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Pays Nantais Flashcards

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What are the appellations of the Pays Nantais?

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Muscadet AOP

Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP

Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP

Coteaux d’Ancanis AOP

Fiefs Vendéens AOP

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What is the climate of Pays Nantais?

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Cool, wet, maritime

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What are the three sub-appellations of Muscadet AOP?

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Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP

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What percentage of Muscadet production is based in Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP?

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80%

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From how many communes is Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP sourced?

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23

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What is the “sur lie” requirement for Muscadet and its sub-appellations?

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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 marketed until at least March 8

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What is the soil of Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP?

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Gneiss

Silica

Clay

Granite

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What are the requirements to label Muscadet as “sur lie”?

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-The wine must originate from land qualifying for one of the three sub-appellations

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How would you describe the wine of Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP?

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  • Leaner in style
  • This appellation is further North
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When was the Muscadet Cotes de Gandlieu AOP established?

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1994

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What is the term used in Pays Nantais to refer to an unofficial label term that promotes terroir and stresses ageability? Name one person who adopted it.

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“Hermin d’Or”

Guy Bossard

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This was proposed in Pays Nantais in 2001 that requires eligible wine from specified schist soils to spend a minimum 18 months “sur lie”, longer than the actual “sur lie” term allows.

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Cru Communaux

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What three subzones of Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP were introduced in 2011?

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Clisson

Le Pallet

Gorges

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What four subzone of Muscadet-Sevre-et-Maine were introduced in 2019?

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Château Thébaud

Goulaine

Monnières-Saint-Fiacre

Mouzillon-Tillières

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What appellations were upgraded from VDQS to AOP in Pays Nantais in 2011?

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Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP

Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP

Fiefs Vendéens AOP

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What are the prinicipal varieties for white, rose and red in

Fiefs Vendéens AOP?

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White:

Min 60% Chenin Blanc

Rose:

Min. 80% Gamay and Pinot Noir

Red:

Principal Varieties: Cabernet Franc, Négrette, Pinot Noir

Accessory Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Gamay

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What are the principal grape varieties for Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP

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Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP

Blanc: 100% Pinot Gris

Rosé: 100% Gamay

Rouge: 100% Gamay

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What are the principal grape varieties for Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP

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Principal Variety: Min. 70% Folle Blanche (Gros Plant)

19
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What department is Pays Nantais located?

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Loire-Atlantique

Maine-et-Loire

Vendée

20
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Can the subzones of Sèvre-et-Maine be labeled sur lie?

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No, the min length of aging for each subzone precludes the use of sur lie

  • Goulaine and Le Pallet - on lees until April 2 of 2nd year
  • Gorges, Clisson, Mouzillon-Tillières, Monnières-Saint-Fiacre, and Château-Thébaud: on lees until November 1 of 2nd year
21
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What is “Cru Communaux”?

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A designation that was proposed in 2001, requiring eligible wines from specified schist soils to spend a min 18 months sur lie

  • In 2011, this proposal introduced 3 subzones for Sevre-et-Maine:
  • Clisson
  • Le Pallet
  • Gorges
22
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What appellation of Muscadet was created in 1994?

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Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP

23
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What are the 4 AOPs for Melon in Pays Nantais?

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  • Muscadet
  • Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
  • Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu
  • Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine
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What former VDQS of Pays Nantais was upgraded to AOC in 2011? Where is it located?

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  • Haut-Poitou
  • 50 miles due south of Chinon
25
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What other AOP of the Loire other than Muscadet can be labeled sur lie?

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Gros Plant du Pays Nantais

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