loire Flashcards
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Le Clos de l’Olive, Le Chêne Vert, and La Croix Boissée are in what AOC?
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Chinon
2
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Véron peninsula
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chinon
3
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Cabernet Franc is prone to reduction, and producers can manage this tendency by using regular racking to introduce oxygen to avoid off-flavors.
A
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The slopes are referred to as premières côtes,
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vouvray
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topsoil is clay-flint, a soil known locally as perruches
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vouvray
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Aubuis soil
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chinon & vouvray- tuffeau limestone.. sand and tiny extinct marine fossils. They are found on slopes and hilltops, and are extremely porous, making them perfect for high quality viticulture.
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What is the white wine only AOC within Coteaux du Loir AOC? What is the grape?
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Jasnieres; Chenin
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G/S of Orleans AOC
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W / Ro / R; W: CH, Ro / R: Meunier
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What styles of wine are produced under Cabernet d’Anjou AOC?
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Off-dry rose
10
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What is the regional IGP for the Loire Valley
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Val de Loire IGP
11
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2 catch-all appellations of the Loire Valley
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Cremant de Loire AOC & Rosé de Loire AOC
12
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What Loire grape is not permitted in Chinon, Bourgueil & St Nicolas de Bourgueil?
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Pineau d’Aunis :(
13
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Name 4 AOCs for vin gris in the Loire
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Touraine Noble Joue, Coteaux Vendomois, Reuilly, Chateaumeillant
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What styles of wine are produced under Reuilly AOC? Grape / s?
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W (SB); Vin Gris (PG / PN); R (PN)
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Max yields Coteaux du Layon AOC; Quarts de Chaume AOC? Bonnezeaux AOC? Sauternes AOC? Hermitage Vin de Paille?
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Coteaux du Layon: 35 hl/ha; Coteaux du Layon w/ village: 30 hl/ha; Chaume 1er cru: 25 hl/ha; Quarts de Chaume: 20 hl/ha; Bonnezeaux: max 25 hl/ha***Sauternes: 25 hl/ha; Hermitage VdP: 15 hl/ha
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What is the grape of Touraine AOC rouge? %?
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W of Tours: min 80% CF; E of Tours: min 80% CF & Cot (min 50%!!!!!)
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What style of wine is Francois Cotat’s “Cuvee Paul”?
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LH
18
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Vouvray enecpagement
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95% Chenin + Orbois
19
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Where will you find Turonian & Senonian soils?
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Chinon AOC
20
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Producer and vineyard of “Asteroide”
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Dagueneau; La Folie (pied franc)
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Touraine AOC styles
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W, Rose / Primeur Rosé, R / Primeur R / Varietal Gamay; Sparkling W / Ro
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Name the rose-only AOCs of the Loire Valley
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Cabernet d’Anjou AOP
Rose d’Anjou AOP
Touraine Noble-Joue AOP (Vin Gris) + Rosé de Lorie AOC
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Why do plantings of Chenin in Touraine decrease as you move W to E?
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Budbreak 1 week later E of Tours
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Max yields for Muscadet S-et-M crus
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max 45 hl/ha (vs 55)
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Subzone of Saumur AOC + assemblage
Puy Notre Dame; 85% CF + CS (only!)
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Cabernet Franc is related to what Basque grape?
Hondurrabi Beltza
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Coteaux de l'Aubence AOC styles
Sweet W & SGN W
W: 238 g/l MW, 34 g/l RS, 35 hl/ha, 15% (P) abv
SGN W: same as Coteaux du Layon SGN
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Who owns Chx de la Roche Aux Moines?
Nicolas Joly
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Caillottes is what type of soil?
Chalky white stones and fossils (Oxfordian LS)
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Min MW for Coteaux du Layon AOC, Coteaux du Layon SGN, Coteaux du Layon Chaume 1er cru; Quarts de Chaume AOC?
W: 221 g/l MW; SGN: 323 g/l MW; Chaume 1er Cru; 272 g/l MW; 298 hl/ha
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What are the geographic designations of Touraine AOC? Which produce white only? All 3 colors?
Amboise, Azay-le-Rideau (W & Rose), Chennonceaux (W: SB & R), Mesland, Oisly; Oisly = W ONLY; (SAUV BLANC); Amboise & Mesland = all 3 (W: Chenin)
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Soils of Sancerre - which one dominates the region?
Caillottes, Terres Blanche, Silex
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Bourgueil AOC wine styles
Rose / R; CF + max 10% CS (same as Chinon)
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Prince Poniatowski is associated with what wine region? Famous vineyard?
Vouvray (Clos Baudoin)
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Best Loire vintages recent
2015, 2014 (low yields), 2013 (except Vouvray / Montlouis - destroyed by hail), 2010, 2009, 2005
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What styles are permitted under Muscadet AOC?
W & W Nouveau
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Who produces "Clos La Néore"? What vineyard does it come from?
Edmond Vattan; Les Monts Damnés
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What is the grape of Touraine Rouge "Primeur"?
(100%) Gamay
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Max RS for Chinon R
2 g/l RS
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What viticultural characteristics of Chenin Blanc which makes it unable to ripen in the Central Vineyards?
Budds early & ripens late (frost is a big issue)
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First AOC of Loire to harvest in "tries" (aka - birthplace of sweet wines in the Loire)
Bonnezeaux AOX
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Name 2 regions that focus on Pineau d'Aunis
Coteaux du Loir AOC & Coteaux du Vendomois AOC
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Name the premier and grand cru of the Loire Valley
Chaume (1er - Coteaux du Layon AOC); Quarts de Chaume AOC (GC)
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Cigar Barrel - what is the reason?
> lees
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Most specific red wine AOC for wines produced within the Coteaux de l'Aubence AOC
Anjou Villages Brissac AOC
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What 2 grapes are permitted for Anjou Rouge that are not permitted in Anjou Villages?
Pineau d'Aunis & Grolleau
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Name 3 bottlings of Nicolas Joly
Coulee de Serrant, Clos de la Bergerie, Les Vieux Clos
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What are the grapes behind Saumur AOC sparkling W & Rose? (list %s)
W: min 60% CB; Rose: min 60% CF
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Minimum (P) abv for Coteaux du Layon vs Quarts de Chaume AOC
CdL: 14% abv
CdL + Village: 15% abv
Chaume 1er: 16.5% abv
SGN: 19% abv
Q de Chaume: 18% abv
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Most vineyards of Montlouis are located on what river?
Cher R (S-facing)
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Muscadet Sevre et Maine "Sur Lie" lees aging req
Must be aged in lees between March 1 & Dec 31 (can't be marketed until March 8) ***vs M Cotes de Grandlieu / M Coteaux de la Loire Mar 1-Nov 30
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3 producers of Breze
Arnaud de Lambert <3, Clos Rougeard, Guibertaeau, D du Collier
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In what AOC of the Loire will you find Negrette?
Fiefs Vendeens AOC; Reds made from PN / CF / Negrette
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In what AOC will you find the sub-zones of Brem, Chantonnay, Mareuil, Pissotte & Vix?
Fiefs Vendeens AOC
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What are the top-3-producing regions of France by volume?
BDX, Rhone, Loire
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Former Touraine AOC subzone focused on Meunier
Touraine Noble Jouée
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Which AOC of the Loire is located in the foothills of the Massif Central?
Chateaumeillant
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Name 3 bottlings of Didier Dagueneau
Pur Sang, Buisson Renard, Silex, Les Monts Damnees (Sancerre), Asteroide
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G/S of Coteaux di Giennois AOC
W: 100% SB; Ro / R: PN / Gamay blends
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What is Nicolas Joly's strait Savenniere AOC bottling called?
Les Vieux Clos
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Chinon wine styles & assemblage / cepage
W / Ro / R; W: 100% Chenin / Ro / R: 100% or majority of the blend (cepage: 90% + max 10% CS)
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Red wines produced in the areas of Savennieres & Coteaux du Layon can label under what AOC?
Anjou AOC & Anjou-Villages AOC
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Name 4 vineyards located in Chavignol
Les Monts Damnees, Chêne Marchand, Cul de Beaujeu, La Grande Cote; ***Chavignol is in the commune of Sancerre
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What grapes & styles are permitted under Fiefs Vendeens AOC?
W/Rose/R; W: Chenin; Rose / R: Negrette / CF / PN
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1st AOC of the Loire
Quincy AOC
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Montlouis-sur-Loire wine styles
W, W Petillant / Mousseux + W Methode Ancestrale ("Fermentation Unique")
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#1 grape of Touraine
Sauv Blanc
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Name the known parent of Chenin Blanc
Savagnin (Traminer)
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Name 3 communes of Vouvray
Vouvray, Tours, Chançay, Noizay... 8 total
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Ackerman Laurence, Gratien Meyer and Buvet-Ladubay are producers of what?
Sparkling Saumur
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Min RS for any Loire AOC b/g w/ "Coteaux" (Coteaux du Layon, Coteaux de l'Aubence, Coteaux du Saumur)
min 34 g/l RS
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T or F: every appellation in Anjou-Saumur that is Chenin Blanc based, requires 100%
t
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Why is Vouvray able to retain its pure fruit and naturally high acidity?
Wine bottled as early as possible (ages in bottle)
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W-only AOCs of the Central Vineyards
Pouilly-Fumé AOC, Pouilly-sur-Loire AOC, Quincy AOC
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Name 2 producers of Quarts de Chaume AOC
D des Beaumard, Chx Pierre Bise
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#1 producing AOC of Loire by volume
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOC or Muscadet AOC
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Which 2 Loire AOCs are located less than 55km from Brouilly? What styles of wine?
Cote Roannaise AOC & Cotes du Forez AOC; Rose / R only (100% Gamay)
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Bonnezeaux AOC min RS
min 51 g/l RS
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What grape is not permitted in Anjou rouge?
Gamay (it IS permitted in "Anjou Gamay" at 100%)
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What is the top style of Anjou by volume?
45% rosé
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Name 2 biodynamic certifications
Demeter & Biodyvin
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Producers who want to bottle whites from Chenin Blanc under Touraine AOC bottle in what sub-zones?
Amboise, Azay-le-RIdeau, Mesland
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Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOC "Sur Lie" aging requirement
min Mar 1, 1st yr (can't be sold until Mar 8); bottled by Dec 31, 1st yr (all other Muscadet AOCs bottled by Nov 30)
84
Name the original 3 Muscadet S-et-M crus communeaux
Clisson, Gorges, Le Pallet
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Saumur AOC W / Ro / R assemblage / grapes
W: 100% Chenin; Ro / R: min 70% CF + CS / Pineau d'Aunis
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Southern-most AOC of the Loire
Cotes d'Auvergne AOC
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Colors and grapes of Haut-Poitou AOC
W / Ro / R; Sauv Blanc & CF
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Lees aging for Crus Communeaux of M Sevre-et-Maine
Goulaine & Le Pallet: min April 1, 2nd yr; all the rest are all Oct 1, 2nd yr
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Soil of Clisson, Gorges & Le Pallet
Clisson: Granite, Gorges: Clay & Gabbro, Le Pallet: Gneiss, Quartz, Gabbro
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Region of Baron de Ladoucette; top wine?
Pouilly-Fumé AOC; Baron de L
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Max RS for Rose d'Anjou AOC
Rose d'Anjou AOC: max 7 g/l RS; Cabernet d'Anjou: max 10 g/l RS
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Name 2 reasons botrytis is less of a feature in Savennieres vs across the river (in Layon)?
a) higher elevation b) steeper slopes
93
Touraine Noble-Jouet; style & grapes
Vin Gris; min 50% Pinot Meunier + PG / PN
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Region & producer of "Coteau du Noiré"
Chinon AOC; Philippe Alliet (new oak)
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Parentage of Melon B
Pinot x Gouais Blanc
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GRAPES OF TOURAINE AOC SUB-ZONES WOOF
Azay le Rideau: W (CB) / Rose (Grolleau)
Amboise: W (CB) / Ro / R (bl)
Mesland: W (CB) / Ro / R (Gamay)
Chenonceaux: W (SB) / R (Cot)
Oisly: W (SB)
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What wine styles are produced under Touraine Noble Joue?
Vin Gris (only); >50% Pinot Meunier + PG/PN
98
Most commonly-used grape for Cremant de Loire AOC
Chenin
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Anjour rouge assemblage
min 70% CF / CS
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Saumur-Champigny AOC G/S
R; min 85% CF (+ CS / Pineau d'Aunis)
101
In what year is cryo-extraction outlawed in Quarts de Chaume?
2020
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2 specific soils of Vouvray
Perruche (flint & clay) & Aubuis (LS clay aka tuffe)
103
Chx du Fesles is a producer in what appellation?
Bonnezeaux AOC
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Closest Loire AOC to Paris
Orléans
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Name 3 producers located IN Savennieres
Nicolas Joly, Chx d'Epire, Chx des Vaults (D du Closel), Thibaud Boudignon
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What styles of wine are produced under Savennieres AOC?
White Sec - Doux; Sec: 0-4; Demi-Sec: 4-18; Moelleux: 18-45; Doux: > 45; ***all sweetness levels
107
In what year was the cryo-extraction scandal?
2012 (D des Beaumard); ***bad Quarts de Chaume vintage b/c rain in October - 2014 decreed that it would be outlawed 2020 V +
108
What styles of wine are permitted under Anjou-Villages AOC? Grapes?
R only (CS / CF); same as Anjou-Villages Brissac
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Max yields for Coulee de Serrant AOC
30 hl/ha (sec) ***same as for Savennieres-La Roche aux Moines / vs 35 hL/ha Romanee Conti
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First AOC of Loire to harvest in tries
Bonnezeaux AOC
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Most-planted grape of Touraine
Gamay! (often made in nouveau style)
112
First producer of Savennieres to focus on dry wines? Decade?
Chx de la Roche Aux Moines (Nicolas Joly) in the 1960s
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Chusclan is a top subzone of what French AOC?
Cotes du Rhone Villages AOC
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Minimum MW for Coteaux du Layon vs Quarts de Chaume AOC
CdL: 221 g/l MW
CdL + Village: 238 g/l MW
Chaume 1er: 272 g/l MW
SGN: 323 g/l MW
Q de Chaume: 298 g/l MW
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Minimum % Chenin Blanc in Anjou AOC blanc; what other grapes are permitted?
Min 80% (up to 20% CH / SB)
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Grapes & styles of Haut Poitou AOC
Dry W, Rose, R
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What is the W-most appellation of Touraine?
Chinon
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Clos Rougeard makes a rare sweet wine under what AOC?
Coteaux de Saumur AOC (Saumur's only outlet for sweet wine!)
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Wine styles of Vouvray
W, W Petillant / Mousseux
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Styles of wine permitted under Côte d'Auvergne AOC; grapes?
W / Ro / R; W: CH; Ro / R: Gamay / PN
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Soil of Les Romains
Silex (Sancerre)
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Touraine AOC W assemblage
W: min 80% Sauv Blanc + SG
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Which country is the largest producer of Chenin?
South Africa
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Harvest method for Savennieres AOC
Hand harvest
125
When does Quarts de Chaume b/c a GC?
2010
126
Bernard Baudry is a producer in what AOC?
Chinon
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Top 2 AOCs for Chenin Blanc production by plantings
1) Coteaux du Layon 2) Vouvray
128
G/S produced under Cour-Cheverny
Dry & Off-Dry (> 8 g/l RS) W; 100% Romorantin
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What are the soils of Chinon?
Tuffeau, Clay, Varennes
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Where will you find the village of Chacé?
Saumur (Clos Rougeard here!)
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Savennières AOC faces what direction?
Southeast
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Why does Francois Chidaine bottle his Vouvray wines as Vin de France?
As of 2014, producers must vinify wine within the 8 villages of Vouvray to label it as such.
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What does "sec tendre" indicate?
