Loire Flashcards
What style of wines are made in Saumur-Champigny
Red wines with min 85% Cabernet Franc and max 15% combined Cabernet Sauvignon and Pineau d’Aunis
Name the subzones of Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine.
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Clisson
Le Pallet
Gorges
These subregions were designated as higher quality due to the schist soils. Many can’t use sur lie on the label because they sit on the lees for 18 months. Sur lie may be used on the label if they are bottle March-November following the harvest.
Vouvray may be produced in a range of sweetness levels. What are they?
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sec
sec-tendre (off-dry)
demi-sec
moelleux
liquereux
What style of wines are produced in Saumur?
Dry White- 100% Chenin
Dry Red- Cab Franc with max 30% combined Cab Sav/Pineau d’Aunis
Sparkling White-
(Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pineau d’Aunis)
Sparkling Rose
(Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pineau d’Aunis)
Name the 3 types of Chinon soils.
Tuffeau- soft limestone
Clay
Varennes- sandy alluvial close to the river Vienne
What are the AOP’s of Pays Nantais?
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Muscadet
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine
Fiefs Vendéens
Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
Coteaux d’Ancenis
What does Champigny translate to?
the field of fire
What is a synonym for Pineau d’Aunis
Chenin Noir
Which AOP accounts for over 80% of total Muscadet production?
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP
Over half is sur lie
What is the climate of Pays Nantais?
Maritime climate
What are the soil types of Saumur?
Tuffeau limestone, similar to Touraine
Name the 2 sub-appellations of Savennieres
Roche-aux-Moines
Coulee de Serrant (monopole by Nicolas Joly)
Chinon produces white wine from what grape?
Chenin Blanc
What are the AOPs of Touraine?
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Touraine
Touraine Noble-Joué
Chinon
Bourgueil
St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Vouvray
Montlouis-sur-Loire
Cheverny
Cour-Cheverny
Valençay
Coteaux du Loir
Jasnières
Coteaux du Vendômois
Touraine Noble Joue recreates a historical style of Vin Gris. What is the blend?
Pinot Meunier (Gris Meunier) 40% min
Malvoisie (Pinot Gris) 20% min
Pinot Noir 10% min
What is the minimum residual sugar in Coteaux du Layon AOP and Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP?
34 g/l
What is Hermine d’Or?
An unofficial label term in Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine that promotes terroir and stresses ageability.
Pouilly sur Loire is reserved for the production of what style of wine?
Dry whites made from Chasselas
Anjou Villages and Anjou Villages Brissac appellations make what style of wine?
Dry red wine
What does the term primeur reference in Touraine?
Gamay in the style of Beaujolais Nouveau
What % of Anjou’s total production is rose and what grapes are used in the production?
45%
dominated by Grolleau grapes
What is a synonym for Cabernet Franc in the Loire Valley?
Breton
Gros Plant is a synonym for what grape?
Folle Blanche
Anjou AOP has a designation for what styles of wine?
Red
White
Sparkling
Samur wines can be labelled as Anjou AOP, but not vice versa.
Name the lieux dit of Quarts de Chaume
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Les Quarts
Les Roueres
Le Veau
All are located within the commune of Rochefort-sur-Loire