Loire Valley Flashcards
There are two AOP’s in the Loire valleys Pay Nantes that make Blanc, Rose and red wines. What are the AOPs?
Fiefs Vendéens AOP
Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP
-Pinot Gris
-Gamay. Max 10% Cab Franc
Today, four appellations exist for the Melon de Bourgogne grape. What are they?
Muscadet AOP
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu AOP
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP
-accounts for over 80% of Muscadet production
Muscadet Cote de Grandlieu AOP was approved as of 1994. How are the wines seen today?
The wines struggle to achieve quality beyond basic Muscadet
What region in region in the Loire is the center for sparkling wine production?
Saumur!
Anjou produces both sweet and dry interpretations of Chenin Blanc, known locally as this
Pineau de la Loire
Savennières AOP is known for this unique soil
Blue Schist mixed with volcano debris
What are the two sub-appellations, long regarded as unofficial grand crus of Savennieres? They received their own AOC in 2011
Roche Aux Monies
Coulee de Serrant
-Monopole of Nicholas Joly
Doamine des Baumard is a highly regarded Savennieres producer
This is their label!
Chateau Pierre-Bise is a highly regarded producer in Savennieres
chateau des fesles is one of the most benchmark producers from Bonnezeaux
These two appellations enjoy south facing aspects in the communes of Thouarce and Rochefort-Sur-Loire.
Bonnezeaux AOP
-in Thouarce
Quarts de Chaume AOP
This region has the highest must weight in all of France. What region is it?
Quarts de Chaume AOP
Min Must weight 298 g/l
Min 85 g/l RS
What are the most planted Red and White grapes of the Loire Valley?
1 Cabernet Franc 25.1% of planting
#2 Sauvignon Blanc 15.9% of plantings
Majority of CF is Located within
Chinon, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, and Bourgueil
Majority of SB is located within Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé
Breton is a Synonym for this grape in the Loire Valley
Cabernet Franc
Malbec grown in the loire valley is also called this
Côt
The Layon river assists these two AOP’s in the production of Botrytis grapes
Quarts de Chaume AOP
Bonnezeaux AOP
Where would you find Côt grown in the Loire Valley?
Touraine and
Valençay AOP
What is Malvoisie?
What aop is it found?
Malvoisie:
the local name for Pinot Gris in Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP and ⅔’s of the appellation focuses on a semisweet version of this!
What is the principle varietal in Touraine Noble-Joué AOP?
A Rosé producing region:
Min 40% Meunier
Min 20% PG
Min 10% PN
Chinon Rouge and Rosé may contain this amount of Cabernet Sauvignon
Max 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
of the three big Cabernet Franc AOPs in Touraine. Which two are not allowed to make white wine?
Bourgueil AOP
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOP
What are the different levels of sweetness for Vouvray
Sec - less than 8g/l RS
Tendre - semi sweet
Demi-Sec
Moelleux