Off Dry (4-7 g/l RS) ***unofficial
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Region & producer of "Clos du Chène Vert" & "Clos de la Dioterie"
Chinon AOC; Charles Joguet ***single vineyards
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Name 2 producers of Clos du Papillone
D du Closel & D des Beaumard
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Winemaker behind "Domaine du Clos Naudin"? What region? Top bottling?
Philippe Foreau; Vouvray; Gouttes d'Or
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Nicolas Joly monopole; who originally creates the vineyard?
Coulee de Serrant; Cistercian Monks
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What 2 Loire grapes are not permitted in Cremant de Loire?
Sauvignon Blanc & Melon de Bourgogne
139
What is the last vintage of cryoextraction in Quarts de Chaume?
2019
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Quincy AOC is on what river?
Cher R
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Who produces "Clos de la Bergerie"? What AOC is it produced under?
Nicolas Joly's Roche Aux Moines AOC bottling
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Commune of Quarts de Chaume AOC
Rochefort-sur-Loire
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Last Clos Rougeard vintage under Foucault ownership
2016 (purchased in 2017 by Bouygues bros)
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During what century does Sauvignon Blanc b/c popular in the Central Vineyards? Why?
20th (post-Phylloxera); b/c grafted better
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Clos la Néore is produced by whom?
Edmond Vatan
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Describe the 2001 & 2002 vintages for sweet wines in the Loire
TERRIBLE - marks transition to > dry wine production
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Name 2 reasons Cab Sauv is able to ripen in Anjou
Anjou has an early spring & dry / sunny autumn
148
Biggest Muscadet S-et-M cru communeau
Goulaine
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In what region would you find the producer Hippolyte Reverdy; top wine?
Sancerre; Cuvee Ortus (best yrs only)
150
How long do wines using the "Prestige de Loire" quality label have to age on the lees for?
24 months
151
Saumur AOC permitted wine styles
W, Ro, R; Sparkling W & R ***no nouveau
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What % of Vouvray is sparkling?
0.65
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La Poussie is a monopole of who?
Baron de la Doucette
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Name 3 villages that can append name to Coteaux du Layon AOC
Rochefort, St Aubin de Luigne, Beaulieu, Fay, Rablay, St Lambert de Latay; Chaume
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Clos Rougeard top 2 red bottlings; white?
Le Bourg (Chacé), Les Poyeaux; Brézé
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In what region will you find the Thouet River?
Saumur
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Clos Nouveau producer & AOC
D du Bel Air (Gauthier); Bourgueil
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Styles of wine permitted under Cabernet d'Anjou AOC; grapes?
Off-Dry Rosé & Rosé Nouveau (min 10 g/l RS); CS / CF only
159
Why was there a drop in quality as vines b/g to be planted on American RS in the Loire?
High % LS in soils= chlorosis (iron defficiency); American RS > prone to iron defficiency
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Soil of Bourgueil
LS & Gravel
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Who owns Clos Baudoin? What appellation is it produced under?
Francois Chidaine (purchased from Prince Poniatowski); Vin de France (as of 2014) ***can't use "Clos" on label b/c VdF
162
Min / max abv for Muscadet Sevre et Maine
Min 10% (min 11% w/ cru) / max 12%
163
Valençay AOC lies on what river?
Cher R
164
Minimum RS for Coteaux du Layon vs Quarts de Chaume AOC
CdL: 34 g/l RS
CdL + Village: 34 g/l RS
Chaume 1er: 80 g/l RS
SGN: 34 g/l RS
Q de Chaume: 85 g/l RS
165
What creates sheltered S-facing vineyards in Vouvray?
The Loire tributaries Brenne & Cisse
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Saumur R / Puy Notre Dame / Saumur-Champigny assemblage
Saumur R: min 70% CF + CS / Pineau d'Aunis
Puy notre Dame: 85% CF + CS (only!)
Saumur-Champigny: 85% CF + CS / Pineau d'Aunis
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Region & producer of "Les Picasses", "Les Barnabes" & "Les Peuilles"
Chinon AOC; Olga Riffault
168
Bonnezeaux is located in what commune?
Thouarcé
169
What does coulée translate to?
Ravine (box-shaped valley)
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What is "Renaissance des Appellations"? Name 2 members
French producer organization aimed at promoting terroir; Nicolas Joly, D Leflaive & Clau de Nell, Zind Humbrecht
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What styles of wine are permitted under Anjou-Villages Brissac AOC? What grapes are permitted?
R only; CF & CS
172
Describe the 1991 vintage in the Loire Valley
Terrible Frost - wipes out 90% vineyards
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Which mountain is known as the "Giant of Provence"?
Mount Ventoux
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When and why are the boundaries of Chinon expanded?
2016 following new Touraine AOC regulations disallowing Chenin in Touraine Blanc
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What are DRY rose wines of Anjou produced under?
Rose de Loire AOC (max 3 g/l RS)
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What do the soils of Sancerre have that other areas on the Paris Basin (Chablis, Champagne) do not?
Flint (silex)
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Why would a biodynamic producer choose not to till?
Working the soil interferes w/ funghi network that connects plants together & can transfer water, carbon nitrogen & other nutrients / minerals b/w neighboring root systems
178
Styles of wine permitted under Chateaumeillant AOC; grapes?
Vin Gris & R; min 60% Gamay + PN
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Name 2 producers of Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine
Jo Landron, D de la Pepiere (Clos des Briords)
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What river runs through Chinon AOC?
