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Main regions of Loire Valley west to east

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Pays Nantais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Central Vineyards

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Appellations of Pays Nantais

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Muscadet
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine
Fiefs Vendéens
Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
Coteaux d'Ancenis
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General Appellations of the Loire Valley

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Crémant de Loire AOP

Rosé de Loire AOP

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Crémant de Loire styles

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traditional method sparkling wine

Vin Mousseux Blanc & Rosé

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Permitted grapes varieties in Crémant de Loire AOP

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Chenin Blanc
Chardonnay
Orbois
Cabernet Franc
Grolleau
Grolleau Gris
Pinot Noir
Cabernet Sauvignon*
Pineau d'Aunis*
*max. 30% combined
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Rosé de Loire

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AOP for rosé wines from either/both Anjou-Saumur & Touraine

Dry, generally disappointing

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Appellations of Central France

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Côte Roannaise
Côtes d'Auvergne
Côtes du Forez
Châteaumeillant
Saint-Pourçain
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Côte Roannaise styles/cépage

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rosé & rouge

100% Gamay

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Côtes d’Auvergne styles/cépage

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Blanc: 100% Chardonnay

Rosé/Rouge: Gamay & Pinot Noir

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Côtes du Forez styles/cépage

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rosé & rouge

100% Gamay

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Châteaumeillant styles/cépage

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Vin Gris & Rouge
Gamay-based with
(PN & PG also permitted)

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Saint-Pourçain styles/cépage

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Blanc: Chardonnay with Sacy
Rosé: Gamay
Rouge: Gamay & Pinot Noir

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Sacy

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Syn. Tressalier

Mandatory with Chardonnay in Saint-Pourçin AOP

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Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP styles/cépage

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Blanc: Off-dry varietal Pinot Gris
Rosé/Rouge: 100% Gamay
Malvoisie: 100% Pinot Gris

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Fiefs Vendéens AOP styles/cépage

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Blanc: Chenin-based
Rosé: based on Pinot Noir & Gamay
Rouge: based on Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc & Négrette

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Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP styles/cépage

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Blanc & Blanc Sur Lie

70% Folle Blanche (plus Montils & Colombard)

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Gros Plant

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Folle Blanche

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Muscadet AOP styles/cépage

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100% Melon de Bourgogne
Blanc
Nouveau/Primeur
Sur Lie

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Sur Lie aging requirements for Muscadet appellations

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Must be kept on fine lees after fermentation in tank or barrel
Bottled directly off lees from March 1 to November 30
Earliest release is March 8 of second year after harvest

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Sub-zones of Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine

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Le Pallet
Gorges
Clisson

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AOPs for Muscadet

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Muscadet (allows nouveau/primeur)
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine (3 sub-zones)

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Pineau de la Loire

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Syn. for Chenin Blanc in Anjou

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Anjou AOP styles

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Blanc
Red
Rosé
Gamay
Vin Mousseux Blanc
Vin Mousseux Rosé
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Anjou Villages Brissac

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AOP for red wines only of Cabernets Sauvignon & Franc

