Loire Valley Flashcards
How is Cabernet Franc locally known in the Loire Valley?
Breton.
What is the synonym for Malbec in the Loire Valley?
Cot.
What is the climate in Pays Nantais?
Cool, wet, maritime.
What is the synonym for Muscadet in Pays Nantais?
Melon de Bourgogne.
What are the 4 appellations for Muscadet in Pays Nantais?
- Muscadet
- Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
- Muscadet Cote de Grandlieu
- Muscadet de Sevre-et-Maine
What is the maximum alcohol for Muscadet appellations?
max 12% abv.
When can the ‘sur lie’ Muscadet wines be bottled?
Between 1st of March and 30th of November of the year following the harvest.
What are the subzones for Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine? What are the ageing on the lees requirements for each zone?
- Goulaine
- Le Pallet
- Wines must be aged on their fine lees until at least April 1 of the second year following the harvest (18 months)
- Clisson
- Gorges
- Mouzillon-Tillières
- Monnières-Saint-Fiacre
- Château-Thébaud
- Wines must be aged on their fine lees until at least October 1 of the second year following the harvest (24 months)
What are the lesser known appellations of Pays Nantais?
- Coteaux d’Ancenis
- Fiefs Vendeens
- Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
What is the synonym for Folle Blanche in the Loire Valley?
Gros Plant
Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP. Grapes and styles of wine.
White - 100% Pinot Gris (20-40 grams/liter RS)
Rose - Gamay with max 10% CF
Red - Gamay with max 10% CF
Fiefs Vendeens AOP. Grapes and styles of wine.
White - min 60% Chenin Blanc principal variety + min 10 % Chardonnay as complementary variety
- Grolleau Gris allowed in Brem as accessory variety
- Sauvignon Blanc allowed in Vic as accessory variety
Rose
- Brem and Chantonnay - min 50% Pinot Noir principal variety + min 10% Gamay as complementary variety
- Mareuil, Vix and Pissotte - min 50% Gamay Noir principal variety + min 10% Pinot Noir as complementary variety
Red
- Brem and Pissotte - min 50% Pinot Noir as principal variety
- Chantonnay, Mareuil and Vix - min 50% Cabernet Franc as principal variety
- all sub-zones can use a min of 10% Negrette as complementary variety for the reds
What is the synonym for Chenin Blanc in Anjou?
Pineau de la Loire.
Can Anjou wines be bottled as Saumur AOP? How about Saumur wines as Anjou?
No. Yes.
What are the soils of Savennieres?
Blues schist mixed with volcanic debris.
What are the 2 AOPs within Savennieres?
- Roche Aux Moines
- Coulee de Serrant (monopole of Nicolas Joly)
Where is Haut-Poitou AOP? Which wines does it produce?
Anjou Saumur
White - min 60% Sauvignon Blanc + Sauvignon Gris
Rose - min 40% CF + min 20% PN + min 20% Gamay
Red - min 60% CF + Gamay, Merlot, PN
Grapes allowed for Saumur “Puy Notre-Dame”?
CF with max 15% CS
How are the soils of Saumur called?
Tuffeau - tufa limestone, ideal for sparkling wine production
What are the sweet wine appellations of Anjou-Saumur? What is their must weight and RS?
- Bonnezeaux - min 238 gr/liter RS 51 gr/liter
- Coteaux de l’Aubance - min 238 (323 for SGN) gr/liter RS 34gr/liter
- Coteaux de Saumur - min 238 gr/liter RS 34gr/liter
- Coteaux du Layon
- min 221 / RS 34 gr/liter
- min 238 with village designation / RS 54 gr/liter
- min 272 for Chaume 1er Cru / RS 80 gr/liter
- min 323 for SGN - Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire - min 221 gr/liter / RS 34 gr/liter
- Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru - min 298 gr/liter / RS 85gr/liter
Give 2 producers of Quarts de Chaume.
Domaine des Baumard
Chateau Piere Bise
What are the grapes and style of wines produced in Anjou-Villages and Anjou Villages Brissac AOPs?
Dry reds from CF and CS.
Style of wine and grapes for Cabernet d’Anjou and Cabernet de Saumur AOPs?
Rose wine from CF and CS.
