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Pays Nantais Flashcards

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What is the most planted grape in Pays Nantais

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Melon/Melon de Bourgogne/Muscadet

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What is the local name for Folle Blanche in Pays Nantais?

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Gros Plant

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What is the climate for Pays Nantais?

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Cool Mediterranean

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Muscadet has good resistance to which fungal disease?

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Powdery Mildew

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What improvements have growers made to mitigate the risk of fungal disease?

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  • More open canopies to increase airflow

- Leaf removal is done to ensure maximum exposure of the grapes to the sun

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Is chapitalization permitted in Pays Nantais?

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Yes, but only up to 12% potential abv

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How do winemakers view MLC in Pay Nantais

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It is generally avoided to preserve the high acid profile which is typical of the style of wines produced

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How are producers in Pays Nantais experimenting with Muscadet in an effort to raise the profile?

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  • Skin Contact
  • Barrel Fermenting
  • Concrete Eggs
  • Amphora
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What are the main Muscadet AOCs in Pays Nantais?

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  • Muscadet Sèrve et Maine
  • Muscadet AOC
  • Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
  • Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu
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Name the other three AOCs found in Pays Nantais

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  • Coteaux d’Ancenis
  • Fiefs Vendeens
  • Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
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What are the only two grapes that can be used in Coteaux d’Ancenis?

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  • Pinot Gris

- Gamay Noir

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What is the principal variety for white wines from Fiefs Vendeens?

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  • Chenin Blanc must compose 60% of the blend

- Chardonnay can also be added to the blend

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What is the principal variety for rose wines from Fiefs Vendeens?

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  • Minimum 80% Gamay and Pinot Noir

- Accessory varieties are Cab Franc, Cab Sauv and Négrette

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What is the principal variety for red wines from Fiefs Vendeens?

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  • No minimum(?) but must be made from Cab Franc, Pinot Noir and Négrette
  • Accessory varieties are Cab Sauv and Gamay
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What styles of wine are produced in Gros Plant du Pays Nantais?

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Still, white wine

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What is the principal variety for Gros Plant du Pays Nantais? Are there any other grapes that can be added?

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  • Folle Blanche (minimum 70%)
  • Montils
  • Maximum of 10% Colombard
17
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What does the term ‘Sur Lie’ mean?

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The the wines are aged on the lees prior to bottling. This is done to fill out the body on what would otherwise be a very light wine.

18
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What must be done for a bottle of Melon wine to have the term ‘Sur Lie’ on it?

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Wines must be bottled between March 1st and November 30th, the year after the grapes are harvested, in the winery where the wines were made

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What impact does the phrase “in the winery where the wines were made” mean for negociants in Pay Nantais wanting to make ‘Sur Lie” wines?

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That they must buy either the grapes, the must, or the bottled wines. They cannot buy wines and use them to create ‘Sur Lie’ wines

20
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Explain what the Muscadet Cru Communaux is?

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The Muscadet Cru Communaux are 10 different communes selected as some of the best representations of the region

21
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How many of the 10 Muscadet Cru Communaux can you name?

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  • Clisson
  • Gorges
  • Le Pallet
  • Goulaine
  • Château-Thébaud
  • Mouzillon-Tillières
  • Monnières-Saint Fiacre
  • La Haye Fouassière
  • Valley
  • Champtoceaux
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What are the requirements for Muscadet Cru Communaux?

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  • The village can be appended to the wine (i.e. Muscadet Serve et Maine Clisson)
  • Lower maximum yield (45hL/ha compared to 55 hL/ha)
  • Grapes must come exclusively from the village listed
  • Wines must be kept on the lees for 18 months, with some villages raising the requirement to 24 months
23
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What was a major setback for Pay Nantais in the 1990s?

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Muscadet was becoming very popular in the UK in the 1980s, so the region planted more Melon (getting up to 13,000ha). But there was a major frost in 1991 which destroyed 2/3s of the crop which pushed prices up at a time when new world wines were becoming increasingly popular in the UK

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What is the specified soil type for the Muscadet Cru Communaux?

A

Schist

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