Village of Brissac-Quincé & 9 other communes

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Anjou Coteaux de la Loire
AOP in Anjou-Saumur 100% Chenin Blanc Passerillage or Botrytis Min. RS 34 g/L
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Anjou-Villages
AOP for dry red wine only from both Cabernets
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Bonnezeaux
AOP for 100% botrytis-affected Chenin Blanc Chaptalization IS legal Min. 51 g/L RS
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Cabernet d'Anjou
All-encompassing AOP for dry to off-dry rosé & rosé primeur | Blend of both Cabernets
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Cabernet de Saumur
AOP for rosé & rosé nouveau from eastern sub-zone of Anjou-Saumur
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Coteaux de l'Aubance
AOP for sweet white of 100% Chenin Blanc Blanc & SGN Botrytis and longer aging required for SGN 34 g/L RS
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Coteaux de Saumur
AOP for sweet wine 100% Chenin Blanc Passerillage or botrytis 34 g/L RS
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Villages entitled to append Coteaux du Layon
``` 7 Beaulieu-sur-Layon Rablay-sur-Layon Rochefort-sur-Loire Faye d'Anjou St-Aubin de Luigné St-Lambert du Lattay Chaume 1er Cru ```
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Minimum RS for Coteaux du Layon wines
34 g/L | 80 g/L for Chaumes 1er Cru
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Min. Potential Alcohol in Coteaux du Layon by style
AOP 14% With village designation: 15% Chaumes 1er Cru 16.5% SGN 19%
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Release dates for Coteaux du Layon
Chaume 1er Cru: 9/1 of year following harvest | SGN: 6/15 of second year following harvest
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Haut-Poitou AOP styles
White Rosé Rouge
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Quarts de Chaume
"Grand Cru" AOP in Anjou-Saumur
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Lieux-dits of Quarts de Chaume AOP
3 Les Quarts Les Roueres Le Veau
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Rosé d'Anjou AOP styles
semi-dry Rosé & Rosé Nouveau
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Saumur styles
dry white red Vin Mousseux Blanc Vin Mousseux Rosé
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AOP Saumur Blanc cépage
Dry white only 100% Chenin Blanc from 2016 Now permits up to 20% combined Chard & SB
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AOP Saumur Rouge cépage
Cab. Franc, plus max. 30% Cab. Sauv. & Pineau d'Aunis
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AOP Saumur Vin Mousseux
Blanc & Rosé Traditional method, min. 9 mos. on lees Min. 60% Chenin Blanc, plus Chard, CF, CS, Gamay, Pinot Noir, Pineau d'Aunis, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, max. 10% SB
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Saumur-Champigny
AOP for dry red only | Cabernet Franc, plus max. 15% combined Cab. Sauv. & Pineau d'Aunis
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Savennières AOP styles
``` 100% Chenin Blanc Sec Demi-sec Moelleux Doux ```
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Savennières Coulée de Serrant
Former sub-zone, AOP as of 2011 7 ha monopole of Nicolas Joly 100% Chenin Blanc
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Sections of Coulée de Serrant
Grand Clos de la Coulée Clos du Château Les Plantes
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Savennières Roche aux Moines
Former sub-zone, AOP as of 2011 | 100% Chenin Blanc
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Appellations in Anjou-Saumur for rosé
``` 5 Anjou AOP Cabernet d'Anjou AOP Cabernet de Saumur AOP Haut-Poitou AOP Rosé d'Anjou AOP ```
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Appellations of Anjou-Saumur for dry white wine
``` 5 Haut-Poitou AOP Saumur AOP Savennières AOP Savennières Coulée de Serrant AOP Savennières Roche aux Moines AOP ```
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Appellations in Anjou-Saumur for red wine
``` 5 Anjou Villages Brissac AOP Anjou Villages AOP Haut-Poitou AOP Saumur AOP Saumur-Champigny AOP ```
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Appellations in Anjou-Saumur for sweet white wine
``` 9 Coteaux de la Loire AOP Bonnezeaux AOP Coteaux de l'Aubence AOP Coteaux de Saumur AOP Coteaux du Layon AOP Quarts de Chaume AOP Savennières AOP Savennières Coulée de Serrant AOP Savennières Roche aux Moines AOP ```
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Appellations for sparkling wine in Anjou-Saumur
2 Saumur AOP Anjou AOP
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Types of soil in Chinon
Tuffeau Clay Varennes
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Vins de tuffe
