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Loire valley regional aoc’s

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Cremant de Loire

Rose de Loire

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Loire also known as

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Le Jardin de la france

Valley of the chateau

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Loire valley sub region aoc

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Tourraine

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What grand cru aoc vineyard in Loire

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Quarts de chaume

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What grand cru vineyard in Loire can use premiers cru

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Chaumes AOC

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3 types of aoc in Loire valley

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Regional
Sub regional
Village

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4 sub regions of the Loire valley

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Pays nantais
Anjou-saumur
Touraine
Central vineyards

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Vin de pays Loire valley

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Vin de pays de la Jardin de la france
Covers entire Loire valley
Mainly chard

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Climate Loire valley

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Ranges from temperate maritime on the Atlantic coastline in the western portion of the region to cool continental in the eastern reaches

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Top White grapes of the Loire

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Sav blanc

Chenin blanc

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Top red grapes of the Loire

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Cabernet franc

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Loire geography

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Follows the 600 mile long Loire river

From Atlantic to the centre of france

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Pays nantais sur lie bottling time

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6 - 9 months

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What appellations must muscadet sur lie be used in conjunction with

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Muscadet coteaux de la Loire aoc
Muscadet cotes de grandlieu aoc
Muscadet sevre at Maine aoc

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Muscadet appellations

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Muscadet aoc

Muscadet sur lie

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Pays nantais grape varieties

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Muscadet aka melon de Bourgogne

Folle Blanche

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Climate of pay nantais

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Maritime climate
Can be wet
Frost damage rare

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Soils of pays nantais

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Gneiss
Silica
Clay
Granite 
Shale
Well draining
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Muscadet aop wine style

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Neutral
Bone dry to dry
High in acid
Designed for youthful consumption
Seldom used appellation
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Pays nantais viticulture

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Vy lie on both banks of Loire river close to its mouth
Vy on rolling hills
Better vy planted in sevre et Maine subregion
Vines used to be goblet trained
Now trained on wires for machine picking

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Pays nantais winemaking

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Max alco for muscadet is 12.3%
Chaptilisation allowed
Traditionally fermented in casks now done in ss

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Sur lie

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Wines age on lees
Bottled directly off fine lees without filtering
Add complexity, richness and sometimes a slight sparkle

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Muscadet sevre set Maine sur lie aoc

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Wine bottled directly from cask or tank the from March to November following vintage
Wines spend winter on lees
Wine handled very little - retains delicacy and freshness
Lees contact characters

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Muscadet coteaux de la Loire

