Loire Valley Flashcards
What defines Petillant
The term means “fizzy”. These are methode traditionelle wines with 1-2.5 atmospheres of pressure
What style of wine is made in the Coteaux du Layon AOC
Sweet, botrytized dessert wine
What two Centre Loire AOCs are located on the Cher River
Quincy & Reuilly
What style on wine is made in the Cabernet d’Anjou AOC
Off-dry to sweet Rose made from both Cabernets
What 3 white grapes are grown in the Lower Loire
Muscadet (Melon de Bourgogne), Folle Blanche (Gros Plant), Pinot Gris
The Folle Blanche grape is also known as
Gros Plant
What is the principal white grape of the Centre Loire
Sauvignon Blanc
What style of wine is made in the Chaume and Quarts de Chaume AOCs
Sweet, botrytized dessert wines
What is tuffeau
A porous chalk/limestone soil found in parts of the Middle Loire
What style of wine is made in the Anjou Coteaux de la Loire AOC
Sweet, botrytized dessert wine
What 3 AOCs in the Centre Loire make white wine only?
Pouilly Fumé, Pouilly-Sur-Loire, Quincy
What Loire sub-region has a wholly continental climate?
The Centre and Upper Loire
What area of the Loire has volcanic soils?
The Lower Loire: gneiss dominates the top soils, igneous rocks the sub-soils
Where is Vouvray located?
Touraine (Middle Loire)
What defines “terres blanches”?
A marl that is rich in oyster fossils, one of the three soil types in the Centre Loire
What is “passerillage”?
The technique of allowing grapes to wither and dry on the vine
What Centre Loire AOC produces wines from Chasselas?
Pouilly-Sur-Loire
What style of wine is made in the Bonnezeaux AOC?
Sweet, botrytized dessert wines
What grape variety is used in the Cour-Cheverny AOC?
Romorantin
What Loire wine is frequently aged sur lie?
Muscadet
What soil type gives wine a unique gunflint/smoky finish?
Silex (flint)
What is the principle grape used for rosé production in the Middle Loire?
Grolleau
What is the primary red grape of Touraine?
Cabernet Franc
What style of wine is Coteaux de Saumur AOC?
Sweet, botrytized dessert wines
The Muscadet grape is also known as:
Melon de Bourgogne
What are the primary red grapes of the Upper Loire?
Pinot Noir and Gamay
How long must Loire crémant spend aging on its lees?
12 months (versus 9 months in most other French regions)
What is the primary red grape of Touraine?
Cabernet Franc
Other than the Loire River, what are the two other primary rivers of the Lower Loire?
Le Sèvre Nantaise and La Petite Maine
What are the three crus of the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOC?
Clisson, Gorges and Le Pallet
What defines “caillottes”?
Little limestone pebbles; one of the three soil types of the Centre Loire
What is a Loire synonym for Cabernet Franc?
Breton
The Pineau de la Loire grape is more commonly known as:
Chenin Blanc
What two grapes dominate the Middle Loire?
Chenin Blanc & Cabernet Franc
What defines the term “fines bulles”?
It translates as “fine bubbles” and is a general term for sparkling Loire wines
What Loire winegrowing region is known for Kimmeridgean limestone?
The Centre Loire
What is the primary white grape of the Centre Loire?
Sauvignon Blanc
Savennières is best known for…
Dry Chenin Blanc, but moelleux and doux versions are also produced
What style of wine is made in the Rosé de Loire AOC?
Dry rosé made anywhere in the Middle Loire
What style of wine is made in the Vouvray AOC?
Dry, off-dry and sweet whites from Chenin Blanc
What category of Loire sparking wine does not have an aging requirement?
Pétillant
In which Loire sub-region is the Pays Nantais located?
Lower Loire
What are the primary grapes of the Chinon AOC?
Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc
The Gros Plant grape is also known as:
Folle Blanche
What are the primary grapes of the Sancerre AOC?
Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir
What are the three distinct soil types of the Centre Loire?
Terres blanches, caillottes, silex
Which sweet wine-producing sub-region lies within the Anjou zone of production?
Layon
What grape is used to make sweet wine in the Middle Loire?
Chenin Blanc
What defines “Mousseux”?
The term means frothy or bubbly. These are méthode traditionelle wines with at least 3 atms of pressure
What is the difference between Cabernet d’Anjou AOC and Cabernet de Saumur AOC?
Cabernet de Saumur is drier. It can contain a maximum of 0.7% sugar, while Cabernet d’Anjou must contain a minimum of 1% sugar
What style of wine is produced in Layon?
Sweet wines affected by noble rot
The term “silex” refers to:
Flint soils found in the centre Loire
What is Touraine Noble Joué?
A vin gris made primarily from Pinot Meunier
What style of wine is made in the Rosé d’Anjou AOC?
Off-dry rosé made primarily from Grolleau
For what style of wine is Saumur best known?
Sparkling
What is Touraine Primeur?
A wine made from Gamay using semi-carbonic maceration
Which Middle Loire AOC is a monopole?
Savennières Coulée de Serrant