Wines of Chinon grown on slopes with tuffeau soils | Yield most age worthy reds
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AOPs of Touraine
``` 13 Touraine Touraine Noble-Joué Chinon Bourgueil St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Vouvray Montlouis-sur-Loire Cheverny Cour-Cheverney Valençay Coteaux du Loir Jasnières Coteaux du Vendômois ```
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Touraine AOP styles
``` Blanc Rosé Rouge Primeur Rouge Gamay Vin Mousseux Blanc Vin Mousseux Rosé ```
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Sub-zones of Touraine AOP
``` 5 Amboise Mesland Azay-le-Rideau Oisly Chenonceaux ```
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Touraine Amboise AOP styles
Blanc Rosé Rouge
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Touraine Mesland AOP styles
Blanc Rosé Rouge
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Touraine Azay-le-Rideau AOP styles
Blanc: 100% Chenin | Rosé
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Touraine Chenonceaux AOP styles
Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc | Rouge
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Touraine Oisly AOP styles
Blanc only: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
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Touraine Blanc AOP cépage
Until 2016: Chenin, SB, Orbois, Chard, Sauv. Gris | Then: Sauvignon Blanc, with max 20% Sauvignon Gris
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Touraine Noble-Joué
AOP for an historical style of Vin Gris from Gris Meunier (Pinot Meunier) Malvoisie (Pinot Gris) Pinot Noir
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Chinon AOP styles
Blanc Rosé Rouge
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Bourgueil AOP styles/cepage
rouge & rosé | Cabernet Franc with max. 10% CS
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St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil styles/cepage
rouge & rosé | Cabernet Franc with max 10% CS
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Non-contiguous AOPs with rest of Touraine
Coteaux du Loir Jasnières Coteaux du Vendômois
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Coteaux du Loir
AOP zone north of/in Touraine Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc Rosé/Rouge: based on Pineau d'Aunis
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Jasnières
Sub-appellation of Coteaux du Loir AOP for 100% Chenin Blanc
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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP styles
Blanc Rouge Vin Gris from 100% Pineau d'Aunis
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Cour-Cheverney AOP
within Cheverny AOP zone | 100% Romorantin
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Cheverney AOP styles/cepage
Blanc: SB-based | Rosé & Rouge: Pinot Noir & Gamay based
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Valençay AOP styles/cepage
Blanc: SB-based | Rosé/Rouge: Gamay, PN & Cot, with CF
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Vouvray AOP location & styles
``` in Touraine just east of Tours on north bank of Loire for Blanc Vin Mousseux Blanc Vin Pétillant Blanc Sec through liquoreux styles allowed ```
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Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP location & styles
``` opposite Vouvray 100% Chenin Blanc Blanc Vin Mousseux Blanc Vin Pétillant Blanc Sec through liquoreux allowed ```
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AOPs in Touraine for 100% Chenin Blanc
``` 5 Touraine Azay-le-Rideau Chinon Blanc Coteaux du Loir Jasnières Montlouis-sur-Loire ```
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AOPs of Central Vineyards | clockwise from north
``` 7 Orléans/Orléans-Cléry Coteaux du Giennois/Côtes du Gien Cosne-sur-Loire Pouilly Fumé/Pouilly-sur-Loire Sancerre Menetou-Salon Quincy Reuilly ```
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Menetou-Salon AOP styles/cepage
Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc | Rosé/Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir
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AOPs in Central Vineyards (Loire) for varietal Sauvignon Blanc
``` 6 Coteaux du Giennois Pouilly-Fumé Sancerre Menetou-Salon Quincy Reuilly ```
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Orléans AOP location/styles
in Central Vineyards adjacent to Touraine Blanc Rosé Rouge
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Orléans-Cléry AOP
same area as Orléans AOP | varietal Cabernet Franc
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Coteaux du Giennois AOP styles/cepage
Blanc: 100% SB | Rosé/Rouge: PN & Gamay (both required, max. 80% of either)
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Pouilly-Fumé
AOP zone of Central Vineyards (Loire) for | 100% Sauvignon Blanc
