France - Loire - Central Vineyards

Question 1

AOP of

Central Vineyards

[west-east.ish]

Answer 1

OORQMCSP

• **O**nly Orgasms Really Quell
• *M**y Current Sensational Plans

Orleans

Orleans-Clery

Reuilly

Quincy

Menetou-Salon

Coteaux Giennois

Sancerre

Pouilly-Fume
(*Pouilly-sur-Loire)

Question 2

Orleans AOP

(Rd, W, Rs)

Answer 2

*Only

{CENTRAL VINEYARDS}

Red - White - Rose

White
60% min Chardonnay
(aka: Auvernat Blanc)
plus+ Pinot Gris

~55 hl/ha~
~9.5% min ABV~

Rose
60% min Pinot Meunier
plus+ Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris

~50 hl/ha~
~9.5% min ABV~

Red
70-90% Pinot Meunier
plus+ Pinot Noir

~50 hl/ha~
~9.5% min ABV~

Question 3

Orleans-Clery AOP

(Rd!)

Answer 3

*Orgasms

{CENTRAL VINEYARDS}

Dry Red Only!!

100% Cab Franc

~50 hl/ha~
~9.5% min ABV~

Question 4

Reuilly AOP

(Rd, W, Rs)

Answer 4

*Really

{CENTRAL VINEYARDS}

Red - White - Rose

White
100% Sauv Blanc

~65 hl/ha~
~10.5% min ABV~

Rose
Pinot Noir & Pinot Gris

~63 hl/ha~
~10.5% min ABV~

Red
100% Pinot Noir

~59 hl/ha~
~10.5% min ABV~

Question 5

Quincy AOP

(W!)

Answer 5

*Quell

{CENTRAL VINEYARDS}

Dry White Only!!

95% min Sauv Blanc
5% Max Sauv Gris

~65 hl/ha~
~10.5% min ABV~

Question 6

Menetou-Salon AOP

(Rd, W, Rs)

Answer 6

*My

{CENTRAL VINEYARDS}

Red - White - Rose

White
100% Sauv Blanc

~65 hl/ha~
~10.5% min ABV~

Rose
100% Pinot Noir

~63 hl/ha~
~10.5% min ABV~

Red
100% Pinot Noir

~59 hl/ha~
~10.5% min ABV~

Question 7

Coteaux Giennois AOP

(Rd, W, Rs)

Answer 7

*Currently

{CENTRAL VINEYARDS}

Red - White - Rose

White
100% Sauv Blanc

~65 hl/ha~
~10% min ABV~

Rose
Pinot Noir & Gamay
(80% Max of either)

~63 hl/ha~
~10% min ABV~

Red
Pinot Noir & Gamay
(80% Max of either)

~59 hl/ha~
~10% min ABV~

Question 8

Sancerre AOP

(Rd, W, Rs)

Answer 8

*Sensational

{CENTRAL VINEYARDS}

Red - White - Rose

White
100% Sauv Blanc

~65 hl/ha~
~10.5% min ABV~

Rose
100% Pinot Noir

~63 hl/ha~
~10.5% min ABV~

Red
100% Pinot Noir

~59 hl/ha~
~10.5% min ABV~

*released 3/15

Has 3 famous soil types:

• Terres Blanches: Kimmeridgian Clay (extending down from Chablis)
• Caillottes: A stony soil littered with fossils
• Silex: Has a high proportion of Flint

Question 9

What are the soils of

Sancerre AOP?

Answer 9

Terres Blanches
Kimmeridgian Clay
(extending down from Chablis)

Caillottes
A stony soil littered with fossils

Silex
High proportion of Flint

Question 10

What communes of Sancerre

are authorized for Sauvignon Blanc only?

Answer 10

Bannay

Saint-Satur

Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre

Thauvenay

Veaugues

Note:
- the first four on this list are the villages right on the Loire River in Sancerre.

Question 11

Pouilly-Fume AOP

(W!)

Answer 11

*Plans

{CENTRAL VINEYARDS}

Dry White Only!!

100% Sauv Blanc

~65 hl/ha~
~10.5% min ABV~

Question 12

Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP

(W!)

Answer 12

**Plans

{CENTRAL VINEYARDS}

Dry White Only!!

100% Chasselas

~65 hl/ha~
~9.5% min ABV~