Loire Flashcards
What white grape can Chinon AOC also produces white wine.
100% Chenin Blanc
What is the only white grape allowed for Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC Mousseux and Petillant wines.
The AOC allows only for Chenin Blanc.
Vouvray AOC allows Orbois.
True or False
Quincy AOC makes only white wines from 100% Sauvignon Blanc.
False
Sauvignon Gris can be a minor blending partner.
Which AOC features white grape Romorantin?
Cour-Cheverny AOC (lies entirely within the boundaries of Cheverny AOC which does not have Romorantin in its grape mix)
Which AOC has the folloinwg 9 DGCs authorized:
- Goulaine
- Mouzillon-Tillieres
- Gorges
- Clisson
- Monnieres-Saint-Fiacre
- Chateau-Thebaud
- La Pallet
- La Haye-Fouassiere (approved)
- Vallet (approved)
Muscadet Severe et Maine AOC
What soil types Savennieres AOC consists of?
- Slate
- Schist
- Volcanic Rock
- Aeolian sands
What style of wine using what grape is famously made in Savenniers AOC?
- Dry wines
- 100% Chenin Blanc
(Semi sweet and Sweet wines are permitted)
What grape variety is used primarilly for Anjou AOC white wines?
Chenin Blanc
What method is used for Touraine AOC Sparkling wines?
Traditional
Aged on lees for at least 9 months
What grape is the principal grape of Haut-Poitou AOC white wine?
Sauvignon Blanc
What grape is known elsewhere of Malvoisie in Loire Valley?
Pinot Gris
As of 2020 what cannot be put on the label for Muscadet AOC?
Sur Lie
Which small AOC along the Layon river makes sweet wines from Chenin Blanc?
Bonnezeaux AOC
What AOC makes only white wines from the rare Romorantin grape?
Cour-Cheverny AOC
What is the production level by large cremant houses in Cremant de Loire AOC?
80% is by large cremant houses.
What grapes are harvested first in Loire Valley?
Melon from Pays Nantais
What are the primary grape variety for white and red/rose wines in Sancerre AOC?
- White: 100% Sauvginon Blanc
- Red/Rose: 100% Pinot Noir
Which AOC is the Middle Loire’s largest producer of white AOC wine by volume?
Vouvray AOC
For Coteaux du Layon AOC, to have SGN on the label, what requirement the vignerons must meet?
The grapes must be harvested with 19% potential alcohol.
Which AOC is well known monopole of Nichola Joly and is farmed biodynamically?
Coulee de Serrant AOC
What is Passerillage?
A process in which grapes are air-dried and shriveled after harvest to increase their sugar concentration. This takes place in a dry, well-ventilated area in order to avoid spoilage.
What two grapes are permitted for Cabernet d’Anjou AOC
- Cabernet Franc
- Cabernet Sauvginon
Describe Terre Blanches
Kimmeridgean marl rich in oyster fossils, commonly found in Sancerre and Pouily-Fume. Wines from these soils are powerful and tend to age well.
Name the primary soil types for the following areas:
- Nantes
- Saumur
- Angers- West ofTours
- East of Tours
- Centre-Loire
- West of Roanne / St-Etienne
- Nantes: Volcanic / Igneous and Metamorphic
- Saumur: Dark Schists and Sandstone
- Angers- West of Tours: White Chalk
- East of Tours: Clay & Limestone, Sand & Gravels
- Centre-Loire: Flint and Kimmeridgean Marl
- West of Roanne / St-Etienne: Chalky-Clays, Sands & Gravesl, Granite, Geniss
What are three AOCs that make Rose wines anywhere within Anjou-Saumur?
- Rose d’Anjou AOC
- Cabernet d’Anjou AOC
- Rose de Loire AOC
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What grape variety is used in sparkling and rose wines in the Anjou/Saumur?
Grolleau Gris
List the prime variety for Saumur AOC white wine and 2 varieties used for its red wine.
