Loire Flashcards
(124 cards)
1
Q
what is the only sweet wine aoc that allows chapitilization
A
Bonnezeaux
2
Q
what aoc allows both botritus and passerillage
A
quarts des chaume
3
Q
how many aoc are in Anjou Saumur
A
18
4
Q
How many AOC are in touraine
A
13
5
Q
Clos Rougeard is in what AOC
A
Saumur-Champigny
6
Q
how much Cab Sauv can be blended into a chinon
A
10%
7
Q
Coulee de Serrant is subdivided into what 3 plots
A
Grand Clos de la Coulee
Clos du Chateau
Les Plantes
8
Q
min RS for coulee de serrant labeled doux
A
30
9
Q
Pouilly-Sur-Loire is mainly what grape?
A
Chasselas
10
Q
Domaine des Baumard is a producer in what AOC
A
Quarts de Chaume
11
Q
Le Veau and Les Roueres are Lieu Dit of what AOC
A
Quarts de Chaume
12
Q
what is the only 1er cru in Loire
A
Coteaux de Layon Chaume
13
Q
min R/S for Coteaux du Layon? for Coteaux du Layon Chaume 1er Cru
A
34 g/l
80g/l
14
Q
The Vienne river runs through what AOC
A
Chinon
15
Q
what style of wine is made in anjou village brissac
A
dry red still
16
Q
min R/S of Bonnezeaux
A
51g/l
17
Q
Haut-Poitou is in what part of the Loire
A
Anjou
18
Q
Saumur Champigny makes what style of wine
A
red still
19
Q
minimum RS for rose d’anjou
A
7g
20
Q
a red wine from Saint Pourcain would be mostly what grape
A
Gamay (40-75%)
21
Q
a white wine from the Cotes d’Auvergne would be 100% what grape
A
chard
22
Q
what style of wine is produced in Orleans-Clery
A
dry red based on cabernet franc
23
Q
Sancerre is in what Department
A
Cher
24
Q
what style of wine is made in Jasnieres
A
dry white based on chenin
25
what AOC requires 50% Pineau d'Aunis
Coteaux du Vendomois (in touraine)
26
max sugar in Vouvray Sec
8 g/l
27
Francois Chidaine is a producer in what AOC
Montlouis
28
what are the 3 top cuvee of Domaine Huet
Le Haut Lieu, Le Mont and Le Clos du Bourg
29
primary difference between anjou noir and anjou blanc
anjou noir = schist
| anjou blanc = limestone
30
what are the only two AOC in the Pays Nantais that can produce red and rose wine
coteaux d'Ancennis
| Fief Vendeens
31
name two producers of Muscadet Sevre et Maine
Domaine Peppiere
Veronique Gunther Chereau
domaine de l'Ecu
32
cotes du forez makes what style of wine
dry red based on gamay
33
name a producer from Saviennieres
```
Domaine Closel (La Jalousie)
jolly
domaine roche aux moines
```
34
name two producers from Vouvray
Huet
| Careme
35
aging requirement for lees aging of muscadet sevre et maine
kept on lees after fermentation until march 1 (max november 30th)
36
Guy Bossard is a producer in what AOC
Muscadet
37
define the term Hermine d'Or
implies ageability
38
what is the min abv of muscadet sur lie
10%
39
which Muscadet subzones require the longest lees aging
Clisson and Gorge require two years
40
what kind of soil is gabbro
igenous rock
41
Vix, