Loire-Touraine Flashcards
What tributary of the Loire is Chinon on?
Vienne
In what year were Chinon, Bourgueil, and Saint Nicolas Bourgueil granted AOP status?
1937
What famous Chinon writer dawns Charles Jouget’s labels
Rabelais
What are the 4 major Loire tributaries in the Touraine
Cher, Indre, Vienne, and Loir
When was the Chinon AOP expanded? And how many communes did it add?
2016
10 communes
What are the main soil types of Chinon?
Tuffeaux Jaune
Craie Blanc
Varennes
What was the original Chinon AOP’s size in hectares
550ha
Name 2 Chinon Producers
Charles Jouget
Olga Raffault
Name 4 producers of La Croix Boisée
Bernard Baudry
Patrick Lambert
Domaine de Pallus
Domaine Gourdon
Name 1 Monopole lieu dit in Chinon
Clos de l’Echo (Couly Dutheil)
Coteau de Noiré (Phillipe Alliet)
In what year was Cabernet Sauvignon allowed into AOP wines in Chinon, Bourgueil, and Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil?
1962
Yannick and Benoît Amirault’s Chenin Blanc from Bourgueil is called what?
Bâtard Princess
What are the communes of Bourgueil
Coteaux-sur-Loire
Restingé
Benais
Bourgueil
Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil
La Chapelle-sur-Loire
Chouzé-sur-Loire
When was the Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil cahier de changes amended to allow fruit to be declassified to Bourgueil?
1958
Name 2 producers from Bourgueil
Domaine du Bel Air
Yannick Amirault
