Loire Valley- Pays Nantais Flashcards
WHAT IS THE LARGEST AOP IN PAY NANTAIS in HA?
Gros Plants du Pays Nantais
STYLES:
Blanc: Min. 70% Folle Blanche (Gros Plant); plus Montils and a max. 10% Colombard
Blanc “Sur Lie”
ABV:
Blanc: 9%
Blanc “Sur Lie”: 9.5%
RS: 4 g/l
PUT IN ORDER FROM NORTH TO SOUTH?
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
Fiefs Vendéens
Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
Coteaux d’Ancenis
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire (MOST NORTHERN)
Fiefs Vendéens (MOST SOUTHERN)
Gros Plant du Pays Nantais (MOST WESTERN)
Coteaux d’Ancenis (MOST EASTERN)
WHAT ARE THE WHITE, ROSE AND RED AOP’S OF PAYS NANTAIS?
Fiefs Vendéens
Coteaux d’Ancenis
WHAT IS THE MIN AND MAX ABV FOR MUSCADET COTEAUX DE LA LOIRE?
WHAT STYLES ARE MADE HERE?
Minimum/Maximum Alcohol: 10% / 12%
Blanc: 100% Melon de Bourgogne
“Sur Lie” (must be vintage-dated)
PUT IN ORDER FROM NORTH TO SOUTH?
GORGES
CLISSON
PALLET
(PGC)
PALLET IS THE MOST NORTHERN
GORGES IS THE MOST CENTRAL
CLISSON IS THE MOST SOUTHERN
GUY BOSSARD IS AFFILIATED WITH WHAT TERM AND IN WHAT REGION?
Guy Bossard and others adopted “Hermine d’Or”, an unofficial label term that promotes terroir and stresses age ability.
This Term is used in Pays Nantais
WHAT ARE THE STYLES OF COTEAUX d’ANCENIS?
Located in Pays Nantais
Blanc: 100% Pinot Gris
Rosé: 100% Gamay
Rouge: 100% Gamay
Varietal-Labeled “Malvoisie”: 100% Pinot Gris (20-40 g/l RS)
MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT AOP IN PAYS NANTAIS CAN VARIETY LABEL WINES “MALVOISE”?
Coteaux d’Ancenis
Both the blanc and the varietal labeled wines are 100% Malvoise (Pinot Gris)
WHATS THE MAIN GRAPE AND MIN % FOR FIEFS VENDÉENS BLANC, ROSE AND ROUGE?
Located in Pays Nantais
Blanc: Chenin Blanc Min. 60%
Rose: Gamay and Pinot Noir Min. 80%
Rouge: Cabernet Franc, Négrette, Pinot Noir
WHAT STYLES CAN MUSCADET AOP BE MADE IN?
Blanc: 100% Melon de Bourgogne
Blanc Nouveau/Primeur
Blanc “Sur Lie”
IN MUSCADET, WHAT ARE THE SUR LIE REQUIREMENTS?
The wine must be kept on its lees (in either tank or barrel) after fermentation until at least March 1 of the year following the harvest.
The wine is bottled directly off its fine lees between March 1 and November 30 of the year following the harvest, and not marketed until at least March 8
IN ESSENCE THE WINE IS AGED 5-6 MONTHS (March) TO 11 MONTHS (November) ON THE LEES. DEPENDING ON WHEN HARVEST HAPPENS, SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER.
MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE NEWEST AOP and MUSCADET AOP IN PAYS NANTAIS?
Fife Vendeens
Coteaux de Anciene
Gros Plant
Changed from VDQS to AOP in 2009 - 2011.
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu
as of 1994
WHAT IS THE MIN ABV OF MUSCADET AOP AND MUSCADET “SUR LIE” AOP?
Muscadet: 9.5%
Muscadet “Sur Lie”: 10%
WHAT ARE THE SOIL TYPES OF MUSCADET-SEVRE-ET-MAINE?
Gneiss
Granite
Clay
Silica
WHAT ARE THE ELEVAGE TERMS FOR WINES THAT COME FROM A CRU COMMUNAUX?
WHICH IS THE MOST NORTHERN AND MOST SOUTHERN?
Élevage for Subzones:
Le Pallet: Wines must be aged on their fine lees until at least April 1st of the second year following the harvest
(18 MONTHS ON THE LEES)
Le Pallet Soil: Gneiss, quartz, and gabbro
MOST NORTHERN SUB-ZONE
Clisson and Gorges: Wines must be aged on their fine lees until at least November 1 of the second year following the harvest
(Around 24 MONTHS ON LEES)
Clisson Soil: Granite
Gorges Soil: Clay and gabbro (igneous rock)
CLISSON IS THE MOST SOUTHERN ZONE
GORGES IS THE MOST CENTRAL ZONE
WHAT ARE THE MUSCADET SÈVRE-ET-MAINE CRUS AND THEIR SOIL?