Vienne R (responsible for Varenne soils)
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Northern-most Muscadet S-et-M cru communeau
Goulaine
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Name 3 AOCs of Touraine focus on Sauvignon Blanc
Touraine AOC, Valencay AOC, Cheverny AOC (+ Touraine "Chenonceaux" & "Oisly")
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What type of soil is Gabbros? Where is it found?
Basalt soil; Muscadet
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Sauv Blanc known parentage
Traminer x ?
185
Auvernat Blanc is a synonym for what grape in the Loire Valley?
Chardonnay
186
Quarts de Chaume AOC min must weight; max yields?
min 298 g/l MW; max 20 hl/ha (Sauternes = 25!)
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What does "Hermine d'Or" indicate on a bottle of wine? Who is the producer behind it?
Comes from Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine; A) shows typicity (no oak) B) ageability C) minerality; Guy Bossard (D de L'Ecu)
188
2 AOCs of the Loire that feature Pinot Meunier?
Touraine Noble Joue, Orleans
189
Where does Cab Sauv succeed in ripening in the Loire? Why?
Anjou; because of it's slightly longer growing season (early Spring)
190
Name 3 AOCs that permit "Sur Lie" on label (as a designated style)
Muscadet Sevre et Maine, Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire, Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu; Gros Plants de Pays Nantais
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Name 2 vineyards located in the commune of Sancerre
Les Monts Damnees, Chene Marchand, Cul de Beaujeu, La Grande Cote; ***Chavignol is in the commune of Sancerre
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What is the climate of Anjou?
Maritime
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Describe the landscape of Saumur AOC
Flat Plateau (vs riverside slopes of CHinon)
194
What is the appellation of production for Clos du Papillon?
Savennieres AOC (D des Beaumard & D du Closel)
195
Prestige de Loire is a new quality category for what type of wines and in conjunction with what AOCs?
Vintage TM sparklers from Anjou, Saumur, Touraine, Vouvray & Cremant de Loire
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What are the lieux-dits of Quarts de Chaume AOC?
Les Quarts, Les Roueres, Le Veau
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When does Melon B become the top grape of the Pays Nantais?
After 1709 Frost
198
Taffeta is a reference to what grape?
Chenin
199
Maximum what % of Cabernet Sauvignon may be planted in the vineyards of Chinon & Bourgueil AOCs?
Max 10%; can only acct for minority of blend
200
Max yields for Savennières AOC; Coulée de Serrant AOC?
Savennières AOC: Sec / Demi-Sec: 50 hl/ha; Moelleux / Doux: 35 hl/ha
Coulée de Serrant AOC: Sec / Demi-Sec: 30 hl/ha; Moelleux / Doux: 25 hl/ha
201
What is the appellation of the Clau de Nell winery? What famous producer is behind it?
Anjou AOC; Domaine Leflaive
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What styles are permitted under Quincy AOC?
W only (100% SB)
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Minimum abv Savenniere vs Coulee de Serrant
Savenniere: 11.5% (P) / 11% (A)
C de Serrant: 12.5% (P) / 11.5% (A)
204
Max RS for Muscadet S-et-M
3 g/l
205
Region of Coteaux du Vendomois AOC; styles?
Touraine; W / Vin Gris / R; Pineau d'Aunis <3
206
Montlouis is to the ___ River as Chinon is to the ___ River
Montlouis is to Cher R as Chinon is to Vienne R
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Cab Franc originates from what region?
Basque country (related to Hondurrabi Beltza)
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Western-most edge of Paris Basin
Saumur
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Vouvray sweetness levels
Sec: max 8 g/l RS Sec-Tendre (Demi-Sec): 9-15 g/l RS ***does not need to appear on label Moelleux: > 15 g/l
210
Soil of Saumur
Tuffeau Jaune (softer than Tuffeau Blanc found in Touraine)
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Last vintage of Clos Rougeard under Foucault ownership? Who purchases it & what other famous estate do they own?
2016 last V; sold in 2017 to Bougueys family (own Chx Montrose)
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Name 3 single vineyards of Savennières
Clos du Papillon, Clos de Coulaine, Clos de la Hutte
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Worst Loire vintage of the 1990s
1991 (Frost wipes out 90% of vineyards)
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G/S of Valencay AOC
(Touraine); W / Ro / R; W: 100% SB
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Name the R-only AOCs of Anjou-Saumur
Anjou Villages AOC, Anjou-Villages Brissac AOC, Saumur-Champigny AOC
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Region of D des Roche Neuves
Saumur (Theirry Germain)
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What is Chenin called in Anjou?
Pineau de la Loire
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Philippe Tessier is a leading producer in what appellation?
Cour-Cheverny
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Styles of wine permitted under Saint-Pourçain AOC; grapes?
W / Ro / R; W: CH / Sacy (Tressalier) blends; Ro: Gamay / R: Gamay / PN
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If no sweetness indication is listed on a bottle of Vouvray, how much RS is permitted?
Sec-Tendre does not need to appear on label; up to 15 g/l (9-15 g/l)
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What is the most specific AOC that Pouilly-Fumé producers may label Pinot Noir as?
Sancerre Rose / Red
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Chavignol is actually part of what commune?
Sancerre
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What vineyard does Dagueneau own and bottle in Sancerre?
Monts Damnees
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Name 3 bottlings of Clos Rougeard in order of price point; what are the reds all produced under?
Breze, le Bourg, Les Poyeaux, Le Clos (the straight Saumur-Champigny)
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What is Cab Franc called in the Veneto?
