Loire Valley-Touraine Flashcards
What wine styles are allowed in Chinon?
Blanc
Rose
Rouge
What are the principal soil types
Varennes (alluvial sand)
Tuffeau (Limestone)
Clay
What is the Ecepagement for white wines in Chinon?
100% Chenin Blanc
What is the Encepagement for rose wines in Chinon?
Cabernet Franc with a maximum 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
What is the Encepagement for red wines in Chinon?
Cabernet Franc with a maximum 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Where are the Varennes soils most commonly found in Chinon?
Closest to the river Vienne a Loire tributary
What wine styles are allowed in Bourgueil AOP?
Rose
Rouge
What is the Encepagement for Rose and Rouge wines in Bourgueil AOP?
Cabernet Franc with a maximum 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
What are the major soil types in Bourgueil AOP?
Varennes (alluvial sand)
Tuffeau (Limestone)
Clay
Which side of the Loire river is Chinon located?
South
Which side of the Loire river is Bourgueil and Saint Nicholas Bourgueil located?
North
What is the tributary of the Loire River that runs through Chinon?
The river Vienne
What wine styles are allowed in Saint Nicholas de Bourgueil AOP?
Rose
Rouge
What is the Encepagement for Rose and Rouge wines in Saint Nicholas de Bourgueil AOP?
Cabernet Franc with a maximum 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Name some key producers in Chinon AOP?
Bernard Baudry
Domaine les Roches
Charles Joguet
Domaine Alliet
Name some key producers in Bourgueil AOP?
Domaine de La Chvalerie
Catherine and Pierre Breton
Domaine du Bel Air
What wine styles are allowed in Vouvray?
Blanc
Vin Mousseux/Petillant
What is the Encepagement for Blanc and Moussuex/Petillant wines in Vouvray AOP?
95% Chenin Blanc with max 5% Orbois
What is the name of the grape that may be blended with Chenin Blanc in the Vouvray AOP?
Orbois
What is the principal soil type in Vouvray?
Tuffeau
Name the sweetness levels wines may be produced according to in Vouvray?
sec sec-tendre (off dry) demi sec moellleux liquereux
What side of the Loire River does Vouvray lie on?
North
What side of the Loire river does Mont Louis sur Loire lay on?
South
What wine styles are permitted in Mont Louis sur Loire?
Blanc
Vin Mousseux/Petillant
Wines from Montlouis were bottled as Vouvray until they received their own appellation in which year?
1937
What law was passed in 2013 that affected the towns of Vouvray and Montlouis?
Any wine labelled Vouvray must be vinified within the appellation boundaries effectively ruling out producers that grow fruit in Vouvray but have wine making facilities accross the river
Name 2 producers that grow grapes in Vouvray that were affected by the law passed in 2013 requiring growers to vinify grapes within appellation boundaries
Francois Chidaine
Jacky Blot
Name some quality producers in Vouvray?
Domaine Huet
Domaine du Clos Naudin (Phillipe Foreau)
Name the 5 villages that may append their name to the Touraine AOP
Amboise Mesland Azay-le-Rideau Oisly Chenonceaux
What are the wine styles and encepagment for Touraine Amboise AOP?
Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
Rosé: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cot, Gamay
Rouge: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cot, Gamay
What are the wine styles and encepagment for Touraine Mesland AOP?
Blanc: Min. 60% Chenin Blanc, max. 30% Sauvignon Blanc, max. 15% Chardonnay (the amount of Chardonnay in the vineyard may not exceed the amount of Sauvignon Blanc)
Rosé: Min. 80% Gamay, plus Cot and Cabernet Franc
Rouge: Min. 60% Gamay, 10-30% Cot, 10-30% Cabernet Franc
What are the wine styles and encepagment for Touraine Azay-le-Rideau AOP?
Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
Rosé: Min. 60% Grolleau; plus Cot, Gamay, and max. 10% combined Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon
What are the wine styles and encepagment for Touraine Oisly AOP?
Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
What are the wine styles and encepagment for Touraine Chenonceaux AOP?
Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Rouge: 50-65% Cot, 35-50% Cabernet Franc, plus Gamay
What subzone of Touraine AOP makes white wine only?
Touraine Oisly AOP. 100% Sauvignon blanc
What 2 subzones of Touraine make white wines from 100% Chenin Blanc?
Amboise and Azay-le-Rideau
What does the term primeur mean in Touraine?
refers to gamay bottlings made in the style of Beaujolais nouveau
What wines styles are made in Touraine Noble-Joue AOP?
Rose made in the historical vin gris style from Gris Meunier (Pinot Meunier), Malvoisie (Pinot Gris), and Pinot Noir
What wine styles are allowed in Coteaux du Loir AOP?
Principal grape varieties?
blanc
rose
rouge
Chenin Blanc
Pineau d’Aunis
Name a sub Appellation of Coteaux du Loir that makes wines from 100% Chenin Blanc?
Jasnieres AOP
What is the specialty of Vendomois AOP?
Makes wine in all 3 colours but specialises in dry rose made from 100% Pinot d’Aunis
What wine styles are allowed in Cheverny AOP?
Blanc
Rose
Rouge
What is the ecepagement of white wines from Cheverny AOP?
Principal Varieties: 60-84% combined Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris
Complementary Varieties: 16-40% combined Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and Orbois
What are the main red grapes of Cheverny AOP?
Min 50% Pinot noir
Min 16% Gamay
Cab Franc, Cot
What wine styles are allowed in Cour Cheverny?
Blanc
What grape varieties are allowed in the white wines of Cour Cheverny?
100% Romarantin
What wine styles are allowed in Valencay AOP?
Blanc
Rose
Rouge
What is the major white grape variety of Valencay AOP?
70% Sauvignon Blanc
with Orbois, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Gris
What is the major red grape variety of Valencay AOP?
30-60% Gamay
min 10% Pinot Noir and min 10% Cot
max 20% Cab Franc
Which AOP in Touraine makes rose in the historical vin gris style from Gris Meunier (Pinot Meunier), Malvoisie (Pinot Gris), and Pinot Noir
Touraine Noble-Joue
