Loire Flashcards

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Loire / Chenin Blanc / Sweet wine / profile

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apricot, citrus peel (~noble rot)

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Loire / Chenin Blanc / dry, young / profile

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  • fresh apple, tropical fruit

- steely, smoky

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Loire / Chenin Blanc / dry, aged / profile

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richer, rounder
aromas of honey, toast and hay
high acidity

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4
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Loire / Chenin Blanc / sweet / profile

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Coteaux du Layon

  • noble rot
  • among the world’s greatest sweet wines
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5
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Loire / Chenin Blanc / Savennieres / style

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  • late harvest
  • dry
  • full bodied
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Loire / Chenin Blanc / Vouvrey / profile

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  • sparkling or still, dry to sweet,
  • light to medium bodied
  • fruity
  • floral
  • unoaked
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7
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Loire / Melon Blanc (Muscadet) / viticultural characteristices

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  • ripens early

- frost-resistant

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8
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Loire / Melon Blanc / region?

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Nantais

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9
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Which appellation in Loire covers the widest area?

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Muscadet

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10
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Loire / Muscadet Sevre et Maine) Sur Lie / profile

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  • light bodied
  • low alcohol (<12% abv)
  • high acidity
  • subtle green fruit
  • richer texture (comes from sur lie)
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11
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Loire / red grape?

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Cabernet Franc

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Loire / Cabernet Franc / Viticultural characteristics

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  • flowers and ripens early
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13
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Loire / Cabernet Franc / appellations

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Touraine / Chinon
Touraine / Bourgueil
Saumur
Saumur / Saumur-Champigny

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14
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Loire / second mostly planted black grape?

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Gamay

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15
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Loire / Gamay / sub-regions

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  • Touraine

- Anjou

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16
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small amount of which black grapes is planted in the Central Vineyard?

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Pinot Noir

17
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What style is the Pinot Noir in the Central Vineyard?

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light

18
Q

Rose d’Anjou / varieties

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  • Grolleau
  • blended with Cabernet Franc and other local varieties
  • less sweet than Cabernet d’Anjou
19
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Cabernet d’Anjou / varieties

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  • blend of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon

- always medium-sweet

20
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Rose de Loire / Anjou-Saumur / varieties

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  • minimum 30% blend of Cabernet Franc and/or Cabernet Sauvignon
  • always dry
21
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Loire / Rose / sub-regions

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  • Anjou-Saumur
  • Touraine
  • Sancerre
22
Q

Loire / Touraine / Rose / varieties

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  • a wide array of black varieties

- dry, fresh, and fruity

23
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Loire / Sancerre / Rose / variety

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  • Pinot Noir

- pale, light in body, dry, delicate fruit flavours