Pays Nantais Flashcards
Pay Nantais AOPs
- Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP
- Fiefs Vendéens AOP
- Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP
- Muscadet AOP
- Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP
- Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP
- Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine
wine styles of Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP
White 100% PG
Rose 100% Gamay
Rouge 100% Gamay
max RS Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP
White 20-40 g/l
Rose 4 g/l
Red 3 g/l
min pot alc Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP
White 11.5%
Rose 10%
Red 10.5%
Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP communes of production
◦Loire-Atlantique Departement: Ancenis, Anetz, Barbechat, Carquefou, Le Cellier, Couffé, Ligné, Mauves-sur-Loire, Mésanger, Montrelais, Oudon, Saint-Géréon, Saint-Herblon, Thouaré-surLoire, Varades
◦Maine-et-Loire Departement: Bouzillé, Champtoceaux, La Chapelle-Saint-Florent, Drain, Landemont, Liré, La Varenne
location of Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP
Northeast of and abutting Muscadet Sevre et Maine and within the southern part of Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
location of Fiefs Vendéens AOP
S of Pays Nantais
subzones of Fiefs Vendéens AOP
Brem, Chantonnay, Mareuil, Pissotte, Vix
max rs in Fiefs Vendéens AOP
blanc/rose 3g/l
red 2.5g/l
min pot alc in Fiefs Vendéens AOP
white 10%
red/rose 10.5%
styles and grapes of Gros Plant AOP
Blanc & Blanc “Sur Lie”: min 70% folle blanche (gros plant), montils, max. 10% colombard,
sur lie req’ts for Gros Plant AOP
◦The wine must be kept on its lees (in either tank or barrel) after fermentation until at least March 1 of the year following the harvest
◦The wine is bottled directly off its fine lees between March 1 and November 30 of the year following the harvest, and not released until at least March 8
max RS for Gros Plant AOP
4 g/l
min pot alc for Gros Plant AOP
blanc 9%
blanc “sur lie” 9.5%
min pot alc for Muscadet AOP
Muscadet 9.5%
Muscadet “sur lie” 10%
Max RS for Muscadet AOP
Muscadet 5g/l
Muscadet “sur lie” 3g/l
sur lie req’ts for Muscadet AOP
◦The wine must be kept on its lees (in either tank or barrel) after fermentation until at least March 1 of the year following the harvest
◦The wine is bottled directly off its fine lees between March 1 and November 30 of the year following the harvest, and not released until at least March 8
Must be from one of the sub appellations.
req’ts for Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP
as for Muscadet AOP
req’ts for Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP
as for Muscadet AOP
subzones of Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP
Clisson, Gorges, Le Pallet (official)
Goulaine, Monieres-St-Fiacre, Château Thébaud and Mouzillon-Tillieres (pending)
La Haye Fouassière and Vallet (years away)
min pot alc of Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP
Muscadet Sevre et Maine: 10%
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine (with subzone designation): 11%
Max RS for Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP
3 g/l
sur lie rqts for Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP
as for Muscadet AOP
aging requirements for Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP, Gorges and Clisson
Wines must be aged on their fine lees until at least November 1 of the second year following the harvest