Bordo
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La Grande Cote is a monopole of whom?
Cotat cousins (Franocis & Pascal)
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Who produces "Coteaux de Néoré"?
Philippe Allier
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What is the grape of Touraine AOC blanc? %?
Min 80% SB (+ SG)
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Orleans-Clery G/S
R only CAB FRANC 100%
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Which Loire AOC features Tressalier?
Saint Pourçain AOC ***aka Sacy
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What is the grape of Le Machiole's "Paleo"?
Cab Franc
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Saumur Rouge vs Saumur Puy Notre Dame ABV
R: 10.5%; PND: 12%
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Production volume of Cremeant de la Loire vs Saumur AOC sparkling
2011 cremant overtakes sparkling Saumur in production
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Max RS for Sancerre
W / Ro: max 4 g/l RS; R: max 2 g/l RS
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Max yields for Sancerre Bl
65 hl/ha
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Vines of Montlouis-sur-Loire are located along what river?
Cher R
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D de Bellivière is a producer in what AOC?
Jasnière AOC
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Cremant de Loire may be produced from grapes from what regions?
Anjou, Saumur, Touraine (only)
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Anjou-Villages AOC & Anjou-Villages Brissac AOC assemblage
100% CS / CF
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St Nicolas de Bourgueil soils
Gravel (alluvial)
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What are Gabbro soils and where will you find them?
Volcanic soils (similar to Basalt) found in Muscadet
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Last vintage in which cryo-extraction is permitted in Quarts de Chaume
2019 ***illegal 2020 V on
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How do tuffeau soils regulate water supply? What are the benefits?
Tuffeau absorbs water quickly (free-draining soils) then releases water to vines during dry periods (vines don't suffer from excess water stress)
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What styles are permitted under Coteaux du Loir AOC?
W (CB) / Ro / R (Pineau d'Aunis)
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"Fermentation Unique" is what style of wine under Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC?
Methode Ancestrale (max 5 g/l RS); Reqs: 9 mo lees, vintage mandatory, HH, must be disgorged
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What is the regional IGP for CDP? Departmental?
Mediterranee IGP; Vaucluse IGP
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Most expensive Sancerre on the market at release
Edmond Vattan "Clos La Neore"
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Describe the landscape of Saumur - how does it differ from Chinon / Bourgueil?
Saumur is on a flat plateau (undulating hills) vs Chinon / Bourgueil on terraced slopes of river valleys
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What is Joly's "Les Vieux Clos" bottling called in the US?
Les Clos Sacrés
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What is the main grape of Touraine Noble Joué?
Meunier
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Soil of Quarts de Chaume AOC
Sandstone & Schist
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Soil of Vouvray
Clay & Gravel over Tuffeau
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Name 2 red-only AOCs of Anjou
Anjou-Villages AOC & Anjou-Villages Brissac AOC
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Prestige de Loire is a branded designation for what AOCs?
Anjou AOC, Saumur AOC, Touraine AOC, Vouvray AOC, Cremant de Loire AOC
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What is the major reason for less botrytis in Savennieres beginning in the 1990s?
Organic revolution in the 1900s = malo b/c easier to accomplish - less need for botrytis to tame excessive acidity (botrytis eats away at malic acid & glycerine hides acidity)
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Coteaux du Giennois AOC sits on what river?
Loire River
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True of False: Cour-Cheverny is always dry
False: off-dry styles permitted (> 8 g/l; but no chaptalization)
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In what year do Savennieres Coulee de Serrant & Savennieres La Roche Aux Moines gain AOC status?
2011
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Who produces "Buisson Renard"?
Didier Dagueneau; ***"Fox Bush"
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Overarching AOCs of Anjou
Anjou AOC, Rose d'Anjou, Cabernet d'Anjou
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Sancerre is located within what department?
Cher (14 communes)
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Why does Cab Franc succeed in ripening in the Loire where Cabernet Sauvignon would not?
Cab Franc ripens ~1 wk earlier than Cab Sauv
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D de Belliviere are located in what AOC?
Jasnieres AOC
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How come the Loire (Anjou specifically) b/c a hotbead for producers making "natural wines"?
Sweet wine went out of style, postwar France loses wine culture, and Anjou b/g being farmed chemically & producing tons of cheap rose; price of land falls. Curious winemakers move in & can experiment / push to limits b/c no expectation / obligations --> take wines to limit of non-intervention; + Joly
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Name all of the Muscadet S-et-M crus communeaux
Clisson, Gorges, Le Pallet; Goulaine, Chx Thebaud, Monnières-St-Fiace, Mouzillon-Tillières
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Where are the subzones Boudes, Corent & Chateaugay located?
Cotes d'Auvergne AOC
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What is the max % abv for Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOC?
max 12%
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Challenging recent Loire vintages
2017 (frost), 2016 (frost), 2012, 2011 (sweet wines did ok), 2006
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How many producers bottle Brézé? Name them please.
4; Clos Rougeard, Guiberteau, Arnauld Lambert (Chx de Breze & D de Saint Just); D du Collier (Charly Foucault's son)
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Cremant de Loire AOC may come from what regions only?
Anjou, Saumur, Touraine
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True or False: If a cru communeau is listed on a bottle of Muscadet S-et-M, "sur lie" may also be listed
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1st vintage for Muscadet S-et-M crus communeaux
2018
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Domaine de l'Ecu & Luneau Papin is a producer in what region?
