Pays Nantais

Question 1

Appellation of Pays Nantais

Question 2

Grape of Muscadet AOP

What is the sur lie requirement

Answer 2

Min. 90% Melon Blanc
Max. 10% Chardonnay

Wines must be separated from their lees no later than 7/31 the year after the harvest

Question 3

7 subzones of Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine

Established year of these subzones

Answer 3

2011:
Clisson
Gorges
Le Pallet

2019:
Goulaine
Château-Thébaud
Mouzillon-Tillières
Monnières-Saint-Fiacre

Question 4

Grape and style of Coteaux d’Ancenis

What is the varietal wine

Answer 4

Blanc: 100% Pinot Gris
Rosé / Rouge: Gamay with max. 10% Cabernet Franc

Varietally-Labeled “Malvoisie”: 100% Pinot Gris

Question 5

What is the unofficial label term that promotes terroir and stresses ageability in Pays Nantais

Spearheaded by who

Answer 5

Hermine d’Or

Guy Bossard

Question 6

Fiefs Vendéens subzones map

Answer 6

Question 7

Principal and complementary grape varieties of Fiefs Vendéens

Answer 7

White:
Chenin Blanc
Chardonnay

Rosé:
Pinot Noir
Gamay

Rouge:
Pinot Noir
Cabernet Franc
Négrette

Question 8

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine ‘Sur Lie’ requirement

Goulaine & Pallet

Other subzones

Answer 8

Muscadet Sevre et Main:
On lees until following 3/1, must be rack off its lees between 3/1 to 12/31, may not be bottled until 3/8

Harvest 3/1 3/8 12/31
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Goulaine & Pallet:
must be on lees until 4/1 of the 2nd year of harvest

Others:
must be on lees until 10/1 of the 2nd year of harvest