AOC Specific Soils Flashcards
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Soils of the Vosges lower slopes
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Granite
Gneiss
Schist
Volcanic
Sandstone
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Soils of the Vosges lower foothills
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Limestone
Marl
Sandstone
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Soils of the Rhine Plain
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Loess/loam
Alluvium
Colluvium
4
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What are the soils of Beaujolais-Village AOC
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GRANITE SOILS
5
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What are the soils of Julienas?
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Layered and complex with diverse soils
6
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What Beaujolais Crus has volcanic (DIORITE) soils?
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Cote de Brouilly AOC
Brouilly AOC
7
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What soils are Cote du Py planted
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Roches Pourries or decomposing schist
8
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What are the soils of N Beaujolais?
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Granite
Schist w/ Arene and gorrhe
9
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What are the soils of S Beaujolais?
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Clay-limestone
10
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What are the general soils of Haut-Medoc?
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Gravel topsoils
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What are the soils of Pauillac?
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Well draining gravel
12
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What AOC would you find iron-pan subsoils in Medoc?
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Saint Julien
13
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What does Listrac-Medoc produce?
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Merlot dominant due to clay, sand and limestone soils
14
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What are soils of Sauternes AOC?
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Sand
Gravel
Clay
Limestone
15
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What are the soils of Barsac
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Clay-Limestone plateau
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What are Cerons soils?
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Higher gravel and sand content
limestone
marl
clay
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What is interesting about Sauternais soils?
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They are so poor can only support vines and trees.
18
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What are the soils of Medoc?
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Clay
Limestone
less gravel
19
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What are the soils of Saint Estephe?
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Higher % of clay
20
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What are the soils of Pauillac?
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Gravel
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What are the soils of Saint Julien?
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Gravel mounds
Clay subsoils with
Iron-pan
Marls
22
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What are the soils of Marguax?
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Gravel
Sand subsoil
23
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What are the soils of Moulis-en-Medoc?
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Clay
Marls
Merlot based
24
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What are the soils of Pessac-Leognan?
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Deep gravel soils
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What are the soils of Graves de Vayres
Rounded pebbles
Gravel beds from Isle River deposits
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What are the soils of Saint-Crois-du-Mont?
More gravel than Cadiallac/Loupiac
Clay
Limestone
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Soils of Saint Emilion
Limestone and clay with some sand on the river and iron rich soils
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What are considered the Pomerol islands in Saint Emilion?
Iron rich soils
Figeac
Cheval
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What are the soils of Pommerol?
Iron rich soils
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What are the soils of Fronsac?
Clay
limestone
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What are the soils from both Figeac &
Cheval, St Emillion satellites?
Iron-rich like Pommerol
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What are the soils of Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux?
Clay
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What Cotes de Bordeaux is similar in style to Saint Emilion?
Castillon - Clay soils
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What type of soils in Blaye AOC
sandy gravel, clay and limestone
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The general soils of Côtes de Bordeaux?
Principally Clay and limestone
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What are the soils of Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux?
Clay
Limestone
Pockets of gravel hence they use CabSav
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What are the soils of Francs Côtes de Bordeaux?
much more Limestone - CabFranc
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What are the 2 types of soils in Chablis?
Kimmeridgean Marl
Portlandian soils
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What are the soils of Petit Chablis AOC?
Portlandian soils and are more acidic
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Where do soils in Chablis rank in terms of age?
Youngest
Maconnais is the oldest
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What are the soils of Irancy?
Kimmeridgean marls
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What are the soils of Châtillonnais and Grand Auxerrois?
Portlandian marl
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What are the soils of Vèzelay?
Clay
Limestone
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What are the soils of Saint-Bris?
Both Kimmeridegean
Portlandian
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What are the soils of Côte de Nuits?
Sedimentary Limestone
Limestone rich marl
170-160 MYA
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What are the soils of Côte de Beaune?
Limestone
Limstone-rich Marls
160-150 MYA
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What are the soils of Côte Chalonnaise?
Similar to Beaune
Limestone
Limstone-rich Marls
160-150 MYA
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Where do the soils of Côte Chalonnaise start to transition ro more sandy soils of Maconnais?
Givry
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What are the soils of Bouzeron?
