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Loire Valley Flashcards

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Loire Valley sub regions west to east

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Pays Nantais

Anjou-Saumur

Touraine

Central Vineyards

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Pays Nantais Climate, soil, Grapes

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Maritime- Cool and wet

Gravel and sand over schist and granite

Melon de Bourgogne

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Pays Nantais appellations

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Muscadet AOP

Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOP

Sur lie aging common here

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Wines made in the Loire

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All types: White, red, rose, still, sparkling, dessert

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Anjou-Saumur

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East of pays Nantais

Maritime/continental as you move east

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Anjou-Saumur AOPs

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Anjou-villages AOP (cab franc)

Saumur AOP (Known for sparkling. Chenin and Cab Franc)

Savennieres AOP (100% Chenin Blanc, Dry whites)

Bonnezeaux AOP (100% Chenin, late harvest, humid)

Quartes-de-Chaume AOP (100% Chenin, late harvest)

Coteaux du Layon
Coteaux de l’Aubance`

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Loire Monopole

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Nicholas Joly Coulee de serrant

In Savennieres

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Touraine

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East of Anjou-Saumur

Contenentail Climate

Tuffeau soil (soft Limestone)

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Touraine AOPs

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Chinon AOP (Cab Franc)

Bourgueil AOP (Cab Franc)

St. Nicholas-de-Bourgueil (Cab Franc)

Vouvray (100% Chenin Blanc, sparkling, dry, off-dry, sweet)

Montlouis AOP (Chenin Blanc)

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Vouvray Levels of Dryness

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Sec- Very Dry (0-8 grams sugar a liter 0.0-0.8%RS)

Demi-sec (8-12 grams sugar a liter .8-1.2% RS)

Moelleux- medium sweet, literally “mellow” (12-45 grams sugar a liter 1.2-4.5%RS)

Doux- quite sweet (more than 45 grams sugar a liter, over 4.5% RS

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Central Vineyards (Eastern Loire) climate, soil, grapes

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Continental

Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir

Flint, limestone, clay

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Eastern Loire AOPs

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Sancerre (SB and PN)

Pouilly-Fume (SB only)

Menetou-Salon (white)

Reuilly (White, red rose)

Quincy (White)

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AOPs for best Chenin Blanc in Loire and sub region

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Savennieres AOP (Anjou-Sammur)

Vouvray AOP (Touraine)

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