Pays Nantais Flashcards
3 new appellations in Pays Nantais in 2011
- Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
- Coteaux d’Ancenis
- Fiefs Vendéens
Parentage of Melon B?
Gouais Blanc x Pinot (Blanc)
Grape(s) in Muscadet AOP?
100% Melon B
Which AOP contains 77% of Muscadet’s vineyards?
Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
3 crus of Muscadet Sèvre et Maine that were elevated in 2011, and required time on lees
- Clisson: 24m sur lie
- Gorges: 24m sur lie
- Le Pallet: 18m sur lie
Soil in Clisson?
Granite
What is “Hermine d’Or”?
- created by Guy Bossard (Dom de l’Ecu), an unofficial label term that promotes terroir and stresses ageability
- specified schist soils to spend min 18 months sur lie—longer than the actual sur lie term allows
Grapes in Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP (new in 2011)? Is there still white in this AOP?
- White: 100% Pinot gris or “Malvoisie”
- Red/rosé: 100% Gamay
- No still white; PG has to be btw 20-40 g/l RS
Grapes in Gros Plant du Pays Nantais (new in 2011)?
Min 70% Folle Blanche + montils + max 10% colombard
Main white grape and its minimum in Fiefs Vendéens?
Min 60% Chenin
Which river runs along Le Pallet, Gorges and Clisson?
Sèvre
Synonym for Folle blanche?
- Gros Plant
- Damery
- Picpoul; not related to Picpoul in Languedoc
Which historical event transformed the Nantais into the spiritual home for Melon de Bourgogne?
1709 frost that resulted in a moratorium of red grapes
What is the common fermentation style for Muscadet?
Concrete, underground fermentation tanks
List the 4 crus added to Sevre et Maine in 2019
Chateau Thebaud, Ghoulaine, Mouzillion Tillieries, Monnieres Saint Fiacre
Which requires longer lees aging Chateau Thebaud or Goulaine?
- Goulaine and Palate 4/1 (18m)
- all others 10/1 (24m)
Min alcohol % for Muscadet AOP?
9.5%
Min vine age of Cru Muscadet?
6 yrs
What is the assemblage for Coteau d’Ancenis? Within which Muscadet appellation does Coteaux d’Ancenis reside?
- Blanc: 100% Malvoisie
- Rosé and Rouge: 100% Gamay
- located within Coteaux de la Loire
The (2) appellations in the Pays Nantais that can make white, red, rose
Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP and Fiefs Vendeens AOP
Name the (4) appellations that make wines with 100% Melon B
- Muscadet AOP
- Muscadet-Cotes de Grandlieu AOP
- Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
- Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine
Which AOP contains most of Muscadet’s vineyards?
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine (77% found here)