Secluded valley with shallow soils
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What are the soils of the Mâconnais?
1. Limestone and marls (N)
2.
+
+Granite and Schist (S)
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What are the soils of Puilly-Fuisse?
Bioherms of limestone.
1. Rock of Vergisson
2. Mt de Pouilly
3. Solutré
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What are the soils of Vesle and Ardre matching with which grape?
Sand, clay and marl
Meunier
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What are the soils of Monts de Berru and what is the grape?
Chalk
Chardonnay
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What are the soils of Grande Vallee de la Marne and its grape?
Sand, clays and marls, pockets of chalk
Pinot Noir
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What are Coteaux Sud d'Epernay's soils and grape?
Marne meet Blanc
Sand, clay and marl (Marne)
+
Chalk (Blancs)
Meunier, Chardonny 50/50
Some Pinot
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What are Val du Petit Morin soils and grape?
Chalk, sand, marl and clay
On the Marge River
Mix of Chardonnay and Meunier
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What are Cote de Sezanne, Vitryat and Montgueux soils and grape?
Dominate Chalk
Chardonnay
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Cote des Bars dominate soil and planting?
Kimmeridgean marl
Pinot Noir 85%
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Location, soils and grapes of Montguex?
Cotes de Blanc
Chalk
Chardonnay
60
Muscate Cap du Corse
clay-limestone soils
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Patrimonio soils
Limestone and clay soils - suits Nielluccio
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What are East Coast of Corsica soils?
Sand and granite
Light bodied fresh fruit rosé
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Ajaccio soils
Granite for Sciaccarello
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What soils suit Sciaccarello
Granite
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What soils suit Nielluccio?
Limestone and clay
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Where are volcanic sandstone soils in Provence?
Between Frejus and Cannes
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Where is limestone dominate in Provence?
Western part of AOC
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Where are mixed soils of limestone and crystalline schist in Provence?
Interior valley from Toulon to Les Arcs
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Where can chalky soils at elevation be found in Provence?
Coteaux Varois en Provence
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What are the soils of Coteaux Varois en Provence
Chalky clay soils
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Where is the AOC with arid, low-fertile soils with pebbly limestones, sandstone, and sandy marls with vineyards on the hillsides in Provence?
Bandol
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What AOC has bauxite soils?
Les Baux de Provence
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Where is granite, gneiss, and mica schist found in Provence?
btwn
Hyères & Fréjus
(along the edge of the Mediterranean coast)
Massif des Maures
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What is the soils of the Dios?
Clay
Limestone
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What are the soils of N Rhône?
Granite subsoil
Fine topsoil of decomposed mica schist and granite sand
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What are the soils of Crozes-Hermitage?
Pockets of gallets
Clay
Loess/Molasse
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What are the soils of Hermitage?
Clay
Sand
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What are the soils of Vinsobles
Sand and clay
Pockets of gravel and limestone
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What are the soils of Rasteau
Red clay, marls and pockets of gravel
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What are the soils of Gigondas?
Marls, limestone and sand
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What type of soils are found in Vacqueryras?
Complex mix of sand and silt on limestone and sandstone
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What are the soils of Beaumes de Venice
Marls, limestone and clays
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What are the benefits of Lirac's soil?
Dry and poor quality
Retard growth, reduce yields and make top quality fruit
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Where is Bugey AOC?
Between Beaujolais & Savoie
S part of Jura Mountains
Limestone soils
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What are the soils of Arbois?
Grey, Red marl and heavy clay means
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What are the soils of L'Étoile?
Clay-limestone marls (more limestone)
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What are the soils of Bugey?
Limestone soils
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What is the main soil type throughout Savoie?
Clay
Limestone
Limestone scree
Alluvium & molasse
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What are the soils of Banyuls/Collioure?
Steep slopes of schist
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What are the general soils of Roussillon?
Iron-rich, red, water retaining clay
Limestone
Black schist
Granite
Yellow clay
Galets
Shale
etc
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What are the soils of Cahors?
1. Limestone plateau of Causses
2. Gravelly slopes and river terraces
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What are the soils of Dordogne / Bererac?
Clay
Limestone
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What are the soils of Fronton?
