Loire Valley Flashcards
Muscadet synonym
Melon de Bourgogne
Identify a sparkling AOC wine of the Loire
Cremant de Loire
Saumur Mousseux
Describe best area/sub-region for Muscadet
Pays Nantais
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine
Also: Appellation Muscadet Sur Lie Contrôlée
Grapes of Sancerre and another AOC making similar wine
Sauvignon Blanc
Pouilly Fume
Grape of Vouvray and it’s subregion
Chenin Blanc
Touraine
AOC of Coulee de Serrant and Roche aux Moines and it’s sub-region
Were sub-appellations of Savennieres AOP until 2011
Anjou-Saumur
Describe Kimmeridgian and Silex soils
Kinmerdgian: continuation of limestone clay of Chablis
Silex: flint
2 Loire AOCs for Cabernet Franc
Anjou-Saumur:
Saumur-Champigny
Touraine:
Chinon
Bourgueil
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
2 AOCs for botrytized Loire wines
Bonnezeaux AOP
Quarts de Chaume AOP