Week 1a: Muscadet and Central Vineyards Flashcards by Matt Reid

Great Loire Valley Vintages

2009 (year after crash)

2014 (Mansfield)

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Describe a Pays Nantais wine:

Muscadet:

Sugar: dry
Acid: high
Alcohol: no more than 12%
Body: light

Mineral driven
Lees contact

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Synonym for Pinot Gris (Loire)

Malvoisie

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Two really esoteric grapes in the Pays Nantais:

Montils
Colombard

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Most significant appelation in the Pays Nantais

Muscadet Sévre-et-Main

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Describe Muscadet AOP quality and grapes.

Basic appellation
100% Melon Blanc

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Muscadet Sèvre-et-Main produces what percentage of Muscadet?

80% of all Muscadet production

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Hermine d’Or on Pays Nantais label?

Unofficial term
Promotes terrior
Suggests ageability

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Notable producer in Muscadet:

Domaine de ‘Ecu
Guy Brossard
Pope of Muscadet
Biodynamic

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Notable producer in Muscadet

Pierre Luneau Papin

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Notable producer in Muscadet:

Guilbaud Frères

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Famous producers in Muscadet

Guilbaud Frères
Pierre Luneau-Papin
Guy Brossard - Domaine de l’Ecu

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Three Muscadet food pairings:

Raw oysters
Fried smelts
Patois

Patois: style of food that combines Caribbean and Asian influences

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Describe a classic Sauvignon Blanc from the Central Vineyards.

Dry, mineral driven

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Principal grape varieties of the Central Vineyards:

Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir

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How many AOP’s are in the Central Vineyards?

Two most important appellations in the Central Vineyards:

Sancerre
Pouilly Fumé

Seven secondary grape varieties of the Central Vineyards:

Pinot Meunier
Pinot Gris
Sauvignon Gris
Chasselas
Chardonnay
Cab Franc
Gamay

Describe Sancerre grapes:

Whites: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Reds / Rosés: 100% Pinot Noir

Describe Pouilly Fumé AOP grapes :

Whites: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Pouilly-sur Loire AOP wines:

Whites: 100% Chasselas

Reuilly AOP wines:

Whites: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Reds: 100% Pinot Noir

Menetou-Salon AOP wines styles and associated grapes:

Whites: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Reds and Rosés: 100% Pinot Noir

Quincy AOP wines:

Whites from Sauvignon Blanc, 10% Sauv Gris

Orléans-Cléry AOP wines:

Reds: 100% Cab Franc

Coteaux du Giennois AOP wines:

Whites: 100% Sauv Blanc Reds and Rosés: Pinot Noir and Gamay (not exceeding 80%)

List the 9 AOP's in the Central Vineyards:

1. Sancerre 2. Pouilly-Fumé 3. Pouilly-sur-Loire 4. Menetou-Salon 5. Reuilly 6. Quincy 7. Orléans 8. Orléans-Cléry 9. Coteaux de Giennois

What is special about Quincy?

Second demarcated appellation in France after Châteauneuf-du-Pape (1936)

Notable producer in Sancerre:

François Cotat

Notable producer in the Central Vineyards:

Didier Dagueneau

Notable producer in Sancerre Central Vineyards:

Lucien Crochet

Notable producer in the Central Vineyards:

Henry Pelle

Name 4 producers in the Central Vineyards

1. François Cotat 2. Didier Dagueneau 3. Lucien Crochet 4. Henry Pelle

Sancerre / Pouilly Fumé cheese pairing:

Crottin de Chavignol

Sancerre / Pouilly Fumé seafood pairing:

Raw oysters 1. Mignonette, tabasco, and a lemon wedge 2. Caviar

Sancerre / Pouilly Fumé vegetarian dish:

Vegetable tarts

Gros Plant du Pays Nantais wine:

Min 70% Folle Blanche + Montils + Colombard May be aged "sur lie" or not

Côte d'Ancenis wine:

White: 100% Pinot Gris (sometimes called Malvosie) Red: 100% Gamay Rosé: 100% Gamay