- White: 100% Chenin Blanc
- Red: Cabernet Franc / Cabernet Sauvginon
What are three AOCs for Sparkling wines in Anjour-Saumur?
- Saumur AOC
- Anjou AOC
- Cremnat de Loire AOC
what grape variety is the principal white grape of Anjoui-Saumur?
Chenin Blanc - for dry, semi-sweet, sweet and sparkling wines
What grape does Chinon AOC White wine use?
100% Chenin Blanc
Describe Silex / Argiles a Silex
Flint / Clay with Flint
Commonly found in Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume, These wines take on the smokey character of gunflint - Fume (the French word for smoky) refer to this.
What wine style is produced most in Saumur AOC?
Sparkling wine
Name the AOC which harvests first in Centre-Loire region.
Reuilly AOC
True or False
60% of Vouvray’s production is Sparkling.
True
By traditional method on lees for at least 12 months.
What are three well known AOCs along Layon River that produces semi-sweet to sweet dessert wines.
- Coteaux du Layon AOC
- Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC
- Bonnezeaux AOC
True or False
Coteaux de Saumur AOC specializes in red still wine using Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
False
It producees Semi-Sweet to Sweet wine crafted from 100% Chenin Blanc.
What gives Saumur-Champigny wine richer red wines than most of the Loire?
- Warm conditions
- Tuffeau soils give elegance, soft tannins and freshness
True or False
Both Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOC, Muscadet Cotes de Gandlier AOC and Muscadet Coteaux de La Loire AOC must have 100% Melon in their wines.
True
Muscadet AOC can include up to 10% Chardonnay
Which red grape is the dominant grape in the Pays Nantais and a primary grape for Coteaux d’Ancenis AOC?
Gamay
What production method is used for Saumur AOC Sparkling Wine?
What is the aging requirement?
- Traditional method
- 9 months sur lie
Often referred to as Saumur Brut
True or False
Both Quincy and Reuilly AOCs lies on Cher River.
False
While Quincy AOC sits on the banks of Cher River, Reuilly AOC is located along the Arnon River.
Which Muscadet AOC is the furthest from the Atlantic Ocean?
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOC
Does the East side of Anjou-Saumur have Dark Schists and Sandstone or White Chalk (Tuffeau)?
White Anjou (Chalk/Tuffeau)
List three Rose AOCs in Anjou-Saumur from the driest to sweetest.
- Rosé de Loire AOC
- Rosé d’Anjou AOC
- Cabernet d’Anjou AOC
What are two AOCs contained in Savenniers AOC?
- Roche aux Moines AOC
- Coulee de Serrant AOC
True or False
Menetou-Salon AOC villages can add their named village if 100% of Sauvignon Blanc comes from the village.
True
10 villages can add their village name to Menetou-Salon AOC.
Why certain Muscadet AOC wines with Sur Lie are not able to label their wines with “SUR LIE”?
The regulation in Muscadet/Loire states that the wines must be bottled between March and December 31 of the year AFTER harvest.
Any wines with longer Sur Lie aging do not qualify to add the Sur Lie on the label.
This AOC is contained within Orleans AOC and only makes red wines made from Cabernet Franc.
Orleans-Clery AOC
What grape variety is used in Orleans-Clery AOC, contained within Orleans AOC?
Cabernet Franc
It is Red only AOC
True or False
All three AOCs - Chinon, Bourgueill and Saint-Nicholas-de-Bourgeil produce Red, Rose and White wines.
False
Both Bourgueill and Saint-Nicholas-de-Bourgeill produce only Red and Rose wines.
State the wine style of Saumur Champigny and two grape varieties used as well as the primary soil type.
- Red Still wine
- Caberent Franc / Cabernet Sauvginon
- Tuffeau
What AOC was included in Anjou Village until 2020 but now recognized with its own name and produces only red blend wines made from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvginon?
Anjou Brissac AOC
True or False
Haut-Poitou’s whites are made from the two Sauvginon (Blanc and Gris).
