France - Loire Valley Flashcards
West to East, what are the regions of the Loire Valley?
Pays Nantais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Central Vineyards
What are the AOPs for the production of Muscadet?
Muscadet
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
Muscadet Sevre et Maine
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu
What are the soil-types of Muscadet Sevre et Maine?
Gabbro Gneiss Granite Schist Amphibolite
What is the minimum ABV for Muscadet?
What is the minimum ABV for Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine?
Muscadet: 9.5%
Muscadet Sur Lie: 10%
Sevre-et-Maine: 10%
Sevre-et-Maine with Subzone: 11%
How much time must a Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine Sur Lie wine spend on its lees?
How much time must a Sevre-et-Maine wine with a subzone spend on its lees?
Sur Lie: March 1st of the year following harvest, bottled no later than December 31st.
Goullaine and Le Pallet: April 1st of the second year following harvest
Gorges, Clisson, Mouzillon-Tillieres, Monnieres-Saint-Fiacre, Chateau-Thebaud: October 1st of the second year following harvest.
What are the subzones of Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine?
Goullaine Le Pallet Gorges Clisson Mouzillon-Tillieres Monnieres-Saint-Fiacre Chateau-Thebaud
What wines may be made in Coteaux d’Ancenis?
White: 100% Pinot Gris
Rose: Gamay, max 10% Cab Franc
Red: Gamay, max 10% Cab Franc
Malvoisie: 100% Pinot Gris
Whites and Malvoisie have between 20-40 g/l of RS
What is the principal white grape of Fiefs Vendeens AOP?
Chenin Blanc, min. 60%
What is the principal grape of Gros Plant du Pays Nantais?
Folle Blanche, min. 70%
What appellations in Anjou-Saumur region allow for the production of sweet Chenin Blanc?
What are the minimum RS requirements?
Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire: 34 g/l Bonnezeaux: 51 g/l Coteaux de l'Aubance: 34 g/l (also SGN) Coteaux de Saumur: 34 g/l Coteaux du Layon: 34 g/l (80 for Chaume 1er Cru) Coulee de Serrant: 30 g/l for Doux Quarts de Chaume: 85 g/l Savennieres Roche aux Moines: 30 g/l for Doux
What process is legal in Bonnezeaux that is not in Quarts-de-Chaume?
Chaptalization
What appellations in Anjou-Saumur allow for the production of Rose?
List any special features of them.
Cabernet d’Anjou: min. 10 g/l RS
Haut-Poitou
Rose d’Anjou: min. 7 g/l RS
Saumur
What are the Lieu Dits of Quarts de Chaume AOP?
Les Quarts
Les Roueres
Le Veau
When could Grand Cru be added to the label of Quarts de Chaume?
2010
What is the soil type of Savennieres AOP?
Blue schist with volcanic debris
Coulee de Serrant is a monopole of what producer?
Nicholas Joly
What are the styles and grapes allowed for Coteaux du Vendomois?
White: Varietal Chenin Blanc or Chenin Blanc dominant blend
Rose (Vin Gris): 100% Pineau d’Aunis
Rouge: min. 50% Pineau d’Aunis
Name all the Cremants
Cremant d'Alsace Cremant de Bourgogne Cremant de Jura Cremant de Savoie Cremant de Die Cremant de Limoux Cremant de Bordeaux Cremant de Loire
What are the varietal requirements for Cheverny AOP Blanc and Rose/Rouge?
Blanc: min. 50% Sauvignon Blanc, min. 16% combined Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Orbois
Rouge/Rose: min. 50% Pinot Noir, min. 16% Gamay (Cabernet Franc and Cot are also allowed).
What are the soils of Chinon?
Varennes: Alluvial sand
Tuffeau: Limestone
Clay
What are the allowed styles of wine in Coteaux du Loir AOP?
What are the varietal requirements?
Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
Rose/Rouge: min. 50% Pineau d’Aunis
What is the grape of Cour-Cheverny AOP?
Romorantin
What are the allowed styles of wine in Jasnieres AOP?
What are the varietal requirements?
Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
What are the allowed styles of wine in Touraine Noble-Joue AOP?
What are the varietal requirements?
Rose only
Min. 50% Pinot Meunier
Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir are complementary varieties
What are the allowed styles of wine in Valencay AOP?
What are the varietal requirements?
Blanc: min. 50% Sauvignon Blanc
Rose/Rouge: Blend of Gamay, Pinot Noir, and Cot
What are the varietal requirements of Vouvray?
Min. 95% Chenin Blanc
Max 5% Orbois
After Champagne, what is France’s largest producer of Sparkling Wine?
The Loire
Where is Clos Rougeard located?
What single-vineyard Cabernet Francs do they produce?
Saumur-Champigny
Le Bourg
Les Poyeuxq
Who makes “Goutte d’Or?
What is it, and where?
Philippe Foreau at Domaine du Clos Naudin
It is a Moelleux Vouvray
What are the AOPs that allow for Sauvignon Blanc production in Central Vineyards?
Coteaux du Giennois Menetou-Salon Pouilly-Fume Sancerre Quincy Reuilly
What is the grape of Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP?
Chasselas
What are the soil-types of Sancerre?
Cailottes: Limestone and pebbles
Terres Blanches: White limestone and clay
Silex: Clay and flint
What are some of the best sites in Sancerre?
Le Cul de Beaujeu Les Monts Damnes La Grande Cote Chene Marchand La Moussiere Les Romains
What wine styles are allowed in Chateaumeillant AOP?
What are the varietal requirements?
Vin Gris: 60% Gamay, plus Pinot Noir, max 15% Pinot Gris
Rouge: 60% Gamay, plus Pinot Noir
What wine styles are allowed in Cote Roannaise AOP?
What are the varietal requirements?
Rose/Rouge: 100% Gamay
What wine styles are allowed in Cotes d’Auvergne AOP?
What are the varietal requirements?
Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
Rose/Rouge: min. 50% Gamay plus Pinot Noir
What wine styles are allowed in Cotes du Forez AOP?
What are the varietal requirements?
Rose/Rouge: 100% Gamay
What wine styles are allowed in Saint-Pourcain AOP?
What are the varietal requirements?
Blanc: 50-80% Chardonnay, 20-40% Sacy, max. 10% Sauvignon Blanc
Rose: 100% Gamay
Rouge: 40-75% Gamay, 25-60% Pinot Noir
