Loire Flashcards
Sur lie
“On the lees”. One racking permitted to remove gross lees. Must stay in contact w/ lees after fermentation for winter after harvest, until bottling. Filtration permitted immediately before bottling. Bottling must take place March 1st-June 30th, or Oct. 15th-Nov. 30th following harvest. Must be bottled at winery where made. May not be released before 3rd Thursday in March following harvest.
Melon
Reliable but neutral, most planted variety in Loire Valley, 10,798 ha. Burgundian origins.
Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Crus Communaux
Clisson-well-drained pebble/gravel mix, long lived wines
Gorges-on river Sèvre, soils range from gabbros to clay and quartz
Le Pallet-warm pocket on R bank of Sèvre
Superior, terroir driven Muscadets, ageworthy, 45hl/ha
Gros Plant
Folle blanche, country cousin to Muscadet. Aggressively dry and acidic. Grapes tend to rot before they ripen. Outnumbered Muscadet pre-phylloxera. AOC in 2011. May label sur lie.
Coteaux d’Ancenis
Small AOC for whites from PG, reds/rosés from Gamay
Fiefs Vendéens
Communes Brem, Chantonnay, Mareuil, Pissote, Vix. Reds from CF, Négrette, PN, rosés from Gamay, whites based on Chenin Blanc.
Bonnezeaux
104 ha
Min RS 51 g/l
NO chaptalization
Coteaux du Layon
Min RS 34 g/l
NO chaptalization
Coteaux du Layon Premier Cru min RS 80 g/l
Quarts de Chaume
Min RS 85 g/l
“Grand Cru” may be on label as of 2010 harvest
NO chaptalization
Hand harvesting of botrytis or passerillage grapes in tries
Cabernet d’Anjou
Rosé - CF and CS
Coteaux de l’Aubance
100% CB
SGN - botrytis required
Hand harvested in tries
Anjou-Village Brissac
Rouge - CF/CS
Anjou-Village
Rouge - CF/CS
Coteaux de Saumur
100% CB
Min RS 34 g/l
Haut-Poitou
Blanc - min 60% SB, + Sauvignon Gris
Rouge - min 60% CF, + Gamay, Gamay de Bouze, Gamay de Chaudenay, Merlot, PN. Min 40% CF through 2021 harvest
Rosé - Min 40% CF, min 20% PN, min 20% Gamay
Rosé d’Anjou
Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, CF, CS, Cot, Gamay, Pineau d’Aunis
Saumur-Champigny
Rouge - CF, + max 15% combined CS/Pineau d’Aunis
Savennières soil
steep slopes of blue schist with volcanic debris
Savennières Coulée de Serrant
AOP 2011
7 ha w/ 3 distinct sections; Grand Clos de la Coulée, Clos du Château, Les Plantes
Sec, Moulleux, Doux
Steep slopes of blue schist w/ volcanic debris
Savennières Roche Aux Moines
AOP 2011 33 ha Sec, Moulleux, Doux Steep slopes of blue schist w/ volcanic debris Chaptalization prohibited
Center for Saumur-Anjou wine trade
Saumur
Saumur Mousseux
White or rosé sparkling from CB, often with a mix of international and Loire varieties. Co-op St-Cyr-en-Bourg. Houses Gratien & Meyer, Langlois Chateau, Bouvet Ladubay.
60 hl/ha, 9 months’ tirage
Sancerre
3,000 ha over 15 Villages. 3 distinct areas;
1) White Western Vineyards - clay, limestone, kimmeridgian, Cru Chavignol, Pascal Cotat
2) Between western and Sancerre town - gravel, limestone, delicate wines
3) Close to Sancerre - flint, silex, longer lived, perfumed wines
Pouilly-Fumé
1,273 ha, east of Sancerre Soils - limestone, flint (silex) Whites ONLY (No PN)
Pouilly-Fumé notable producers
Dider Daganeau
Ch du Nozet
Pouilly-sur-Loire
Pouilly-Fumés less distinguished zone for Chasselas
Reuilly
215 ha SW of Sancerre / S of Quincy Limestone Rosé - PG / PN Red - PN / Gamay (IGP only)
Quincy
269 ha N of Reuilly Sand and gravel SB w/ 10% Sauvignon Gris NO red
Mentou-Salon
235 ha
W of Sancerre
Limestone, flat vineyards, less favorable mesoclimate
SB - 60% of production / PN
