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Week 1a: Muscadet and Central Vineyards Flashcards

1
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Great Loire Valley Vintages

A

2009 (year after crash)

2014 (Mansfield)

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Describe a Pays Nantais wine:

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Muscadet:

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

Mineral driven
Lees contact

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3
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Synonym for Pinot Gris (Loire)

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Malvoisie

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Two really esoteric grapes in the Pays Nantais:

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  1. Montils
  2. Colombard
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5
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Most significant appelation in the Pays Nantais

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Muscadet Sévre-et-Main

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6
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Describe Muscadet AOP quality and grapes.

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  1. Basic appellation
  2. 100% Melon Blanc
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Muscadet Sèvre-et-Main produces what percentage of Muscadet?

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80% of all Muscadet production

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Hermine d’Or on Pays Nantais label?

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Unofficial term
Promotes terrior
Suggests ageability

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9
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Notable producer in Muscadet:

A

Domaine de ‘Ecu
Guy Brossard
Pope of Muscadet
Biodynamic

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Notable producer in Muscadet

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Pierre Luneau Papin

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Notable producer in Muscadet:

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Guilbaud Frères

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Famous producers in Muscadet

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  1. Guilbaud Frères
  2. Pierre Luneau-Papin
  3. Guy Brossard - Domaine de l’Ecu
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13
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Three Muscadet food pairings:

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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.

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Dry, mineral driven

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Principal grape varieties of the Central Vineyards:

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Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir

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16
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How many AOP’s are in the Central Vineyards?

17
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Two most important appellations in the Central Vineyards:

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Sancerre
Pouilly Fumé

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Seven secondary grape varieties of the Central Vineyards:

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  1. Pinot Meunier
  2. Pinot Gris
  3. Sauvignon Gris
  4. Chasselas
  5. Chardonnay
  6. Cab Franc
  7. Gamay
19
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Describe Sancerre grapes:

A

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

20
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Describe Pouilly Fumé AOP grapes :

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Whites: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

21
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Pouilly-sur Loire AOP wines:

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Whites: 100% Chasselas

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Reuilly AOP wines:

A

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

23
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Menetou-Salon AOP wines styles and associated grapes:

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

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Quincy AOP wines:

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Whites from Sauvignon Blanc, 10% Sauv Gris

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Orléans-Cléry AOP wines:

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Reds: 100% Cab Franc

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Coteaux du Giennois AOP wines:

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

27
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List the 9 AOP’s in the Central Vineyards:

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  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
28
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What is special about Quincy?

A

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

29
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Notable producer in Sancerre:

A

François Cotat

30
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Notable producer in the Central Vineyards:

A

Didier Dagueneau

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31
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Notable producer in Sancerre Central Vineyards:

A

Lucien Crochet

32
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Notable producer in the Central Vineyards:

A

Henry Pelle

33
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Name 4 producers in the Central Vineyards

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  1. François Cotat
  2. Didier Dagueneau
  3. Lucien Crochet
  4. Henry Pelle
34
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Sancerre / Pouilly Fumé cheese pairing:

A

Crottin de Chavignol

35
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Sancerre / Pouilly Fumé seafood pairing:

A

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

36
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Sancerre / Pouilly Fumé vegetarian dish:

A

Vegetable tarts

37
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Gros Plant du Pays Nantais wine:

A

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

38
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Côte d’Ancenis wine:

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

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