Cabernet de Saumur no longer in production, absorbed by Saumur AOP.
What is the grape in Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOP?
100% Chenin Blanc; off-dry in style with min 34 grams/liter RS.
Name 3 grapes allowed in Rose d’Anjou AOP.
Grolleau (Groslot)
Grolleau Gris
CF
CS
Cot
Gamay
Pineau d’Aunis
Villages of Coteaux du Layon.
- Faye d’Anjou
- Rochefort-sur-Loire
- Rablay-sur-Layon
- Beaulieu-sur-Layon
- St. Aubin de Luigne
- St. Lambert du Latay
- Chaume (Premier Cru)
What is the Premier Cru appellation for sweet wine of Anjou-Saumur? What is its must weight and RS?
Coteaux du Layon Chaume Premier Cru - 272 gr/liter with min 80gr/liter RS - released only after 1st of September the year following the harvest
Which other 2 grapes apart from Chenin Blanc were allowed in Saumur Blanc prior to 2016?
Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.
Chinon AOP.
white - 100% Chenin Blanc
rose - CF with max 10% CS
red - CF with max 10% CS
Wines of Bourgueil and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil.
rose - CF with max 10% CS
red - CF with max 10% CS
Soils of Chinon.
Varennes (alluvial sand), tuffeau (soft limestone) and clay.
What is the name of the river in Chinon?
Vienne, a tributary of the Loire.
Which other grape apart from Chenin Blanc is allowed in Vouvray AOP?
Orbois max 5%.
Which AOP produces similar wines as Vouvray?
Montlouis-sur-Loire from 100% Chenin Blanc.
Which villages are allowed to add their names to the basic appellation in Touraine AOP?
- Amboise
- Mesland
- Azay-le-Rideau
- Oisly
- Chenonceaux
What style of wine does Touraine Noble-Joue AOP produce?
Rose from min 50% Gris Meunier (Pinot Meunier) + Malvoisie (Pinot Gris) + Pinot Noir.
Where is Coteaux du Loir AOP? Grapes and styles?
In Touraine.
Whites - from Chenin Blanc
Rose - based on Pineau d’Aunis
Red - based on Pineau d’Aunis
What is the grape of Jasnieres AOP?
100% Chenin Blanc.
Where is Coteaux du Vendomois AOP? What is the grape used in its rose style?
Touraine, Loire Valley. 100% Pineau d’Aunis.
Which appellation in Touraine uses 100% Romorantin grape in its wines?
Cour-Cheverny AOP.
Grapes and styles of Valencay and Cheverny AOPs?
white - from mainly Sauvignon Blanc
rose - Pinot Noir, Gamay and Cot
red - Pinot Noir, Gamay and Cot
What are the three main soils in Sancerre?
Silex - high proportion of flint
Terres Blanches -Kimmeridgian clay
Caillottes - stony soil littered with fossils
What is the grape in Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP?
100% Chasselas.
Grapes and style of Menetou-Salon AOP?
whites - 100% Sauvignon Blanc
rose - 100% Pinot Noir
red -100% Pinot Noir
Where is Coteaux du Giennois AOP? Grapes and style of wines.
Central Vineyards, Loire Valey.
white - 100% Sauvignon Blanc
rose - Pinot Noir and Gamay
red - Pinot Noir and Gamay
Quincy AOP. Grapes and style?
white - from Sauvignon Blanc + max 10% Sauvignon Gris
Reuilly AOP. Grapes and style?
white - 100% Sauvignon Blanc
rose - Pinot Noir + Pinot Gris
red - 100% Pinot Noir
Orleans AOP.
white - min 60% Chardonnay
rose - min 60% Pinot Meunier
red - 70-90% Pinot Meunier
What is the grape in Orleans-Clery AOP?
100% Cabernet Franc.
Where can you find Cotes du Forez and Cote Roannaise AOPs? What wines do they produce?
Central France. Rose and red from 100% Gamay.
Where is Chateaumeillant AOP?
Central France in the Cher Department, producing rose and red from Gamay and Pinot Noir.
What is the southernmost region of Loire Valley?
Cotes d’ Auvergne AOP, producing white from 100% Chardonnay, rose and red from Gamay and Pinot Noir.
