Pays Nantais Flashcards
What are the appellations of the Pays Nantais?
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
What is the climate of Pays Nantais?
Cool, wet, maritime
What are the three sub-appellations of Muscadet AOP?
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP
What percentage of Muscadet production is based in Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP?
80%
From how many communes is Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP sourced?
23
What is the “sur lie” requirement for Muscadet and its sub-appellations?
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
What is the soil of Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP?
Gneiss
Silica
Clay
Granite
What are the requirements to label Muscadet as “sur lie”?
-The wine must originate from land qualifying for one of the three sub-appellations
How would you describe the wine of Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP?
- Leaner in style
- This appellation is further North
When was the Muscadet Cotes de Gandlieu AOP established?
1994
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.
“Hermin d’Or”
Guy Bossard
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.
Cru Communaux
What three subzones of Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP were introduced in 2011?
Clisson
Le Pallet
Gorges
What four subzone of Muscadet-Sevre-et-Maine were introduced in 2019?
Château Thébaud
Goulaine
Monnières-Saint-Fiacre
Mouzillon-Tillières
What appellations were upgraded from VDQS to AOP in Pays Nantais in 2011?
Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP
Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP
Fiefs Vendéens AOP
What are the prinicipal varieties for white, rose and red in
Fiefs Vendéens AOP?
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
What are the principal grape varieties for Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP
Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP
Blanc: 100% Pinot Gris
Rosé: 100% Gamay
Rouge: 100% Gamay
What are the principal grape varieties for Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP
Principal Variety: Min. 70% Folle Blanche (Gros Plant)
What department is Pays Nantais located?
Loire-Atlantique
Maine-et-Loire
Vendée
Can the subzones of Sèvre-et-Maine be labeled sur lie?
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
What is “Cru Communaux”?
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
What appellation of Muscadet was created in 1994?
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP
What are the 4 AOPs for Melon in Pays Nantais?
- Muscadet
- Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
- Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu
- Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine
What former VDQS of Pays Nantais was upgraded to AOC in 2011? Where is it located?
- Haut-Poitou
- 50 miles due south of Chinon
What other AOP of the Loire other than Muscadet can be labeled sur lie?
Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