Boulbènes - Sandy Clay
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Soils of Gaillac
Varied
Clay
Limestone
Sand
Flint
Gravel
95
Soils of Madiran / Pacherenc
Pebble studded limestone clay
Silts
Many contain iron
On Ardour River
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Soils of Jurançon
Poudingues (galets)
Sandy-clay
97
Soils of Pay Nantais
Ancient
Volcanic, igneous, Metamorphic
Acidic
gneiss / mica schist
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What are the soils of Savennières AOC?
Aeolian sands
Slate
Schist
Volcanic rock
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What are the western soils of Anjou-Saumur?
"BLACK ANJOU" - Dark Schists & Sandstone
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What are the eastern soils of Anjou-Saumur?
"WHITE ANJOU" White Chalk (Tuffeau)
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What soils make sparkling quality in Anjou-Saumur?
Limestone gives high acidity
102
What are the soils of Saumur-Champigny AOC?
Tuffeau - gives soft elegant tannins and freshness
103
What are the soils of Coteaux du Layon?
Schist
Sand
Gravel
104
What are the soils of Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru?
Schist
Sandstone
S facing slopes to Layon
105
What are the soils of Bourgueil?
1. Tuffeau - "tuffeau wines"
2. Sandy Gravel - "gravel wines"
106
How many soils types in Touraine?
4 main
W. -Tuffeau
E - Silex, Perruches
Hills - Aubis - Clay & limestone
River - sand, gravels
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What soils are widespread from W Touraine to Vouvray?
Tuffeau
108
What soils are found on Touraine hillsides?
Aubuis - clay and limestone
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What soils are found near the Touraine rivers?
Sedimentary - sand and gravel
110
What soils are found in E Tourine starting at Vouvray and Montouis?
Silex, Perruches - flinty clay
111
What are the soils of Touraine AOC?
Mostly Tuffeau, but since it is a big AOC covers the rest of the soils, eg sand, gravel, perruches, aubuis, clay
112
What are the soils of Valençay AOC?
Perruiches (stone, flint clay), sandy gravel, chalk
113
What are the soils of Chinon AOC??
Slopes - Tuffeau
Elevation - flint-clay, sand
River - sand/ clay
114
Where are Chinon's lighter wine with great finesse planted?
At elevation sand and flinty-clay soils
115
Which has higher "gravel soils" St Nicolas de Bourgueil or Bourgueil?
St Nicolas de Bourgueil
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What are Vouvray soils?
Aubuis
Perruches
117
What are the soils of Orleans?
Sandy, pebbly alluvium
118
What are the soils of Montlouis-sur-Loire?
Perruches - flint-clay
Aubuis - chalk-clay
More sand and gravel
119
What are the 4 main soil types of Centre/Upper Loire
Caillottes
Terrese Blanches
Silex
Sandy Gravel
120
What soils are Quincy planted and where?
Plateau above the Cher in sand and gravel
121
What are the 3 soil types found in Sancerre?
Silex
Caillottes
Terres Blanches
122
What are the soils of Pouilly-Fumé?
Silex
Callottes
Terres Blanches
some sand
123
What are the soils of the 2 separate FItou. 1. Fitou Maritime and 2 Haut Fitou?
Maritime has clay and limestone
Haut Fitou has limestone and sandstone
124
What are Malepère soils?
limestone and clay
125
What are the soils of Minervois?
Clay and limestone
pockets of sandstone
126
What are the soils of Minervois-La Livinière
All vineyards on Schist
127
What are the soils of Corbières AOC?
Schist
Red Clay
Galets
Marl
128
What are the soils of Corbières Boutenac?
Iron-rich Clay
Limestone
Galets
129
What are the soils of La Clape?
Only Stones
130
What are the soils of Saint-Chinian?
Schist
Limestone
131
What are the soils of Faugères?
Schist
132
What are the soils of Clairette du Languedoc?
Limestone
133
What are the soils of Terrasses du Larzac?
clay
limestone
134
What are the soils of Muscat de Frontignan?
Clay
Limestone
some sand
135
What are the soils of Muscat de Lunel?
Rocky
Galets
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What are the soils of Muscat de Mireval?
Clay
Limestone
some gallets