True
Apart from Coteaux du Layon AOC with six DGCs, what are three more sweet wines made within Coteaux du Layon area?
- Coteaux du Layon 1er Cru Chaume DGC
- Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC
- Bonnezeaux AOC
How many villages comprises of Saumur-Champigny AOC?
8 Villages
True or False
Both Sancerre AOC and Pouilly-Fume AOC produce white, red and rose wines.
False
Pouilly-Fume AOC only makes dry white wines from 100% Sauvignon Blanc.
What grape variety is exclusively grown in Cour-Cheverny?
Romorantin
Similar to Chardonnay
True or False
Cremant de Loire AOC covers all of the Touraine AOC area.
True
Which wine region is in a part of France known as the Auvergne?
Upper Loire
Which AOC has the highest elevation in Centre-Loire region?
Sancerre AOC
Name five AOCs that make wines in a variety of sweetness levels and will require to state the sweetness level on the label.
- Savenieres
- Savennieres - Roche aux Monks
- Savennieres - Coulee de Serrant
- Anjou
- Cour-Cheverny
Which area in Loire do two geological worlds meet at?
Name the two geological features
Name the main soil types of each.
- Anjou
- Massif Armoricain / Paris Basin
- West: Dark Schists and Sandstone
- East: White Chalk (Tuffeau)
Define “Sur Lie”
Wines aged on their lees.
Dead yeasts are left over after fermentation.
Gives more complexity and texture.
Which AOC is the warmest among Anjou AOCs?
Coteaux d l’Aubamce AOC
Well protected from Atlantic influence by forests
Describe Caillottes
Pebbles of Limestone-rich Portlandian marl, commonly found in Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume.
Wines from these soils are perfumed and tend to mature quickly.
Which AOC covers the entire Muscadet zone and only make dry white wines?
Muscadet AOC
What is the minimum RS of Coteaux de Saumur AOC?
3.4% (34 g/l).
Hand harvest is mandatory for Semi Sweet to Sweet wines.
What does Sur Lie ageing do?
- Protects wine from oxidation
- Adds both texture and aroma
- Enhanced mouthfeel and aromatic complexity of yeastiness, bread dough, biscuit and nuts
Name the top 3 AOC by produciton in Loire for 2019.
- Cabernet d’Anjou APC
- Touraine AOC
- Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOC
True or False
Both Mousseux and Petillant in Vouvray are the method traditioanlle wines with 12 months aging sur lie
True
What soil types are prevalent in Saumur-Champigny AOC?
Tuffeau
Provides elegance and soft tannins and fresheness
What grape variety is primary harvested in Loire’s Gros Plant du Pays Nantais?
Folle Blance (aka Gros Plant)
(must have a minimum of 70% of the final wine with Colombard making up no more than 10%)
What is the production method and aging requirement for Cremant de Loire AOC?
- Traditional method
- Aged for 9 months Sur Lie
What AOC has the laregest production of all the rose AOCs in Anjou?
Cabernet d’Anjou
Which Loire sub regions does Cremant de Loire AOC cover?
- All of Anjoiu-Saumur
- All of Touraine
What red grape varieity is used in Touraine AOC if it is the west of Tours and the east of Tours?
- East of the city of Tours - Cot
- West of the city of Tours - Cabernet Franc
Which grape is the dominant grape used to make off dry Rose d’Anjou as welll as in dry Rose de Loire wines?
Groillieau Noir
What is “Fines Bulles”?
“Fine Bubbles”
Loire Valley refers to the entire category of Petilleant, Mousseux and Cremant as “Fines Bulles”.
True or False
More white wine is produced in Loire than Red or Rose or Sparkling wine.
True
44% White
25% Rose
18% Red
13% Sparkling wine
True or False
Cremant de Loire AOC can only be sparkling wines made by the traditional method.
True
What grape variety is used to make white wine in Cour-Cheverny AOC?
Romorantin grape
Which village, part of Rochefort-sur-Loire is home to the two most prestigeous sweet wine areas of Anjou-Saumur?
