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Longest river in France |
Loire- 629 miles |
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Brief History of Loire Valley |
-high/late middle ages- wines of paris -industrial boom other regions' wines being transported -1880 phylloxera crippled and made the region forgettable |
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Which region produces the most whites second to Champagne? |
Loire Valley |
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White Grapes of the Loire |
Chenin Blanc, Sauv Blanc, Melon de Bougogne also allowed: Chard, Orbois, Romorantin, Gros Plant, Chasselas |
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Red grapes of Loire |
Cab Franc (breton) Pinot, gamay, cab sauv, malbec (cot), Groslot, Pineau d'Aunis |
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Region in Loire known for Melon de Bourgogne |
Pays Nantais |
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Climate of Pays Nantais
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Maritime.. cool, wet near atlantic coast |
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Muscadet AOP |
basic appellation, rarely used wines: neutral, bone dry, high acid |
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AOP that produces 80% of Muscadet |
Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOP |
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How many communes in Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOP |
23 communes |
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Soils of Muscadet Sevre et Maine |
Gneiss, silica, clay, granite |
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how much of Muscadet Sevre et Maine are Sur Lie |
1/2 of bottlings |
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Sur lie regulations in Sevre et Maine |
from 3 sub appellations aged on lees over winter bottled unfiltered from March 1-Nov 30 |
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Most northerly AOP in Pays Nantais |
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP -better in warmer vintages -leaner style |
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Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu facts |
1994 AOP status basic style |
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Guy Bessard |
- Hermine d'Or- promotes terroir and ageability |
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Cru Communaux
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2001 proposed that sur lie wines aged 18mo on lees 2011 finally passed |
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3 sub-zones of Muscadet Sevre et Maine |
2011- Clisson, le Pallet, Gorges |
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3 appellations added after elimination of VDQS |
Gros Plant de Pays Nantais Fiefs Vendeens Coteaux d'Ancenis |
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Region between Pays Nantais and Tourraine |
Anjou-Saumur |
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Largest most diverse region of Loire Valley |
Anjou-Saumur |
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Saumur |
eastern subregion of Anjou center for bubbles adjacent to Chinon |
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Anjou grapes/ wines |
dry and sweet Chenin Blanc (Pineau de la Loire) 45% rose from Grolleau 1/3 plantings= Cab Franc |
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Anjou AOP |
Basic appellation Saumur may be bottles under Anjou AOP but not vise versa |
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Chenin Blanc in Anjou |
Slow to ripen= higher acidity |
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Savennieres AOP geography. soil |
North bank of Loire- steep southern exposure Blue schist and volcanic debris |
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Savennieres grapes/ wines |
100% Chenin Blanc- austere in youth ages gives complexity, honeyed richeness |
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Sub-appellations of Savennieres AOP |
in 2011 Roche aux Moines Coulee de Serrant (biodynamic monopole of Nicolas Joly) |
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sweet wine districts in Anjou-Saumur |
Coteaux de Layon and Coteaux de l'Aubance |
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Coteaux de Layon and Coteaux de l'Aubance regulations |
must harvest in tries min RS 34 g/l |
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2 sub-appellations in Coteaux de Layon AOP |
Bonnezeaux and Quarts de Chaume AOPs communes: Thouarce and Rochefort-sur-loire southern exposure |
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Quarts de Chaume AOP |
2010 grand cru 54 ha |
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soils/ climate of Quarts de Chaume
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sandstone, schist.. layon riverprotected from winds, morning mist |
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Savennieres AOP sweet producers |
Domaine des Baumard, Chateau Pierre-Bise (Quarts de Chaume) Chateau des Fesles (Bonnezeaux) |
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7 villages that can append their name to Coteaux de Layon AOP |
Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Rocherfort-sur-Loirse, Faye d'Anjou, St-Lambert du Lattay, St-Aubin de Luigne, Rablay-sur-Layon and Chaume |
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Wines labeled by village... requirements |
higher min must weights lower max yields |
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Anjou-Villages AOP wines |
reds only
region's finest cab franc often add cab sauv |
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most recent red appellation in Anjou-Saumur |
