France - Loire - Central Vineyards Flashcards
AOP of
Central Vineyards
[west-east.ish]
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- **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)
Orleans AOP
(Rd, W, Rs)
*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~
Orleans-Clery AOP
(Rd!)
*Orgasms
{CENTRAL VINEYARDS}
Dry Red Only!!
100% Cab Franc
~50 hl/ha~
~9.5% min ABV~
Reuilly AOP
(Rd, W, Rs)
*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~
Quincy AOP
(W!)
*Quell
{CENTRAL VINEYARDS}
Dry White Only!!
95% min Sauv Blanc
5% Max Sauv Gris
~65 hl/ha~
~10.5% min ABV~
Menetou-Salon AOP
(Rd, W, Rs)
*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~
Coteaux Giennois AOP
(Rd, W, Rs)
*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~
Sancerre AOP
(Rd, W, Rs)
*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
What are the soils of
Sancerre AOP?
Terres Blanches
Kimmeridgian Clay
(extending down from Chablis)
Caillottes
A stony soil littered with fossils
Silex
High proportion of Flint
What communes of Sancerre
are authorized for Sauvignon Blanc only?
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.
Pouilly-Fume AOP
(W!)
*Plans
{CENTRAL VINEYARDS}
Dry White Only!!
100% Sauv Blanc
~65 hl/ha~
~10.5% min ABV~
Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP
(W!)
**Plans
{CENTRAL VINEYARDS}
Dry White Only!!
100% Chasselas
~65 hl/ha~
~9.5% min ABV~