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Pouilly-sur-Loire
AOP zone over same area as Pouilly-Fumé for Blanc of 100% Chasselas
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Sancerre AOP styles/cepage
Blanc: 100% SB | Rosé/Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir
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Soil types of Sancerre
``` Terre Blanches (Kimmeridgian clay) Silex (flint-heavy) Caillottes (fossil-laden, heavy) ```
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Main soil of Pouilly-Fumé
Silex
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Quincy AOP styles/cepage
``` Blanc only Sauvignon Blanc (max. 10% Sauvignon Gris) ```
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Reuilly styles/cepage
Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc Rosé: Pinot Noir & Pinot Gris Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir
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Crémant de Loire AOP stats
Min. 9 mos. on lees Min. 4 atmospheres of pressure Min. 12 mos. after date of tirage for release
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Crémant de Loire AOP source
Blending permitted from Anjou-Saumur & Touraine
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Rosé de Loire allowable varieties
``` 7 Grolleau Grolleau Gris Cab. Franc Cab. Sauvignon Pinot Noir Gamay Pineau d'Aunis ```
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Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP Sur Lie aging with sub zone
Sur Lie may not be used, since aging exceeds allowable time for designation. Le Pallet (on lees until 4/2 of 2nd year following harvest) Gorges (on lees until 11/1 of 2nd year following harvest) Clisson (on lees until 11/1 of 2nd year following harvest)
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Anjou AOP Blanc cépage
Chenin-based
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Anjou AOP Rouge cépage
Franc & Sauvignon based | If labelled Gamay, then 100%
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Anjou AOP Rose cépage
Franc & Sauvignon based
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Haut-Poitou AOP Blanc cépage
min. 60% Sauvignon Blanc, plus Sauvignon Gris
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Haut-Poitou AOP Rosé cépage
min. 40% CF, min. 20% each Gamay & PN
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Haut-Poitou AOP Rouge cépage
``` Min. 60% CF, plus Gamay Gamay de Bouze Gamay de Chaudenay Merlot Pinot Noir ```
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Quarts de Chaume AOP cepage
100% Chenin Blanc Passerillage or botrytis Hand-harvested in tries NO chaptalization
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Quarts de Chaume AOP RS
Min. 85 g/L RS | highest for non-fortified wine in France
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Rosé d'Anjou allowable grapes
``` Grolleau Grolleau Gris Cab. Franc Cab. Sauvignon Cot Gamay Pineau d'Aunis ```
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AOP Saumur "Puy Notre-Dame" cépage
Cab. Franc, plus max. 15% Cab. Sauv.
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Savennières AOP Sec RS
Total acidity must be within 2 g/L of RS for sec and max of 8 g/L
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AOP Savennières Coulée de Serrant styles
Sec | Moelleux/Doux
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AOP Savennières Coulée de Serrant Sec ABV/RS
12. 5% min. ABV | max. 4 g/L RS
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AOP Savennières Coulée de Serrant Moelleux/Doux ABV/RS
15. 5% min. ABV | min. 30 g/L RS
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Savennières Roche aux Moines AOP styles
Sec | Moelleux/Doux
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AOP Savennières Roche aux Moines Sec ABV/RS
12. 5% min. ABV | max. 4 g/L RS
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AOP Savennières Roche aux Moines Moelleux/Doux ABV/RS
15. 5% min. ABV | min. 30 g/L RS
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Chinon AOP Blanc cépage
100% Chenin Blanc
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Chinon AOP Rosé/Rouge cépage
Cabernet Franc, max. 10% CS
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Vouvray AOP cepage/RS
min. 95% Chenin Blanc, with Orbois | For sec: max. 8 g/L RS
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Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP RS
Max. 8 g/L RS with acidity w/in 2 g/L of RS
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Orléans AOP Blanc cepage
min. 60% Chard, plus PG
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Orléans AOP Rosé cepage
min. 60% Meunier, plus PN & PG
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Orléans AOP Rouge cepage
min. 60% Meunier, plus Pinot Noir

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