Anjou Village Brissac AOP |
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Anjou-Village Brissac |
covers 10 communes of Coteaux de l'Aubance |
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Grape of Anjou Villages Brissac |
Gamay... can't be labeled Anjou Rouge |
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Saumur AOP grapes/ wines |
red, dry white, rose, bubbles whites: less than 20% chard/ sauv blanc |
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Saumur Rouge |
Cab Franc, cab sauv, pineau d'Aunis |
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Soils of Saumur |
Soft tuffeau- near tourraine hard limestone, iron risk- near Champigny |
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50% of grapes from Saumur are used for what |
Saumur AOP Sparkling wine or Cremant de Loire AOP |
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Where is Saumur rouge produced |
8 villages surrounding Chamigny |
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Haut-Poitou AOP |
AOP status in 2011 50mi south of Chinon |
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Most age worthy reds from Loire |
Torraine |
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Cab Franc AOPs in Torraine |
Chinon Bourgueil St Nicolas-de-Bourgueil |
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Chinon AOP soils |
Tuffeau- slopes
clay, varennes (sandy alluvial near water) |
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wines of Chinon AOP |
- Cab Franc with less than 10% cab Sauv -can produce chenin blanc |
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Vins de Tuffe |
from limestone south facing slopes in Chinon AOP |
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Wines of Bourgeuil and ST Nicholas-de-Bourgeuil AOP |
red and rose less than 10% can sauv |
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Soil of Bourgeuil AOP |
limestone and sandy |
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Soils of St Nicolas-de-Bourgeuil |
lighter alluvial soil = lighter style wine |
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Largest/ important white wine region |
Vouvray AOP |
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Wines of Vouvray AOp |
Chenin Blanc, Orbois(seldom)
sweetness- sec, sec-tendre, demi-sec, moelleux, liquerex may produce sparkling |
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Montlous-sur-loire AOP |
formerly of Vouvray |
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Torraine AOP Rose |
gamay, groslot, Pineau d'Aunis, cab franc
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5 villages that can append name to Torraine AOP |
Mesland, Azay-le-Rideau, Amboise, Oisly and Chenonceaux |
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Gamay in Torraine AOP |
bottled sold locally... nouveau style |
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Separate Rose appellation for Torraine |
Torraine Noble-Joue AOP |
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Torraine Noble-Joue AOP style |
vin gris style gris meunier (pinot meunier), Malvosie (pinot gris) Pinot Noir |
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Outlying Appellations |
Coteaux du Loir Coteaux du Vendomois Cheverny Cour-Cheverny Valencay |
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Coteaux-du-Loir AOP
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north of Loire Valley red/rose- Pineau d'Aunis white- Chenin sub-appellation- Jasnieres |
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Coteaux du Vendomois AOP
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dry rose from Pineau d'Aunis
newer appellation |
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Cheverney, Cour-Cheverney |
eastern edge of Torraine Cheverney- light reds- gamay, pinot whites- sauv blanc Cour-Cheverney- local Romoratain varietally labeled |
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Valencay AOP |
wine and goat cheese appellation whites: sauv blanc reds: pinot, gamay, cot |
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Loire's best Sauv Blanc |
Central Vineyards |
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Climates of Central Vineyards |
Continental: cold winter, brisk days danger of frost during bud break |
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Classic Loire Sauv Blanc Style |
steely, herbaceous, mineral, vibrant, lean, lengthy finish Stainless Sancerre |
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Soils of Sancerre AOP |
silex- higher proportion flint caillotes: stoney soil with fossils terres blanches: Kimmeridgian clay from chablis |
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Sancerre Rouge |
any red produced in Sancerre |
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Pouilly-Fume AOP wines |
- whites wines only - Pouilly-sur-loire AOP= chasselas -with oak.. similar to white bordeaux |
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Menetou-Salon AOP |
Sauv Blanc, Pinot designation.. lighter in style similar to sancerre |
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Wines of Reuilly, Quincy, Coteaux de Giennois AOPs |
all bottel Sauv Blanc Varietally Giennois- gamay. pinot= reds/roses Reuilly- pinot=reds, pinot gris= rose Quincy- whites only |
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2nd demarcated appellation in France |
Quincy AOP |
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Orealns-Clery AOP wines |
reds from Cab Franc |
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Cotes de Forez, Cotes Roannaise, Chateaumeillant AOP wines |
100% Gamay... in light beaujolais style red and roses |
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Cotes d'Auvergne, St-Pourcain AOPs |
southern central vineyards red, white and rose |
