Loire Flashcards
Loire / Chenin Blanc / Sweet wine / profile
apricot, citrus peel (~noble rot)
Loire / Chenin Blanc / dry, young / profile
- fresh apple, tropical fruit
- steely, smoky
Loire / Chenin Blanc / dry, aged / profile
richer, rounder
aromas of honey, toast and hay
high acidity
Loire / Chenin Blanc / sweet / profile
Coteaux du Layon
- noble rot
- among the world’s greatest sweet wines
Loire / Chenin Blanc / Savennieres / style
- late harvest
- dry
- full bodied
Loire / Chenin Blanc / Vouvrey / profile
- sparkling or still, dry to sweet,
- light to medium bodied
- fruity
- floral
- unoaked
Loire / Melon Blanc (Muscadet) / viticultural characteristices
- ripens early
- frost-resistant
Loire / Melon Blanc / region?
Nantais
Which appellation in Loire covers the widest area?
Muscadet
Loire / Muscadet Sevre et Maine) Sur Lie / profile
- light bodied
- low alcohol (<12% abv)
- high acidity
- subtle green fruit
- richer texture (comes from sur lie)
Loire / red grape?
Cabernet Franc
Loire / Cabernet Franc / Viticultural characteristics
- flowers and ripens early
Loire / Cabernet Franc / appellations
Touraine / Chinon
Touraine / Bourgueil
Saumur
Saumur / Saumur-Champigny
Loire / second mostly planted black grape?
Gamay
Loire / Gamay / sub-regions
- Touraine
- Anjou
small amount of which black grapes is planted in the Central Vineyard?
Pinot Noir
What style is the Pinot Noir in the Central Vineyard?
light
Rose d’Anjou / varieties
- Grolleau
- blended with Cabernet Franc and other local varieties
- less sweet than Cabernet d’Anjou
Cabernet d’Anjou / varieties
- blend of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon
- always medium-sweet
Rose de Loire / Anjou-Saumur / varieties
- minimum 30% blend of Cabernet Franc and/or Cabernet Sauvignon
- always dry
Loire / Rose / sub-regions
- Anjou-Saumur
- Touraine
- Sancerre
Loire / Touraine / Rose / varieties
- a wide array of black varieties
- dry, fresh, and fruity
Loire / Sancerre / Rose / variety
- Pinot Noir
- pale, light in body, dry, delicate fruit flavours
