Loire - Brainscape Flashcards
Are still rosé wines allowed for Saumur AOP?
No
Can Anjou wines be bottled as Saumur AOP?
No - many Saumur wines may be bottled as Anjou AOP, but not vice versa
Can the subzones of Sèvre-et-Maine be labeled sur lie?
No, the min length of aging for each subzone precludes the use of sur lie
(Le Pallet - on lees til April 2 of 2nd year
Gorges and Clisson: on lees til November 1 of 2nd year)
How large is Quarts de Chaume?
54 ha ≈10,000 cases
Name 2 highly regarded producers of Savennières.
- Domaine des Baumard
- Chateau Pierre-Bise
Name a producer of Bonnezeaux.
Chateau des Fesles
Name the 4 regions of the Loire Valley?
(East to West)
- Pays Nantais
- Anjou-Saumur
- Touraine
- Central Vineyards
T or F - Touraine AOP can also be pétillant, mousseux, and primeur.
TRUE
What 3 AOPs set the bar for classic Loire Cab Franc?
- Chinon
- Bourgueil
- St-Nicholas-de-Bourgueil
What 3 VDQS of Pays Nantais were upgraded to AOC status in 2011?
- Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
- Coteaux d’Ancenis
- Fiefs Vendéens
What 5 villages are allowed to append their name to Touraine AOP?
- Mesland
- Azay-le-Rideau
- Amboise
- Oisly
- Chenonceaux
What AOP is entitled to the “Grand Cru” moniker from 2010 forward?
Quarts de Chaume AOP
What AOP is located in the Allier department? What colors are produced?
- Pourçain
- Red, rosé and white
What AOP is located in the Cher department? What color/grapes are used?
- Chateaumeillant
- Red and rosé - Gamay
What AOP of the Central Vineyards is reserved 100% Cab Franc?
Orléans-Cléry AOP
What AOP of the Central Vineyards produce rosé from a pale vin gris from Pinot Gris?
Reuilly
What appellation of Muscadet was created in 1994?
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP
What are the 3 broad soil distinctions of Chinon?
- tuffeau (marine limestone)
- clay
- varennes - alluvial
What are the 3 main soils of Sancerre?
- Silex - flint
- Terres blanches - kimmeridgian clay
- Caillottes - stony, fossils
What are the 3 subzones for Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine?
- Clisson
- Le Pallet
- Gorges
What are the 4 AOPs for Melon in Pays Nantais?
- Muscadet
- Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
- Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu
- Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine
What are the aging requirements for Muscadet Sur Lie?
Wines are aged on their lees over the winter, and are bottled directly off the fine lees (without filtering) between 3/1 and 11/30 of the year following the harvest, cannot be markested until 3/8
What are the best and most ageworthy red wines historically produced in the Loire?
Chinon and Bourgueil in Touraine
What are the colors/grapes of Cotes du Forez and Cote Roannaise?
Red and rosé - Gamay
What are the grapes used for Touraine AOP white wines?
Chenin Blanc currently dominates, but a new encepagement mandates Sauvignon Blanc and a max 20% Sauvignon Gris, replacing the older style by 2016
What are the major grapes used for red and rosé Touraine AOP wines?
- Gamay
- Groslot
- Pineau d’Aunis
- Cab Franc
What are the soils of Saumur?
soft tuffeau limestone
What color and grape is used for the Orléans-Cléry AOP?
Red only - 100% Cab Franc
What color can be produced under the Pouilly-Fumé AOP?
White only
What color wines and what grapes are used for Cheverny AOP? Where is it located?
- Light reds - Pinot Noir and Gamay based
- White - SB
- Touraine
What color wines are produced under the Chinon AOP? From what grapes?
- Red, rosé - Cab Franc + 10% Cab Sauv
- White - Chenin Blanc
What color wines are produced under the Quincy AOP?
White only - Sauv Blanc
What colors are produced for Cotes d’Auvergne and St-Pourçain?
Red, rosé and white
What colors/grapes are used for Coteaux du Giennois AOP? Where is it located?
- Central Vineyards
- White - SB
- Red and rosé - req blended PN and Gamay
What colors/grapes are used for Reuilly AOP?
- Red - PN
- Rosé - PG
- White - Sauv Blanc
What communes are Bonnezeaux and Quarts de Chaume located in?
- Bonnezeaux - Thouarcé
- Quarts de Chaume - Rochefort-sur-Loire