Chaume
- Conteaux du Layon Premier Cru Chaume DGC
- Quarts do Chaume Grand Cru AOC
To preserve the wine’s natural acidity and freshness, what technique is generally used in Loire white wine vinification?
Reductive technique
Also no Malolactive Conversion and no oak.
Out of three Rose AOCs in Anjou-Saumur, which AOC does not allow Grolleau?
Cabernet d’Anjou AOC only premits Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Winemakers divide Bourgueil AOC in two categories based on soil. What are they?
- “Gravel wines” - 60% of the AOC is on sandy gravels, tend to display raspberry fruit
- “Tuffeau wines” - more structured and complex
What grape is usually used for Touraine AOC white wine?
Sauvignon Blanc
Coteaux du Layon AOC and Coteaux de l’Aubance AOC can both put the term “Selection de Grains Nobles” on their lable if a certain condition is met.
What is it?
If the grapes had noble rot and achieved at least 19% potential alcohol.
What grarpe variety makes up Rose of Anjou AOC?
Grolleau Gris
Which AOC produces more complex and richer red in Anjou wine region?
Anjou Brissac AOC
Name three AOCs in Touraine in order of production volume from the largest.
- Touraine AOC
- Vouvray AOC
- Chinon AOC
True or False
Sancerre AOC makes Red and Rose wines as well as White wines
True
From 100% Pinot Noir
Which grape variety is used predominantly in off dry Rose d’Anjou and dry Rose de Loire as well as sparkling wines?
Grolleau Noir
What is the local term used to refer to Sparkling wines in Loire?
Fines Bulles
What white grape is primarilly used for Saumur AOC
White sparkling wine?
What red grape is primarily used for Saumur AOC Rose sparkling wine?
- White - Chenin Blanc
- Rose - Cabernet Franc
What grape is used to make Red and Rose in Orleans AOC?
And for white wine in Orleans AOC?
- Red/Rose: Meunier
- White: Chardonnay
What is the ATM pressure range of Petillant?
1 - 2.5 ATM of pressure
Name 7 DGCs of Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOC:
- Goulaine
- Mouzillon-Tillieres
- Gorges
- Clisson
- Monnieres-Saint-Fiacre
- Chateau-Thebaud
- Le Pallet
What is the prime grape variety used for Saumur AOC Rose?
Grolleau Gris
Name three AOCs which specialize in white sweet wine in Anjou-Saumur region.
- Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOC
- Coteaux de L’Aubance AOC
- Coteaux de Saumur AOC
Savenniers AOC also make some sweet wines
Name the two most prestigeous sweet wine areas of Anjou-Saumur.
- Coteaux du Layon 1er Cru Chaume DGC
- Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC
Chaume - part of the commune in Rochefort-sur-Loire
Name the AOC in Touraine that have soils comprise of chalk, perruches (stony flinty clays) and uses mostly Sauvignon Blanc for white and Gamay for Red.
Valencay AOC
List EU Still Wine Residual Regualation Terminalogy:
- Dry / Sec : %-g/l
- Medium Dry/Demi-Sec: %-g/l
- Medium Sweet/Meelleux: %-g/l
- Sweet/Dooux: %-g/l
- Dry: Under 0.4% - 4 g/l
- Medium Dry/Demi-Sec: Between 0.4% -1.2% / 4 g/l - 12 g/l
- Medium Sweet/Moelleux: 1.2% - 4.5% / 12 - 45 g/l
- Sweet / Doux : More than 4.5% / 45 g/l
Which sub-region is the largest of the Loire Valley?
Anjou-Saumur
Which AOC produces sweetest wines from Anjou-Saumur?
Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC
What are three grapes used for the dessert wines in the Loire?
- Chenin Blanc - the principal grape used
- Malvoisie (the local name for Pinot Gris)
- Romorantin (some specific appellations)
Which AOC has the most production by volume in Centre-Loire AOC?
Sancerre AOC