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France (Loire Valley) Flashcards

1
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4 general regions of Loire Valley

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Pays Nantais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Central Vineyards

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Climate of Pays Nantais

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Maritime

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3
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Main varietal of Pays Nantais

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Melon de Bourgogne

muscadet

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4
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4 muscadet regions of Pays Nantais

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Muscadet
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu
Muscadet Sevre et Main

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5
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Flavor profile of Muscadet AOP

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bone dry, high acid, youthful consumption

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6
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Describe Sur Lie aging

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must come from qualifying region

aged on the lees over winter, bottled directly off lees without filtering

adds complexity and richness

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Who is Guy Bossard

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adopted a quality label just for muscadet “Hermine d’Or”

terroir and stress ageability

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8
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2 requirements of Cruller Communaux

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min 18 months sur lie

specified schist soil

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9
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3 qualifying sub zones of Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine

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Clisson
Le Pallet
Gorges

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10
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Loire Valley’s most diverse and largest region

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Anjou - Samur

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11
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3 grapes of Anjou

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Chenin
Grolleau
Cabernet Franc

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12
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Flavor profile of Savennieres’ Chenin Blanc

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dry, austere, rigid in youth

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13
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2 unique soils of Savennieres

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Blue Schist

Volcanic Debris

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14
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Nicolas Joly monopole and what region/subregion does it live?

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Coulee de Serrant

Loire Valley, Savennieres

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15
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2 sweet wine disctricts of Savennieres

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Coteaux du Layon

Conteaux de l’Aubance

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16
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2 noteworthy AOP in Coteaux du Layon

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Bonnezeaux

Quartz de Chaume

17
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3 Savenniers sweet producers

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Domaine des Baumard
Chateau Pierre - Bise
Chateau de Fesles

18
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3 Cab Franc AOP’s in Touraine

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Chinon
Borgueil
St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

19
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Flavor Profile of Toraine Cab Franc

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Raspberry, green tobacco, silky tannin

20
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River through Chinon

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River Vienne

21
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Touraine’s largest white wine region

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Vouvray

22
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5 sweetness levels of Chenin Blanc

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sec
sec tendre
demi sec
moelleux
liquereux
23
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Climate of Central Vineyards

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Continental

24
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Varietal fo Puilly-Fume and Sancerre

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Sauvignon Blanc

25
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What river does Puilly-Fume and Sancerre straddle

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Loire River

26
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Flavor profile of Puilly-Fume and Sauncerre Sauvignon Blanc

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Minerality, steely, pungently herbaceous, vibrant but not lean

27
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Aging vessel for Puilly-Fume and Sancerre

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stainless steel

28
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Top Puilly-Fume producer

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Didier Dagueneau - “Silex”

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