Loire Valley Flashcards
the 4 AOCs for Melon in the Pays Nantais
Muscadet
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine
half of Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine is bottled ____ ____
sur lie
sur lie
wines are aged on their lees over the winter and bottled directly off the lees (no filter) between March 1 and Nov 30 the following year
3 original subzones of Muscaedet Sevre-et-Maine
Clisson
Le Pallet
Gorges
center for Loire’s sparkling wine production
Saumur
2 sub AOCs of Savennieres AOC
Roche Aux Moines AOC
Coulee de Serrant AOC
Savennieres soil
blue schist + volcanic
harvest in tries
multiple passes thru vineyard
Saumur AOC covers…
dry white, rose, red, sparkling wiens
over 50% of Saumurs grapes are for the production of …..
sparkling wine
Saumur has ______ soils
limestone
3 soils of Touraine
tuffeau - limestone
clay
varennes - sandy, alluvial soil
t/f: Chinon AOC also allows white wine
true
sweetness levels of vouvray
sec
sec-tendre (off-dry)
demi-sec
moelleux
liquoreux.
how are Vouvray sparkling wines made
trad method
sancerre 3 main soils
silex - flint soil
terres blanches - kimmeridgian clay
caillotes - stony soil w/ lots of fossils
Regional IGP for Loire Valley
Val de Loire
Muscat Sevre-et-Maine, Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire, Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu must be ___% Melon
100
why is sur lies aging common in Pays Nantais
Melon has a neutral flavor profile + grapes don’t get very ripe: sur lees aging gives these wines richness and a fuller body
Lead grape of Pays Nantais
Melon
Anjou AOC
r: cab sauv and/or cab franc
w: chenin blanc - based
t/f: savennieres AOC wines are almost always sweet
false - typically dry
two regional rose AOCs of Anjou-Saumur
rose d’anjou AOC: off dry and based on Grolleau
Cabernet d’Anjou: slightly sweeter and made from Cab Sauv and Cab Franc
dry rose is made under rose de loire AOC (covers anjou-saumur and touraine)
Sweet white wine AOCs of Anjou
Coteaux du Layon AOC
Bonnezaux AOC
Quarts de Chaume AOC
Coteaux de l’Aubance
Pineau d’Aunis
native red grape - aka Chenin Noir (unrelated)
Saumur-Champigny AOC
red wine only AOC - based on cab franc
t/f: Bourgueil AOC and St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC also produce rose
true
blending grape used in Bourgueil AOC, SNdB, and Chinon
cab sauve (complexity and structure)
Touraine AOC
w: sauv blanc - based
r: cab franc, malbec blend
Cheverny AOC
w: sb and sg based
r: pn + gamay blends
AOC known for pn + gamay blends
Cheverny AOC
Quincy and Reuilly are located on the River ___
Cher
How did Melon B end up dominating the vineyards of Pays Nantais
massive frost in 1709 crushed many of Loire’s vineyards - this frost resistant grape is originally from Burgundy and was used for replanting
Pineau de la Loire aka
Chenin Blanc
Almost half of Anjou’s production is ____ wine
rose
What kind of wine does Anjou make
rose
white wine based on chenin blanc, dry and sweet
sparkling wine
red wines primarily based on cab franc
rose d’Anjou AOC is based on…
grolleau
mousseux
sparkling
Saumur specializes in _____ wines
sparkling
Saumur AOC covers the vineyards surrounding the town of….
Saumur
Why is Saumur situated greatly for sparkling wine production
town of Saumur and its vineyards sit upon a mound of tuffeau soil - many underground cellars are carved out in this region to age their method traditionelle wines during lees aging
