Loire Valley Flashcards
What are the main white grapes of the Loire valley?
- Chening Blanc
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Melon de Bourgogne
What are the Loire Valleys secondary white grapes?
- Chardonnay
- Orbois
- Romorantin
- Gros Plant (Folle Blanche)
- Chasselas
What are the red grapes of the Loire Valley?
- Cabernet Franc (Breton)
- Pinot Noir
- Gamay
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Malbec (cot)
- Pineau d’Aunis
- Groslot (Grolleau)
What’s the grape of Muscadet?
•Melon de Bourgogne
Name the 4 appellations for Muscadet in the Pays Nantais
- Muscadet AOP
- Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP
- Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu AOP
- Muscadet Savre-et-Maine AOP
What’s the main appellation for Muscadet?
•Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine
About 80%, about 1/2 of it sur lie
What requirement is needed for Muscadet to be labeled sur lie?
It needs to be from one of the 3 sub appellations
- Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
- Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu
- Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine
What are the 2 subregions of Coteaux de layon?
- quarts de chaume
* Bonnezeaux
What are the 3 types of soils of Chinon?
- tuffeau
- clay
- varennes
Name the 3 appellations for red wines in touraine
These 3 allow up to 10% of Cabernet Sauvignon
- Chinon -small whites made of chenin South
- Bourgueil- only red and rose north
•St Nicholas de Bourgueil- only red and rose
These are also the lightest north
What’s an additional grape allowed in the wines of vouvray?
•Orbois AKA Menu Pineau
Not allowed in montlouis-sur-Loire
What’s the new encepagment for the white wines of touraine AOC?
Starting 2016
Chenin Blanc predominantly
Mandated Sauvignon Blanc and a max 20% Sauvignon Gris
What type of wine is Touraine Noble-Joue AOC?
Rose wines,
Recreating a historical style of Vin Gris made of
- Pinot Meunier (Gris Meunier)
- Malvosie (Pinot Gris)
- Pinot Noir
Where is the Loir river?
Not to be confused w the Loire,
It’s a tributary to the north passing by Jasnieres
What’s the name of the main appellation in the north of touraine?
•coteaux du Loir AOC
Jasnieres is a sub appellation and the reds are made of
•Pineau d’Aunis
Where’s Jasnieres AOC?
It’s in the north of Touraine, a sub appellation of Coteaux du Loir and made of Chenin Blanc
Similar to vouvray but more green and herbaceous
What are the 2 appellations in touraine that only produce rose?
•Coteaux du Vendomois
(Pineau d’Aunis)
•Touraine Noble-Joue
(Vin Gris) Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Pinot Meunier
Where can you find cot?
Cot is the name for Malbec in the Loire (touraine), specifically in the eastern side in valencay aop
Whites are SB
Reds are cot, Pinot Noir, gamay
What’s the grape of Cour-Cheverny AOP?
The local Grape Romoratin
Cheverny AOC are SB and PN, gamay
What’s the grape of Cheverny?
The easternmost appellation of touraine,
Whites are SB and the reds are PN and Gamay
What are the soils of Sancerre?
- silex
- terres blanches (Chablis kimmeridgean clay)
- caillotes
What’s the grape of Poully-sur-Loire?
•Chasselas in the Loire
What’s an appellation in the Loire that allows Chardonnay in its wines?
Besides cremant,
•Orleans AOP in the Central vineyards
Large proportions of
W-chard
R-PM
Orleans-clery are 100% cab franc
What’s the grape of Orleans-clery?
Located in the central vineyards,
Only makes reds of 100% cab franc
Orleans AOC makes r, rs, w with ch and PM
Name the 3 designates of Huet in Vouvray?
- Le Haut Lieu
- Le Mont
- Clos du Bourg
Bad recent vintage in the Loire?
2013
Where are the ‘crus’ of Clos de beaujeu, mont damnes and la Cote?
Sancerre
