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White wine varieties of the Loire

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Sauvignon blanc
Chenin blanc
Melon du Bourgogne
(Chardonnay, Arbois, Romorantin, Gros Plant, Chasselas)

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Red varieties of the Loire

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Cabernet Franc
Gamay
Pinot Noir

(Cab Sauvignon, Malbec (Côt), Pineau d’Aunis, Groslot (Grolleau)

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Subregions of Loire

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Pay Nantais , Anjou-Saumur, Touraine, Central Vineyard

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Climate of Pay Nantais

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Cool maritime climate
Wet

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4 appellations in Pay Nantais

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Muscadet AOP
Muscadet coteaux de la Loire
Muscadet cotes de la Grandlieu
Muscadet sevre et Maine

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Muscadet Aop

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Neutral
Dry
High acidity
Designed for youthful consumption
Rarely used as producers qualify for other appellations

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Muscadet sevre et Maine

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80% of overall Muscadet production
Sourced from one of the 23 communes near the confluence of the Sevre and the Maine river
Half of the production is bottled “Sur Lie”: wines aged on the lees over winter, bottled without filtering between the 1st of March and the 30th of November (adds complexity, richness, slight sparkle)

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3 su zones of Muscadet Sevre et Maine

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Clisson
Le Pallet
Gorges

Hermine d’Or : unofficial label that promotes ageability and terroir

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Location of Anjou-Saumur

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Between Pay Nantes and Touraine
(Saundra is a eastern subregion of Anjou)

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Largest and most diverse region in Loire Valley

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Anjou-Saumur

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Loire centre for sparkling wine

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Saumur

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12
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Varieties and production in Anjou:

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45% devoted to rose ( blends dominated by Grolleau)

1/3 plantings are Cabernet Franc

Sweet and dry Chenin Blanc

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Most important appellation for Chenin Blanc in Anjou

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Savennieres AOP

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Savennieres AOP

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Steep southern exposure
Blue schist + volcanic debris soils

Great complexity and honeyed richness with age / austere and rigid in their youth

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2 unofficial gran crus of Savennieres AOP

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Roche aux moines
Coulee de Serrant (Nicolas Joly’s monopole)

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16
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Sweet wine appellations in Anjou

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Coteaux di Layon AOP
Coteau du L’aubance AOP

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Sweet style Anjou

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Either healthy late harvest or selection of grapes with Noble Rot

Harvested in Tries

Min residual sugar of 34g/L (not as rich as Sauternes)

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Coteaux du Layon sub-appellations :

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Bonnezeaux

Quarts de Cheume (sandstone and schist hillsides on the banks of the river Layon = perfect incubator for botrytis = 80g/L)

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Anjou Brissac AOP

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Same 10 communes as Coteaux de l’Aubance but for red

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Saumur blanc

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100% Chenin blanc

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Saumur rouge

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Cabernet franc , Cabernet Sauvignon, Pineau d’Aunis

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Soils of Saumur

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Tuffeau , similar to Touraine

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Saumur-Champigny

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Ligh, bright, elegantly floral Cabernet franc

Harder limestone, iron rich inflected with shale

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Haut-Poitou

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AOP since 2011 / sav blanc + gris , cab franc

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Soils of Touraine

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  • Tuffeau ( slopes)
  • clay
  • Varennes ( sandy, alluvial)
26
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Climate of Touraine

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Continental

27
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Valencay AOC

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South of river Cher
White wines from mainly Sav Blanc
Red/Rose from Pinot Noir, Gamay, Côt

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Cheverny AOC

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Sav Blanc + 15% max Chardonnay, Chenin blanc, Arbois

40-65% gamay + cab franc, Pinot noir, Cot

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Cour-Cheverny

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100% Romorantin

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Vouvray

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Chenin Blanc + small amount Arbois
(All the styles)

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Montlouis sur Loire

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South of Loire river , opposite Vouvray

Chenin blanc / Demi, semi dry, sweet, sparkling

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Loir

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Tributary of Loire River

33
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Appellations of Loir:

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  • Jasnieres AOC: Chenin blanc, similar to Vouvray but more green and herbaceous
  • Coteaux du Loir AOC: 100% Chenin blanc white / Pinot d’Aunis , cab franc, cab sav, gamay, Pinot noir / rose: 25% grolleau permitted
  • Coteaux Vendomois AOC: similar to Coteaux du Loir + 20% Chardonnay / no cab sav in reds / rose=Pinot d’Aunis
34
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Bourgeil

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North of Loire river / steep slopes, limestone

Cab franc + 10% cab sav

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St Nicholas de Bourgeil

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Lighter sandy soils / best drumk young

36
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Chinon AOC soils

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Sandy gravelly soils near river = best drink young

Tuffeau Jaune = 6/7 years to reach true potential

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Chinon AOC wines

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Red : cab franc + 10% cab sav

Chinon blanc: Chenin blanc

38
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Central vineyards climate

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Continental

Cold winters / frost danger
Short summer = no easy ripening

39
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Main Appellations of Central vineyards

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Sancerre AOP - steely, pungent, herbaceous, mineral

Pouilly Fumé AOP - must be white (red labelled Sancerre rouge)

Menetou Salon AOP - similar to Sancerre (sav blanc / Pinot noir)

Pouilly sur Loire AOP - white from Chasselas

40
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Reully AOP wines

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Sav blanc

Vin Gris = pale rose from Pinot gris

Pinot noir

41
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Quincy AOP

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100% sav blanc whites only

42
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Coteaux du Giennois AOP

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Sav blanc

Pinot noir + gamay blends

43
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Orlean AOP

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White ,red and rose
Large production of Pinot Meunièr & Chardonnay

44
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Orlean-clery AOP

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Only red / Cab franc

45
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Chatomeillant AOP

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Red & rose / gamay

46
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Saint Pourcain AOP

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Sacy grape = known as TRESSALIER

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