3 Cru’s (sub-zones):
Le Pallet: Gneiss, Quartz and Gabbro- (April 1st, 2nd year)
Clisson: Granite- (Nov 1st, 2nd year)
Gorges: Clay and Gabbro (igneous rock)- (Nov 1st, 2nd year)
MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE MAXIMUM YIELDS FOR MUSCADET SEVRE-ET-MAINE AND SEVRE-ET-MAINE WITH SUB-ZONE DESIGNATION?
Maximum Yield:
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine: 55 hl/ha
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine (with subzone designation): 45 hl/ha.
MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE ABV RANGE FOR MUSCADET WINES?
9.5% MIN (Muscadet AOP)
10% MIN (All other Muscadet AOP’s)
11% MAX (Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine)
WHAT ARE THE 5 SUBZONES OF FIEFS VENDÉENS?
(BCM/VP)
5 Sub-Zones (W-E):
- Brem
- Chantonnay
- Mareuil
- Vix
- Pissotte
WHAT IS THE AGING FOR MUSCADET-SEVRE-ET-MAINE?
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine “sur lie”- The wine must be kept on its lees (in either tank or barrel) after fermentation until at least March 1 of the year following the harvest
WHAT IS THE MOST NORTHERN APPELLATION IN PAYS NANTAIS?
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
LOIRE VALLEY WINES MAY INCLUDE WHAT OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL DESIGNATION ON THE LABEL?
All Muscadet wines may include the geographical designation “Val de Loire” on the label
MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE MINIMUM ABV FOR MUSCADET SÈVRE-ET-MAINE AOP and MUSCADET-SEVRE-ET-MAINE WITH A SUB-ZONE?
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine: 10%
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine (with subzone designation): 11%
MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE AGING FOR MUSCADET-SEVRE-ET-MAINE SUB-ZONES?
Le Pallet: Wines must be aged on their fine lees until at least April 2 of the second year following the harvest. 18 months for Le Pallet
Gorges and Clisson: Wines must be aged on their fine lees until at least November 1 of the second year following the harvest.
Gorges/Clisson are close to 24 months.
MASTERS QUESTION-
WHAT IS THE MOST SOUTHERN APPELLATION IN PAYS NANTAIS AND WHAT STYLES OF WINE DO THEY MAKE?
Fiefs Vendéens located in Pays Nantais
3 styles of wine:
Blanc: Principal Variety (Min. 60%): Chenin Blanc
Rosé: Principal Varieties (Min. 80%): Gamay and Pinot Noir
Rouge:
Principal Varieties: Cabernet Franc, Négrette, Pinot Noir
MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE MOST NORTHERN MUSCADET AOP?
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP is the most northerly appellation.
MASTERS QUESTION- PUT IN ORDER FROM NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST: COTEAUX D'ANCENIS COTEAUX DU GIENNOIS COTEAUX DU VENDOMOIS COTES D'AUVERGNE
North: COTEAUX DU VENDOMOIS- Touraine
South: COTES D’AUVERGNE- Central France
East: COTEAUX DU GIENNOIS- Central Vineyards
West: COTEAUX D’ANCENIS- Pays Nantais
WHAT STYLE IS COTEAUX d’ANCENIS BLANC?
With minimal 20-40 g/l RS it is probably off-dry-sweet in style.
WHAT STYLES OF WINE ARE MADE IN GROS PLANT DU PAYS NANTAIS AND THEIR ABV’S?
2 STYLES:
- Blanc: Min. 70% Folle Blanche (Gros Plant)
- Blanc “Sur Lie”
ABV’S:
Blanc: 9% ABV
Blanc “Sur Lie”: 9.5% ABV
MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS CRU COMMUNAUX?
“Cru Communaux”
These Crus are:
* Clisson
* Gorgeois
* Le Pallet
These are used in Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine sub-zones.
This translates into wines coming from a specified shist soil and spending a minimum of 18 months on the lees.
MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE AOP’S OF PAYS NANTAIS? (7 IN TOTAL)
- Muscadet (Seldomly used)
- Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire (MOST NORTHERN)
- Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu
- Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine (3 sub-zones, Cru Communaux)
- Fiefs Vendéens (MOST SOUTHERN)
- Gros Plant du Pays Nantais (MOST WESTERN)
- Coteaux d’Ancenis (MOST EASTERN)
MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE SOIL OF THE MUSCADET CRU’S?
Principal Soils:
Gorges: Clay and gabbro (igneous rock)
Clisson: Granite
Le Pallet: Gneiss, quartz, and gabbro
MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE COMPLEMENTARY VARIETALS FOR FIEFS VENDEENS BLANC? (These are commune specific)
Complementary Varieties (Min. 10% combined):
Chardonnay- This is for the following communes
Pissotte
Chantonnay
Mareuil
Brem- Chardonnay + Grolleau
Vix- Chardonnay + Sauvignon Blanc
ONLY 2 COMMUNES USE ADDITIONAL GRAPES:
Grolleau Gris- Brem
Sauvignon Blanc- Vix
MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT PAY NANTAIS AOP’S CAN AGE SUR LIE?
Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
Muscadet
Muscadet Sevre et Maine
Muscadet Cote de Grandlieu
Muscadet Coteaux de Loire
