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Touraine Flashcards

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Chinon AOP

  • Styles
  • Grapes
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Chinon AOP

  • Blanc
    • 100% Chenin Blanc
  • Rosé
    • Cabernet Franc, + max 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Rouge
    • Cabernet Franc, + max 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
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Chinon

Soils

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  • Varennes (alluvial sand)
  • Tuffeau (soft limestone)
  • Clay
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Touraine

AOPs for Red and Rosé ONLY

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  • Bourgueil
  • Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

Both Enc: Cabernet Franc, + max 10% Cabernet Sauvignon

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Vouvray

Secondary grape

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Orbois

  • Enc: min 95% Chenin Blanc, max 5% Orbois
  • Ass: Chenin Blanc must be the majority of the blend
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Vouvray

Soils

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Tuffeau limestone

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Touraine AOP

  • Styles
  • Grapes
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  • Blanc
    • Sauv Blanc, max. 20% Sauv Gris
    • (Until 2016 harvest, may be Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Orbois, max 20% Chardonnay, max. 20% Sauvignon Gris)
  • Rosé:
    • Cab Franc, Cot, Gamay, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, Cab Sauv, Meunier, P Noir, P Gris, P d’Aunis
    • min 2 varieties, no variety may exceed 70% of the vineyard
  • Primeur Rosé: As for Rosé
  • Rouge:
    • P: min. 80% comb Cab Franc, Cot (min 50%); vineyards west of Tours have a min. 80% Cab Franc
    • A: Gamay, Cab Sauv, P Noir
  • Primeur Rouge: 100% Gamay
  • Varietal-Labeled Gamay: min. 85% Gamay, plus Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Cot, P Noir
  • Vin Mousseux/Pétillant Blanc: min. 60% Chenin Blanc OR Orbois, Cab Franc, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, Chard P d’Aunis, P Noir
  • Vin Mousseux/Pétillant Rosé: Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Cot, Gamay, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, P Meunier, P Noir, P Gris, Pd’Aunis
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Cheverny AOP

  • Styles
  • Assemblage
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Cheverny AOP

  • Blanc:
    • P: min 50% comb. Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris
    • C: min 16% comb. Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Orbois
  • Rosé & Rouge
    • (min 85% comb. Pinot Noir & Gamay)
    • P: min 50% Pinot Noir
    • C: min 16% Gamay
    • A: Cabernet Franc, Cot (Malbec)
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Cour-Cheverny AOP

  • Style
  • Grape
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Cour-Cheverny AOP

  • Blanc
    • 100% Romorantin
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Coteaux du Loir AOP

Styles and Encépagement

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Coteaux du Loir

  • Blanc
  • 100% Chenin Blanc
  • Rosé
  • min 65% Pineau d’Aunis, + (max 30% each): Cot, Gamay, Grolleau
  • Rouge
  • min 65% Pineau d’Aunis, + (max 30% each): Cabernet Franc, Cot, Gamay
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Jasnières AOP

  • Style
  • Grape
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Jasnières AOP

  • Blanc
    • 100% Chenin Blanc
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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP

Styles and Encépagement

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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP

  • Blanc
    • Chenin Blanc, plus max. 20% Chardonnay
  • Rosé (Vin Gris)
    • 100% Pineau d’Aunis
  • Rouge
    • Min. 50% Pineau d’Aunis, 10-40% Pinot Noir, 10-40% Cabernet Franc, ma. 20% Gamay
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Touraine

Subzones NE -SW

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  • Mesland
  • Oisly
  • Amboise
  • Chenonceaux
  • Azay-le-Rideau
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Touraine “Amboise”

  • Styles
  • Grapes
A

Touraine “Amboise”

  • Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
  • Rosé: Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Cot, Gamay
  • Rouge: Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Cot, Gamay
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Touraine “Mesland”

  • Styles
  • Grapes
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Touraine “Mesland”

  • Blanc: min. 60% Chenin Blanc, max. 30% Sauv Blanc, max. 15% Chard
    • (amount of Chardonnay in the vineyard may not exceed the amount of Sauvignon Blanc)
  • Rosé: min. 80% Gamay, + Cot, Cab Franc
  • Rouge: min. 60% Gamay, 10-30% Cot, 10-30% Cab Franc (3 varieties req’d in blend)
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Touraine “Azay-le-Rideau”

  • Styles
  • Grapes
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Touraine “Azay-le-Rideau”

  • Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
  • Rosé: min. 60% Grolleau; + Cot, Gamay, and max. 10% comb Cab Franc, Cab Sauv
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Touraine “Oisly”

  • Styles
  • Grapes
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Touraine “Oisly”

Blanc: 100% Sauv Blanc

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Touraine “Chenonceaux”

  • Styles
  • Grapes
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Touraine “Chenonceaux”

  • Blanc: 100% Sauv Blanc Blanc
  • Rouge: 50-65% Cot, 35-50% Cab Franc, + Gamay (no single grape may exceed 70%)
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Hand harvesting is required for what style of wines in Touraine?

A

primeur/nouveau

19
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Touraine Mousseux

Min lees aging

A

9 months on lees

20
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Is chaptalization permitted in Touraine?

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prohibited for wines with more than 18 g/l RS

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