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Northerly appellation

Wines are leaner

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Muscadet grandlieu aop
Newest appellation | Struggling to achieve good quality
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Hermine d'Or
Unofficial label Grapes from specific schist soil Wines spend 18 months sure lie 3 subzones for muscadet sevre et Maine : clisson, le pallet and gorges
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3 new aop regions in pays nantais
Gross plant du pays nantais - can be produced as sur lie wine Coteaux d'ancenis Fiefs vendeens
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Anjou saumur aoc's
``` Cremant de loire Saumur mousseux Anjou Anjou-villages Saumur Saumur- champigny Coteaux du layon ```
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Cremant de loire
Sparkling wine from Chenin Blanc with chard and other varieties Grapes may also come from tourraine
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Saumur mousseux
Sparkling wines from Chenin blanc with Chardonnay and max 10% sav blanc Best wine made by traditionelle method
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Anjou aoc
``` Whites Chenin blanc Sav blanc Over 50% production is rose Reds from cab sav and cab franc ```
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Important city in Anjou saumur
Angers
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Anjou saumur wine styles
Red White Rose SparklingSweet
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Savenniers aoc
100% Chenin blanc Small appellation Low yields Best wines have great ageing potential North bank of loire Some noble rot Steep southern exposure Late harvest Chenin used for full bodied dry whites Aged characters are honey and smoky minerals Wines austere when young due to high acid 2 best vineyards are unofficial grand cru
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2 best vineyards in savenniers
Clos de la coulée de serrant aoc - 1 owner | La Roche aux Moines aoc - 3 owners
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3 Anjou saumur rose aoc's
Cabernet d'anjou Rose d'anjou Rose de loire
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Coteaux du layon aoc's
Bonnezeaux aoc Quarts de Chaume aoc can be labelled grand cru Coteaux du layon villages Located in the valley of layon Sweet wines Fresh fruit character and high acidity, full bodies, high alco Have several pickings
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7 coteaux du layon villages
``` Faye-d'anjou Rablay sur layon Beaulieu sur layon St.aubin de luige St lambert du lattay Rochefort sur loire Chaume (Chaume premier cru) ```
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Anjou saumur deets
Vineyards to the west border with muscadet Continental to maritime climate Dampness of climate increase further to the west towards Atlantic No extreme of temps in winter or summer Most of best wines produced south of river
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Soil Anjou saumur
Limestone/chalk Tuffeau Schist (west)
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Saumur aoc
Eastern subregion of Anjou, around the town of saumur White wines made from Chenin blanc and some chard Range from dry to sweet Red No rose Loire center for sparkling Cab franc, cab sav and pineau d'aunties
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Saumur champigny aoc
Best of local reds Cabernet Sauvignon Cellars are cut into banks of tuffeau
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Anjou aoc
Covers red, white and Rose wines | Chenin , cab franc, grolleau
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Grolleau
Found in the Loire Anjou Workhorse Large yeilds of thin acidic wines Base for rose and sparkling
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Cabernet d'anjou aoc
Highest quality Always medium sweet in style Made from cab franc and cab sav
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Rose d'Anjou
Slightly sweet Declining importance Blend of grolleau, cab franc or gamay
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Rose de Loire aoc
Always dry | Must be minimum 30% Cabernet grapes in blend
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Pineau de Loire
Anjou wine | Local name for dry and sweet Chenin blanc wines
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Loire Chenin blanc
Anjou Slow to ripen Maintains persistent high acidity And some astringency from high levels of extract
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Soil savenniers
Blue schist | Volcanic debris
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2 sweet wine aoc sin Anjou
Coteaux de layon aoc | Coteaux de l'aubance aoc
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Tries
Harvesting by making multiple passes through the vineyard Mandatory in coteaux du layon and coteaux de l'aubance Result is healthier grapes and pure late harvest flavors
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Chaume aoc
80g/l residual sugar | Can be called premier cru
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Tuffeau
Limestone soft soil In saumur and vouvray Full of marine creatures and very porous Allows vines to create large root systems Good drainage High calcium content, grapes retain acidity as they ripen
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Climate touraine
Continental
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Vouvray aoc
Tuffeau limestone soil Chenin blanc Some orbois, menu pineau Range of sweetness levels : sec, sec tendre, Demi-sec, moelleux and liqueroso Method traditionelle sparkling: petillant or mousseux Wines have good acidity, age well Young wines - fresh apple, exotic fruit, smokey mineral and botrytis 8 communes
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Montlouis and Jasnieres aoc
In touraine Similar to vouvray Orbois not permitted
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Touraine aoc
Dry whites from Chenin,sav b, Sauvignon Gris | Reds and rose from gamay and cab franc, groslot, pineau d'unis beaujolais nouveau style gamay
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5 villages/sub zones in touraine aoc that can add their name to basic appellation
Mesland whites like vouvray, red and rose from cab f and cab s Azay-le-rideau whites like vouvray red and rose from cab f and cab s Amboise whites like vouvray red and rose from cab franc and cab s Oisly white from sav b Chenonceau white from sav b
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Touraine noble joue AOP
Vin Gris | Blend of pinot meunier (pinot meunier), malvoisie (pinot Gris) and Pinot noir
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Cheverny aoc
