Loire Valley CS Flashcards
What is the region of Loire Valley from West to East?
Lower, Middle, Central and Upper Loire
What is the main important grape variety in Pays Nantais? And what is the another name of this grapes?
Melon de Bourgogne or Melon
What are the 4 appellation for Muscadet?
Muscadet, Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire, Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu, and Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine.
What are the primary soil for Muscadet Serve-et-Maine?
schist soils
What are the requirements for sur lie labeling?
sur lie wines are aged on their lees over the winter and are bottled directly off the fine lees (without filtering) between March 1 and November 30 of the year following the harvest.
What are the 7 official cru Communaux of Mucadet serve et Maine? Which year?
2011: Clisson, Le Pallet, and Gorges
2019:Château Thébaud, Goulaine, Monnières-Saint-Fiacre, and Mouzillon-Tillières
What three regions classified AOC status in 2011 after VDQS cancelled?
Gros Plant du Pays Nantais, Coteaux d’Ancenis, and Fiefs Vendéens.
What is the another name of Chenin blanc in Anjou?
Pineau de la Loire
What is the dominant grapes for Anjou Rose?
Grolleau
What is the main region for Chenin Blanc in Anjou? What are the two subregion in this main region?
Savennières AOP, Roche Aux Moines and Coulée de Serrant.
What are the sweet wine producing region in Anjou?
Coteaux du Layon AOP and Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP
What is the grand cru of Loire valley, when they received grand cru, from which region?
Quarts de Chaume AOP, 2011, within Coteaux du Layon
What are the village in Coteaux du Layon?
Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Rochefort-sur-Loire, Faye d’Anjou, St. Lambert du Lattay, St. Aubin de Luigné, Rablay-sur-Layon, and Chaume
What style of wine can be labeled as Anjou Village AOP?
only red wine
What is Cabernet Franc knows as in Loire Valley?
Breton
What is the limestone soils in Saumur?
tuffeau/tuffeux
Chinon Soils
tuffeau, clay, and varennes.
What is another name of Malbec in Loire?
Côt
Appellation of Touraine (All region)
Chinon, Bourgueil, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, Vouvray, Montlouis-sur-Loire,Touraine, Touraine Noble-Joué, Coteaux du Loir, Jasnières, Coteaux du Vendômois, Cheverny, Cour-Cheverny, Valençay
Bourgueil soils
Sand and Limestone
Vourvray soils
tuffeau limestone
Coteaux du Loir wine (Style and grapes)
The red blends and rosés are based on Pineau d’Aunis, white wines are exclusively produced from Chenin Blanc
Cheverny wine (Style and grapes)
light reds are Pinot Noir and Gamay based,lean whites are dominated by Sauvignon Blanc
Cour- Cheverny wine (Style and grapes)
Romorantin for both dry and of-dry styles of white wine
Central Vineyards AOP (All region)
Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé, Pouilly-sur-Loire,Menetou-Salon, Reuilly, Quincy, and Coteaux du Giennois,
Orléans and Orléans-Cléry
Sancerre red and white grapes
Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir
Sancerre soils
silex, terres blanches, and caillottes
Pouilly-sur-loire wine (Style and grapes)
White wines from Chasselas
What is the local name of Orbois grapes in Loire Valley?
Arbois/Menu Pineau
What is another name of Gros plant? Which region you can find this grape?
Folle Blanche, Gros Plant du Pays Nantais, Coteaux d’Ancenis, and Fiefs Vendéens
What is Pineu d’Aunis?
Chenin Noir
What is the white wine grapes variety for Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP?
Pinot Gris
