Touraine Flashcards
What are the three rivers that bisec Touraine?
Vienne River
Indre River
Cher River
All tributaries of the Loire River
How does the Tuffeau soil aid in viticulture?
It is a highly pourous rock and absorbs water rapidly and disseminates it slowly.
What is Tuffeau soil?
Yellowish, sedimentary limestone. Combination of sand and marine fossils.
What are the five geographic designations of Touraine AOP?
Amboise
Mesland
Azay-le-Rideau
Oisly
Chenonceaux
Which geographic designation of Touraine AOP is for white wine only? What is the grape?
Oisly
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Which geographic designations of Touraine AOP are for white wines from Chenin Blanc?
Amboise
Mesland
Azay-le-Rideau
What are the white wines of Touriane AOP based off of?
Sauvignon Blanc & Sauvignon Gris
What river is Chinon AOP located on?
The Vienne River
What styles of wine are produced under Chinon AOP?
Blanc - 100% Chenin Blanc
Rouge & Rosé - min. 90% Cabernet Franc
Chinon AOP soils are divided into three types. What are they?
- Tuffeau -* yellow limestone (Tuffeau Juane)
- Clay* -
- Varennes - sandy, alluvial*
What styles of wine are produced under Bourgueil AOP?
Rouge & Rosé - min. 90% Cabernet Franc
Who is Adrien Ory?
Mayor of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil in 1937 and campagned for a seperate appellation.
What styles of wine are produced under Touraine Noble-Joué AOP?
dry Vin Gris
from Pinot Meunier, Pinot Gris & Pinot Noir
What is the soil of Vouvray AOP?
Tuffeau Blanc - chalkier, firmer
Tuffeau Jaune - softer, sandier
What are the permitted grapes of Vouvray AOP?
min. 95% Chenin Blanc
max. 5% Orbois
What styles of wine are produced under Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP?
Blanc - 100% Chenin Blanc
Vin Mousseaux/Petillant - 100% Chenin Blanc
What styles of wine are produced under Cheverny AOP?
Blanc - Sauvignon Blanc & Sauvignon Gris
Rosé & Rouge - Pinot Noir & Gamay
What styles of wine are produced under Cour-Cheverny AOP?
dry, still white from 100% Remorantin
What style of wines are produced under Valencay AOP?
Dry, still
Blanc - Sauvignon Blanc
Rosé & Rouge - min. 30% Gamay, min. 10% Pinot Noir & min. 10% Côt
What are the appellation along the LOIR River in Touraine? What is the main red and white grape?
Coteaux du Loir AOP
Jasnieres AOP
Coteaux du Vendômois AOP
Chenin Blanc
Pineau d’Aunis
What styles of wine are produced under Coteaux du Loir AOP?
dry, still
Blanc - 100% Chenin Blanc
Rosé & Rouge - min. 65% Pineau d’Aunis + CF, Côt & Gamay
What styles of wine are produced under Coteaux du Vendomois AOP?
dry, still
Blanc - min. 80% Chenin Blanc + Chardonnay
Rosé - 100% Pineau d’Aunis
Rouge - min 50% Pineau d’Aunis + PN & CF
What style of wine is produced under Jasnières AOP?
Blanc - 100% Chenin Blanc
Made in the stlyes of Vouvray.
The Vienne River flows through which appellation?
Chinon AOP
Name three requirements for Montlouis-Sur-Loire Vin Mousseux à Fermentation Unique?
Native yeast
ancestral method
min. 9 months on lees
must be disgorged
no dosage permitted (max 5 g/l RS)
What is the principle grape variety of Touraine Noble-Joué AOP?
min. 40% Pinot Meunier
Who produces Cuvée Constance and what was the most recent vintage?
Domaine Huet
2016
What is the only legally defined sweetness indication for Vouvray AOP and what is the allowed min. residual sugar requirements?
Sec
Max. 8 g/l
What is the max. amount of Pinot Noir allowed in Cheverny Rouge AOP?
Max. 84% Pinot Noir
(Min. 14% Gamay)
What is the min. amount of Gamay required for Cheverny Rouge AOP?
Min. 14%
Max. 40%
What are the red grapes required in Valençay Rouge and Rose AOP?
Min. 30% Gamay
Min. 10% Pinot Noir
Min. 10% Côt