White wines 65 to 84% sav blanc Red wines from Pinot noir and gamay light reds Lean whites, sav b
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Cour cheverny aoc
Romorantin grape bottled as cour-cheverny
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Valency aoc
In touraine Sav b Red and rose from gamay, Pinot noir and cot
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Coteaux de venomous aoc
Dry roses of pineau d'aunis
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Chenin aoc
Touraine Red and rose from cab franc and up to 10% cab franc Tuffeau more common on slopes heavier wines clay and heavier wines varennes soil found close to river vienne lighter wines Use of old oak Vins de tuffe Whites from Chenin Great reds of the Loire Raspberry, green tobacco, silky tannin
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Bourgueil and st. Nicholas de bourgueil aoc
``` Touraine Red and rose from cab f and 10% cab sav Sand and limestone soils - bourgueil St.ndb - lighter alluvial soil No whites Use of oak ```
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Varennes soil
Sandy alluvial | Found near river vienne a loire tributary
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Climate central vineyards
Cool continental Severe winters Hot short summer Summer hail, spring frosts
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Silex soils
Found in Pouilly fume Higher proportion of flint Gun flint character can be applied to the wines
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Terre Blanche
Kimmeridgian continuation from Chablis | Sancerre
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Caillottes
Sancerre | Stony soil littered with fossils
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Sancerre aoc
Sav b Finest dry wines of the Loire Limestone -Kimmeridgian, silex and caillotes soils, Reds and rose from Pinot noir 25% of production Pungent, herbaceous, mineral laden, complex, lengthy finish High acid Use ss Central vineyards
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Pouilly fume aoc
``` Limestone and silex soils Dry whites sav b similar to Sancerre Gru flint character Didier dagueneau Ss but often cask aged - less herbaceous characters No reds Central vineyards ```
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Pouilly sur Loire aoc
Central vineyards Small size like Pouilly fume Dry whites from chasselas and sav b
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Menetou salon aoc
Dry whites from sav b similar to Sancerre Reds and rose from Pinot noir and gamay Kimmeridgian soils Central vineyards
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Reuilly aoc,
Dry whites from sav b Reds from Pinot noir Rose from Pinot Gris - vins Gris Central vineyards
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Quincy aoc
Central vineyards | Dry whites sav b
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Coteaux du giennois aop
Dry whites from sav b Red and rose blends of Pinot noir and gamay Central vineyards
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Orleans aop
Red, white and rose Pinot meunier and chard Central vineyards
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Orleans-clery aop
Red wines from cab sav | Central vineyard
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Top producer of muscadet
Pepiere
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Top producer of savenniers
Domaine de baumard | Nicholas joly
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Top producer of vouvray
Huet | Foreau
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Top producer of Pouilly fume
Didier dagueneau
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Top producer of Sancerre
Alphonse mellot | Pascal cotat
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Top producer of chinon
Charles joguet | Philippe alliet
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Top producer of bourgueil
Yannick amirault
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Top producer of cd layon
Chateau Pierre bise
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Top producer cd layon/ quarts de charmes
Domaine des baumard
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Top producer of bonnezeaux
Chateau de fesles
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Top producer of vouvray
Foreau | Huet
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Cotes du forez aop | Cote roannaise aop
Gamay similar to lighter styles of Beaujolais
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Chateaumeillant aop
Reds and rose mainly from gamay
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Cotes d'auverge aop, st.pourcain aop
Red white rose
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2 good white vintages Loire
2009 Chenin 95 points good ripe vintage, sav b can be alcholic 85 points 2005 Chenin 93 points sav b 92 points warm dry season, good harvest weather, low yields, concentrated balanced styles.....superb dessert wines
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2 good red wine vintages Loire
2009 cab franc 93 points ripe vintage, good fruit, decent tannin structure for aging 2005 92 points cab franc dry season, good harvest conditions, low yields concentrated ba balanced wines, reds aging well.
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Identify a sparkling wine AOC of the Loire
Cremant de Loire | Saumur mousseux
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Synonym for Muscat in the Loire
Melon de Bourgogne
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Best area and sub region for growing Muscat in the Loire
Pays nantais | Muscadet sevre et Maine
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What grapes does Pouilly sur Loire use
Chasselas
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Grape of vouvray and sub region using this grape
Chenin blanc | Mont Louis and Jasnieres
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Where are coulée de serrant and la Roche aix moins located
Savenniers in Anjou saumur
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Kimmeridgian soil
Limestone, Terres blanches, made of compressed sea creatures | Oyster shell
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Silex soil
Flint Dark stone Gun smoke flavor
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Caillotes soil
Fossils and stones
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Tuffeau
Limestone
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2 wines from different loire AOCs for cab franc
Chinon | Bourgueil
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2 AOCs for bot wines from the loire
Quarts de charmes | Bonnezeaux de layon

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