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine (Guy Bossard's E!)
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Max yields for Coteaux du Layon vs Quarts de Chaume AOC
CdL: 35 hl/ha
CdL + Village: 30 hl/ha
Chaume 1er: 25 hl/ha
SGN: 35 hl/ha
Q de Chaume: 20 hl/ha
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Min % Chenin in Montlouis sur Loire
100% (vs max 5% Orbois in Vouvray)
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What styles & grapes are permitted for Prestige de Loire? Minimum lees aging? Max RS? Additional reqs?
Sparkling W
Chenin, CH, PN, CF
Max Brut (12 g/l RS)
24 Mo Lees
Vintage
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What styles of wine are produced under Menetou-Salon AOC?
W/Ro/R; same as Sancerre ***don't confuse w/ Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC
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Minimum "sur lie" aging for Muscadet "Sur Lie" AOCs; when must the wine be bottled by?
min Mar 1, 1st yr; max Nov 30 (EXCEPT Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine must be bottled by Dec 31, 1st yr); ***cannot be sold until Mar 8th, 1st yr
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E-most & S-most AOC of Saumur
Haut-Poitou AOC
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Soil of Savennieres
Blue Schist w/ Volcanic Debris
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Best Quarts de Chaume vintages of last 10 years
2015 & 2018
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1st producer to label by cru communeau
Domaine de la Pepiere
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What was traditionally the reason for including botrytis in Savennieres?
To tame excessive acidity - botrytis eats away at malic acid & glycerine masks acid (malo wasn't introduced until the 1990s)
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In what decade does Savenniere start producing mostly dry wine?
1960s (a/r time when Joly family purchases Coulée de Serrant)
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What is CF called in the Loire?
Breton
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Rousseau Frères is a producer in what AOC?
Touraine Noble Jouée
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What Loire grape is not permitted for Cremant de la Loire AOC?
Sauvignon Blanc
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Top 2 communes (quality) for Chinon
Cravant-Les-Coteaux & Beaumont-en-Veron
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Jasniere AOC sits w/i what greater AOC?
Coteaux du Loir AOC
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Who was the first outsider to begin making wine in Savennieres?
D de Beaumard (1960s)
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Which famous sweet wine AOC of Anjou famously permits chaptalization?
Bonnezeaux AOC (NOT in Quarts de Chaume AOC)
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2 ways producers are increasing ripeness in Chinon
High trellising, de-budding, de-leafing
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Water regulating capability of tuffeau
Absorbs water quickly & releases it slowly (free-draining)
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Chenin Noir is a synonym of what grape?
Pineau d'Aunis
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Minimum % Gros Plant in Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOC
min 70%
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Compare the difference in style b/w Chinon & Bourgueil & describe why these differences exist
Bourgueil is more austere / needs more time b/c climate is more Atlantic / Maritime-influenced; Chinon has more protection thanks to Vienne R & experiences a warmer climate producing wines that are > supple / > fruit forward
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PN grown in Pouilly-Fumee can produce under what AOC?
Sancerre
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Where does the Loire River begin?
Cevennes Mtns (Massif Central)
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What is the appellation & producer of La Jalousie?
Savennieres AOC; D du Closel
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Didier Dagueneau is located in what village?
St-Andelain
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Who produces "Clos de Midi"? Where is it from?
Arnaud de Lambert; Breze (Saumur)
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2 frost vintages of the 2010s
2016 / 2017
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Why are wines from Vouvray richer in style from Montlouis?
A) > clay in Vouvray; B) LS slows maturation so > HT
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Two producers of Sancerre that employ new oak
Alphonse Mellot, Vacheron, Henri Bourgeois
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Name the 3 parcels that make up Coulee de Serrant AOC
Grand Clos de la Coulee, Clos du Chx, Les Plantes
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What AOCs of the Loire permit SGN as an official style?
Coteaux du Layon AOC & Coteaux de l'Aubence AOC ***Alsace AOC...
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Why did Nicolas Joly pull out of the InterLoire association?
They used money to promote industrial wines
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Who produces "Cuvee Constance"? Inaugural vintage? Name 3 vintages of production of the 2000s
D Huet; 1989; 2003, 2005, 2009, 2015 ***think hot vintages of the 2000s
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Why does Chenin thrive in Anjou but not in the Central Vineyards
Anjou has an early spring & dry / sunny autumn - perfect for Chenin that buds early & ripens late ***Chenin needs a long GS
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Name 3 bottlings of Didier Dagueneau
En Chailloux, Pur Sang (La Folie), Buisson-Renard, Asteroide (La Folie), Silex (Bois de St Andelain)
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What is the most-planted R grape of the Loire?
Cab Franc
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Soil of Menetou-Salon AOC
Kimmeridgian Marl
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Italy's only monopole appellation; what year does it gain appellation status?
Bolgheri-Sassicaia DOC; 2013
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Harvest method for Coteaux du Layon AOC
HH / tries
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What are the 2 rivers that flows through Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine?
Maine R & Sevre Nantais R
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Permitted training methods of Sancerre
Cordon & Single Guyot
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What are the grapes produced under Coteaux d'Ancenis?
W: PG ("Malvoise"), Rose / R: Gamay
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Min abv for Saumur AOC "Puy Notre Dame"; grape (& %)?
12% (vs 10.5%); min 85% CF (+ CS only)
319
What happens in Savennieres in 1996 that results in an increase in dry wine production?
