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Loire Valley extra Flashcards

1
Q

What is the largest river in France?

A

Loire River

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2
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%’s of wine styles made in Loire

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  • 50% White
  • 25% Rosé
  • 20% Red
  • Remainder Sparkling and Sweet
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3
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Pays Nantais Soil

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-Gravel & Sand over Schist & Granite

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4
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Variety in Muscadet AOP

A

Melon B

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5
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AOP’s of Pays Nantais

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  • Muscadet AOP

- Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOP

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6
Q

How long does wine generally spend Sur Lie in Pays Nantais?

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6-12 months

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7
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Soil of Anjou

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Schist (hard)

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Soil of Saumur

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Limestione (soft)

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Cabernet d’Anjou AOP wine style

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  • Off-dry rosé

- residual sugar left in wine to balance strong tannins

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Anjou-Villages AOP style

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Dry red and rosé from Cab Franc

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Saumur AOP style

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  • Red, white, rosé and sparkling
  • Cab Franc, Chenin Blanc
  • well known for Sparkling Chenin Blanc
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12
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Saumur Champigny AOC style

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  • Dry red only
  • Cab Franc in used barrique
  • ripe, rich, leather, black raspberry, tobacco
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Saumur Mousseux AOC Style

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  • Sparkling, Classic method

- Large percentage of all Saumur wine is sparkling

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14
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Savennieres AOP style

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  • 100% Chenin Blanc

- Dry white

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Bonnezeaux AOP style & climate

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  • Humid

- Late Harvest, Sweet botrytized Chenin Blanc

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Quarts-de-Chaume style & climate

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  • Humid

- Late Harvest, sweet botrytized Chenin Blanc

17
Q

in Anjou-Saumur, what AOP is 100% Dry Chenin Blanc?

A

Savennieres AOP

18
Q

in Anjou-Saumur, what AOPs are Sweet Chenin Blanc

A

Bonnezeaux AOP and Quarts de Chaume AOP

19
Q

in Anjou-Saumur, what AOPs are known for Sparkling Chenin Blanc?

A

Saumur AOP and Saumur Mousseux AOP

20
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in Anjou Saumur, what AOP is known for Dry Cab Franc only?

A

Anjou-Villages AOP

21
Q

Soil of Touraine

A

Tuffeau

ie. super-super soft limestone

22
Q

Chinon AOP wine style

A

-Dry Cab Franc

23
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Bourgueil AOP wine style

A

-Dry Cab Franc

24
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Vouvray AOP wine style

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  • 100% Chenin Blanc

- sparkling,dry, off-dry, sweet (moulleux)

25
Q

Definitions of sec and demi-sec

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  • sec = demi

- demi-sec = off-dry

26
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Soils of Central Vineyards

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  • Silex (flint), limestone

- Kimmeridgian Clay

27
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Sancerre AOP wine style

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  • 100% Sauv Blanc
  • 100% Pinot Noir
  • vinified dry
28
Q

Sauvignon Blanc from Sancerre tasting notes

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  • Flinty “gun smoke”
  • minerally
  • unique
29
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Pouilly-Fumé wine style

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100% dry Sauvignon Blanc only

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