Loire Valley_revised-Jan-2013 Flashcards

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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

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AOP in Anjou-Saumur
100% Chenin Blanc
Passerillage or Botrytis
Min. RS 34 g/L

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Anjou-Villages

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AOP for dry red wine only from both Cabernets

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Bonnezeaux

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AOP for 100% botrytis-affected Chenin Blanc
Chaptalization IS legal
Min. 51 g/L RS

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Cabernet d’Anjou

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All-encompassing AOP for dry to off-dry rosé & rosé primeur

Blend of both Cabernets

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Cabernet de Saumur

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AOP for rosé & rosé nouveau from eastern sub-zone of Anjou-Saumur

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Coteaux de l’Aubance

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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

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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

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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

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34 g/L

80 g/L for Chaumes 1er Cru

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Min. Potential Alcohol in Coteaux du Layon by style

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AOP 14%
With village designation: 15%
Chaumes 1er Cru 16.5%
SGN 19%

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Release dates for Coteaux du Layon

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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

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White
Rosé
Rouge

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Quarts de Chaume

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“Grand Cru” AOP in Anjou-Saumur

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Lieux-dits of Quarts de Chaume AOP

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3
Les Quarts
Les Roueres
Le Veau

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Rosé d’Anjou AOP styles

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semi-dry Rosé & Rosé Nouveau

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Saumur styles

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dry white
red
Vin Mousseux Blanc
Vin Mousseux Rosé

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AOP Saumur Blanc cépage

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Dry white only
100% Chenin Blanc from 2016
Now permits up to 20% combined Chard & SB

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AOP Saumur Rouge cépage

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Cab. Franc, plus max. 30% Cab. Sauv. & Pineau d’Aunis

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AOP Saumur Vin Mousseux

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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

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AOP for dry red only

Cabernet Franc, plus max. 15% combined Cab. Sauv. & Pineau d’Aunis

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Savennières AOP styles

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100% Chenin Blanc
Sec
Demi-sec
Moelleux
Doux
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Savennières Coulée de Serrant

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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

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Grand Clos de la Coulée
Clos du Château
Les Plantes

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Savennières Roche aux Moines

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Former sub-zone, AOP as of 2011

100% Chenin Blanc

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Appellations in Anjou-Saumur for rosé

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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

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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

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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

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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

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2
Saumur AOP
Anjou AOP

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Types of soil in Chinon

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Tuffeau
Clay
Varennes

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Vins de tuffe

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Wines of Chinon grown on slopes with tuffeau soils

Yield most age worthy reds

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AOPs of Touraine

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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

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Blanc
Rosé
Rouge
Primeur Rouge
Gamay
Vin Mousseux Blanc
Vin Mousseux Rosé
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Sub-zones of Touraine AOP

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5
Amboise
Mesland
Azay-le-Rideau
Oisly
Chenonceaux
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Touraine Amboise AOP styles

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Blanc
Rosé
Rouge

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Touraine Mesland AOP styles

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Blanc
Rosé
Rouge

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Touraine Azay-le-Rideau AOP styles

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Blanc: 100% Chenin

Rosé

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Touraine Chenonceaux AOP styles

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Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Rouge

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Touraine Oisly AOP styles

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Blanc only: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

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Touraine Blanc AOP cépage

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Until 2016: Chenin, SB, Orbois, Chard, Sauv. Gris

Then: Sauvignon Blanc, with max 20% Sauvignon Gris

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Touraine Noble-Joué

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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

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Blanc
Rosé
Rouge

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Bourgueil AOP styles/cepage

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rouge & rosé

Cabernet Franc with max. 10% CS

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St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil styles/cepage

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rouge & rosé

Cabernet Franc with max 10% CS

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Non-contiguous AOPs with rest of Touraine

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Coteaux du Loir
Jasnières
Coteaux du Vendômois

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Coteaux du Loir

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AOP zone north of/in Touraine
Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
Rosé/Rouge: based on Pineau d’Aunis

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Jasnières

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Sub-appellation of Coteaux du Loir AOP for 100% Chenin Blanc

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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP styles

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Blanc
Rouge
Vin Gris from 100% Pineau d’Aunis

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Cour-Cheverney AOP

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within Cheverny AOP zone

100% Romorantin

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Cheverney AOP styles/cepage

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Blanc: SB-based

Rosé & Rouge: Pinot Noir & Gamay based

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Valençay AOP styles/cepage

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Blanc: SB-based

Rosé/Rouge: Gamay, PN & Cot, with CF

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Vouvray AOP location & styles

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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

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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

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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

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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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Q

Menetou-Salon AOP styles/cepage

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Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Rosé/Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir

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AOPs in Central Vineyards (Loire) for varietal Sauvignon Blanc

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6
Coteaux du Giennois
Pouilly-Fumé
Sancerre
Menetou-Salon
Quincy
Reuilly
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Q

Orléans AOP location/styles

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in Central Vineyards adjacent to Touraine
Blanc
Rosé
Rouge

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Q

Orléans-Cléry AOP

A

same area as Orléans AOP

varietal Cabernet Franc

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Coteaux du Giennois AOP styles/cepage

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Blanc: 100% SB

Rosé/Rouge: PN & Gamay (both required, max. 80% of either)

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Pouilly-Fumé

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AOP zone of Central Vineyards (Loire) for

100% Sauvignon Blanc

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Pouilly-sur-Loire

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AOP zone over same area as Pouilly-Fumé for Blanc of 100% Chasselas

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Sancerre AOP styles/cepage

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Blanc: 100% SB

Rosé/Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir

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Soil types of Sancerre

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Terre Blanches (Kimmeridgian clay)
Silex (flint-heavy)
Caillottes (fossil-laden, heavy)
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Main soil of Pouilly-Fumé

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Silex

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Quincy AOP styles/cepage

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Blanc only
Sauvignon Blanc (max. 10% Sauvignon Gris)
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Reuilly styles/cepage

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Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Rosé: Pinot Noir & Pinot Gris
Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir

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Crémant de Loire AOP stats

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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

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Blending permitted from Anjou-Saumur & Touraine

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Rosé de Loire allowable varieties

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7
Grolleau
Grolleau Gris
Cab. Franc
Cab. Sauvignon
Pinot Noir
Gamay
Pineau d'Aunis
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Q

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP Sur Lie aging with sub zone

A

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

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Chenin-based

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Anjou AOP Rouge cépage

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Franc & Sauvignon based

If labelled Gamay, then 100%

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Q

Anjou AOP Rose cépage

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Franc & Sauvignon based

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Haut-Poitou AOP Blanc cépage

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min. 60% Sauvignon Blanc, plus Sauvignon Gris

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Q

Haut-Poitou AOP Rosé cépage

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min. 40% CF, min. 20% each Gamay & PN

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Q

Haut-Poitou AOP Rouge cépage

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Min. 60% CF, plus
Gamay
Gamay de Bouze
Gamay de Chaudenay
Merlot
Pinot Noir
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Quarts de Chaume AOP cepage

A

100% Chenin Blanc
Passerillage or botrytis
Hand-harvested in tries
NO chaptalization

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Q

Quarts de Chaume AOP RS

A

Min. 85 g/L RS

highest for non-fortified wine in France

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Rosé d’Anjou allowable grapes

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Grolleau
Grolleau Gris
Cab. Franc
Cab. Sauvignon
Cot
Gamay
Pineau d'Aunis
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AOP Saumur “Puy Notre-Dame” cépage

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Cab. Franc, plus max. 15% Cab. Sauv.

106
Q

Savennières AOP Sec RS

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Total acidity must be within 2 g/L of RS for sec and max of 8 g/L

107
Q

AOP Savennières Coulée de Serrant styles

A

Sec

Moelleux/Doux

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Q

AOP Savennières Coulée de Serrant Sec ABV/RS

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  1. 5% min. ABV

max. 4 g/L RS

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Q

AOP Savennières Coulée de Serrant Moelleux/Doux ABV/RS

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  1. 5% min. ABV

min. 30 g/L RS

110
Q

Savennières Roche aux Moines AOP styles

A

Sec

Moelleux/Doux

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Q

AOP Savennières Roche aux Moines Sec ABV/RS

A
  1. 5% min. ABV

max. 4 g/L RS

112
Q

AOP Savennières Roche aux Moines Moelleux/Doux ABV/RS

A
  1. 5% min. ABV

min. 30 g/L RS

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Chinon AOP Blanc cépage

A

100% Chenin Blanc

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Q

Chinon AOP Rosé/Rouge cépage

A

Cabernet Franc, max. 10% CS

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Q

Vouvray AOP cepage/RS

A

min. 95% Chenin Blanc, with Orbois

For sec: max. 8 g/L RS

116
Q

Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP RS

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Max. 8 g/L RS with acidity w/in 2 g/L of RS

117
Q

Orléans AOP Blanc cepage

A

min. 60% Chard, plus PG

118
Q

Orléans AOP Rosé cepage

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min. 60% Meunier, plus PN & PG

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Orléans AOP Rouge cepage

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min. 60% Meunier, plus Pinot Noir