AOC laws change to encourage dry production (increased yields, etc)
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Styles permitted under Chinon, Bourgueil & St Nicolas de Bourgueil
Chinon: W / Rose / R; Bourg / St N de Bourg: Rose / R
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What mountains are north of the Loire valley?
Massif Armorican
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2 producers affected by 2014 Vouvray law stating that wine must be produced in AOC zone
F Chidaine, Jacky Blot (D des Taille Aux Loups)
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What is the highest volume-producing AOC of the Loire?
Muscadet Sevre et Maine
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Coulée de Serrant faces what direction?
SOUTHEAST (facing the river)
325
As of what year must wine be produced / bottled in Vouvray to claim appellation?
2014 onward
326
Max RS for Savennieres
max 4 (8 if TA w/i 2 g/l RS)
327
Describe tuffeau soils
LS soils composed of sand & marine fossils
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Chx du Nozet is a producer in what AOC?
Pouilly-Fumée AOC
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G/S of Chenonceaux?
W (SB) / R (Cot)
330
Soils of Muscadet are based on the ___ massif
Armorican Massif (diff from LS soils of Paris Basin to E)
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Producer & appellation of "Clos des Briords
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine; D de la Pepiere (vineyard w/i Chx Thébaud)
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Saumur AOC red: what is the grape & min %?
Min 70% Cab Franc
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#1 most-planted WHITE grape of Loire Valley
Melon B (SB #2)
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Wine styles and grape of Orleans-Clery AOC
R only; Cab Franc
335
What is the Loire Valley's largest region?
Anjou-Saumur
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2 moderating features of Sancerre
Forest to West & Loire River
337
T or F: Chaume 1er cru is not a 1er cru AOP but rather a designation w/i Coteaux du Layon AOP that is named Coteaux du Layon Chaume Premier Cru
t
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Why does Sauvignon Blanc become popular after phylloxera?
Grafted well to American RS
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Most-planted grape of Anjou-Saumur
Cab Franc (1/3) THINK ROSE; ***mostly white wine b/f Phyllo
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What styles of wine are produced under Cote Roannaise AOC & Cotes du Forez AOC? Grapes?
Rose & R only; 100% Gamay
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All major styles of wine are produced under Anjou AOC except what?
Still rose
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Quarts de Chaume AOC faces what direction?
SouthEAST (facing the river)
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MW / yield / abv / RS reqs for Bonnezeaux AOC
238 g/l MW; 51 g/l RS, 25 hl/ha ***chaptalization permitted
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Wines labeled "moelleux" can have what range of residual sugar?
12 (18*) - 45 g/l RS
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Name 3 villages that can append their name to Coteaux du Layon AOC
Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Chaume, Faye d'Anjou, Rablay-sur-Layon, Rochefort-sur-Loire, St Aubin-de-Luigne, St Lambert
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Name 2 single vineyards of Savennieres
Clos du Papillon, La Jalousie
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3 soils of Sancerre
Terre Blanche, Caillottes, Silex
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Name the 3 vineyards of D Huet; which produce the most ageworthy wines? where are all of these vineyards located?
Les Haut Lieu, Le Mont, Le Bourg; ***Le Premiere Cote
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Maximum residual sugar in Vouvray "sec"
8 g/l
350
How long do Clisson, Gorges & Le Pallet have to age on the lees for?
Clisson & Gorges: 24 months (Oct 1, 2nd yr); Pallet: 17 months (April 1, 2nd yr)
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Saumur-Champigny AOC & Saumur AOC "Puy Notre Dame" lie to what side of the Loire River?
SOUTH of R
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E-most area for Chenin Blanc in Touraine
Touraine "Mesland" AOC
353
What are the wine styles produced under Coteaux d'Ancenis? Grapes?
Off-dry W (20-40 g/l), Rose, R; Pinot Gris & Gamay
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Why does Loire River have little heating effect in Loire V?
Slow-moving
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Name 2 producers of oak-aged Sancerre
Alphonse Mellot, Vacheron, Dagueneau
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French term for the "start of harvest"
Ban de vendanges
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"Anjou Noir" & "Anjour Blanc" are references to what types of soils found in the region? What geographic formations do they correspond to?
Anjou Noire: Black Schist (Massif Armorican); Anjou Blanc: LS (Paris basin)
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G/S of Mesland?
W (Ch Bl) / Ro / R (Gamay)
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Wine styles permitted under Coulée de Serrant AOC
W Sec, Moelleux, Doux
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Subzones of Touraine & associated styles
Azay le Rideau: W & Rose (CB & Grolleau)
Amboise: W / Ro / R (CB & blends)
Mesland: W / Ro / R (CB & Gamay)
Chenonceau: W / R (SB & CF / Cot)
Oisly: W (SB)
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What is France's longest river? How long is it?
Loire River; 629 miles (b/g in Massif Central)
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Max RS for Rose de la Loire AOC
3 g/l
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What Savennieres vintage of the 2010s was completely wrecked by frost?
2017
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Region & producer of "La Moussiere"
Sancerre; Alphonse Mellot
365
AOC for Pinot Meunier vin gris
Touraine Noble Joue
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Which Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine crus age for the least amt of time on the lees?
Goulaine & Le Pallet (April 1, 2nd yr); ***all other crus min Oct 1, 2nd yr
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Clos Naudin, Clos du Bourg, Clos du Petit Mont or Clos de Rougemont are renowned worldwide.
vouvray
