Loire Valley Flashcards
Traditionally most resources break down the Loire Valley to 4 major districts?
Loire Valley
- Pays Nantais
- Anjou-Samur
- Touraine
- Central Vineyards
Between The Cotes de Grandlieu, Sevre et Maine & Coteaux de la Loire, which produce wines with more acidity & which produce the riches Muscadet?
Loire-Pays Nantais
The Cotes de Grandlieu produces the Richest Muscadet, while Sevre et Maine & Coteaux de la Loire produce wines with extra acidity.
What regarding production makes the Muscadet AOC more lenient?
Loire-Pays Nantais
- Base yields are considerably higher, at 70 hectoliters per hectare.(55 for others)
- There is no right to the sur lie
indication unless yields are restricted to 55
hectoliters per hectare. - It is also the only appellation to have the right to
include a variety other than Melon B: up to 10% Chardonnay
may be added to basic Muscadet wines
What does “Primeur” distinguish in Muscadet AOC?
Loire-Pays Nantais
Bottled in their youth,
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine
How many Muscadet Crus are there?
Loire-Pays Nantais
7
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine
What are the 7 Muscadet Crus?
Loire-Pays Nantais
- Clisson (2011)
- Georges (2011)
- Le Pallet (2011)
- Goulaine (2019)
- Chateau Thebaud (2019)
- Monnieres-Saint Fiacre (2019)
- Mouzillon Tilleres (2019)
What are the aging req. for the Crus?
- Goulaine and Le Pallet must stay on the lees until April 1 of the second year follwoing harvest.
- the other approved crus must age for at least an additional 6mo until OCT. 1 of the second year after harvest.
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine
Are the crus Appellations?
Loire-Pays Nantais
The crus are not, they are “ dénominations géographiques complémentaires, a”
Soil
The Paris Basin is the bedrock of where?
Loire Valley
The central vineyards as well as Sancerref
Soil
Kimmeridgian soils are found in Chablis, and what other famous wine growin region of the Loire?
Loire Valley
Sancerre
Climate
What parallel is the Loire Valley on?
Loire Valley
47th parallel
Climate
What climate would you categorize the following?
* Nantais
* Central Vineyards
*
Nantais is maritime, central vineyards are continental
Climate
2021, but also 2019, 2017,and 2016—have been dramatic because of what?
Frost, crop losses
Rivers
How many tributaries does the Loire have? name?
8 tributaries
1. Maine
2. Sevre
3. Vienne
4. Indre
5. Allier
6. Loir
7. Layon
8. Thouet or cher
Soil
What are the principal soils of Sancerre?
Terres Blanches, Caillottes, Silex
Villages of Coteux du Layon?
Loire-Ajou Samur
- Faye d’Anjou/Faye
- Rochefort-sur-Loire/Rochefort
- Rablay-sur-Layon/Rablay
- Beaulieu-sur-Layon/Beaulieu
- St. Aubin de Luigné/St. Aubin
- St. Lambert du Lattay/St. Lambert
- Chaume (“Premier Cru”)
2 subzones of Savennieres?
ubzones (Geographic Designations): None (In 2011, Coulée de Serrant and Roche-aux-Moines, formerly considered geographic designations of Savennières, each received their own AOCs.)
What marks the beginning of the Paris Basin?
The Anjou Blanc (White Anjou)
The Paris Basin is a low-lying area in northern France.
From where to where does the dividing line between the Anjou Noir and the Anjou Blanc run?
From north to south, starting southeast of Angers
This geographical division is significant in the context of French wine regions.
During which geological periods was the area now known as the Paris Basin covered by the sea?
During the Cretaceous and Jurassic periods
This period spans from 67 to 195 million years ago.
What type of soils are found in eastern Anjou and Touraine?
Soils based on soft, chalky Cretaceous limestone
These soils are a result of more recent shallow seas that receded.
What visible evidence of Cretaceous limestone can be found in the lower Loire?
Houses, castles, and cellars
These structures showcase the geological history of the region.
Fill in the blank: The Anjou Blanc is also known as _______.
[White Anjou]
