if potential is 19%]
SGN 19% (10% actual)
VILLAGES 15% (12% actual)
[11% if potential is 19%]
CHAUME 1er CRU 16.5% (11% actual)
Coteaux du Layon AOP
élevage
Coteaux du Layon AOP
SGN (must see botrytis)
released 6/15 of 2nd year
CHAUME 1er CRU
released 9/1
Coteaux du Layon AOP
villages
Coteaux du Layon AOP
CHAUME (premier cru)
Rochefort-sur-Loire / Rochefort
St. Aubin de Luigné / St. Aubin
Beaulieu-sur-Layon / Beaulieu
Faye d’Anjou / Faye
St. Lambert du Lattay / St. Lambert
Rablay-sur-Layon / Rablay
Coteaux du Layon AOP
premier cru
Coteaux du Layon AOP
CHAUME premier cru
(technically one of the 7 villages)
min must weight: 272 g/L
min RS: 80 g/L
max yield: 25 hl/ha (lowest of all styles)
abv: 16.5% (11% actual)
élevage: released 9/1