Where is Saint-Pourcain AOP?
Central France, Loire Valley.
white - Chardonnay, Sacy and Sauvignon Blanc
rose - 100% Gamay
red - Gamay + Pinot Noir
What is the minimum RS for Cabernet d’ Anjou ?
10 gr/liter.
Which AOP in France is based on Pinot Meunier?
Touraine Noble Joue
In the Loire valley, who makes the cuvees Nuance and Harmonie and in which appellation?
Vincent Pinard, Sancerre
Who makes Clos de Coulaine in Savennieres?
Chateau Pierre Bise
In which AOP would you find the communes of Bellevigne-les-Châteaux, Montsoreau, Parnay, Saumur, Souzay-Champigny, Turquant, Varrains?
Saumur Champigny
Which 2 AOP in Pays Nantais allow Blanc, Rose and Rouge production?
Coteaux d’Ancenis and Fiefs Vendeens AOP.
What is the principal variety in Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP?
Folle Blanche (Gros Plant).
What is the minimum potential alcohol for Muscadet AOP? How about Muscadet “Sur Lie”?
9.5%
10%
Name the subzones of Fiefs Vendeens AOP.
- Brem
- Chantonnay
- Mareuil
- Pissotte
- Vix
In which AOP of Pays Nantais there is a minimum of 10% Negrette required?
The red wines of Fiefs Vendeens AOP.
Which AOPs of Anjou-Saumur produce red wines only?
Anjou-Villages AOP
Anjou Villages Brissac AOP
Saumur-Champigny AOP
Which AOPs in Anjou-Saumur produce rose wines only?
Cabernet d’Anjou AOP
Rose d’Anjou AOP
What is the maximum yield and minimum RS for Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru?
20 hl/ha and 85 g/l
What style of wine does Coteaux de Saumur produce?
Blanc liquoreux from 100% Chenin Blanc
Which AOP is the smallest in Anjou-Saumur?
Coulee de Serrant AOP, 7 hectares.
Which AOP in Central Vineyards produces red wines only?
Orleans-Clery AOP from Cabernet Franc
What are the communes of production for Pouilly Fume?
Garchy
Mesves-sur-Loire
Pouilly-sur-Loire
Saint-Andelain
Saint-Laurent-l’Abbaye
Saint-Martin-sur-Nohain
Tracy-sur-Loire
In which AOP would you find Domaine Guiberteau?
Saumur AOP
Who produces Clos de la Hutte and Clos de Fremine? In which AOP?
Thibaud Boudignon, Savennieres AOP.
In which AOP would you find the terroirs of Les Poyeux, St Cyr en Bourg and Sauzay Parnay?
Saumur Champigny
Where would you find the producer Moulin Touchais? After how many years is the wine released?
Loire Valley, Coteaux du Layon, France. Released after 10 years.
Where would you find the producer Clos Rougeard?
Saumur-Champigny, Loire Valley
Where would you find the sparkling wine producer Ackerman?
Loire Valley. The oldest sparkling wine producer in the Loire Valley founded in 1811.
In which AOP would you find the producer domaine Huet?
Vouvray AOP
In which AOP would you find the producer René Renou?
Bonnezeaux AOP, Loire Valley
Damien Laureau and Domaine Eric Morgat are both famous producers in which AOP?
Savennières AOP
In which AOP would you find Château Soucherie and Château d’Épiré?
Savennières AOP
In which AOP would you find Olga-Raffault and Bernard Baudry?
Chinon AOP
In which AOP would you find Domaine Champalou and Jean-François Delaleu?
Vouvray AOP
In which region of the Loire would you find the Masif Armorican?
Pays Nantais
What does the term “perruches” reffer to in Touraine?
Flinty clay
Which soil in the Loire Valley can also be called Oxfordian limestone?
caillottes (a mix of limestone and gravel)
griottes (a mix of limestone and clay)
Which region in the Loire valley was the first one to receive AOC status?
Quincy, 1936.
What style of wine does Coteaux de Saumur produce?
Blanc liquoreux from 100% Chenin Blanc
Bué, Bannay, Sainte-Gemme and Thauvenay are all communes in which AOP?
Sancerre
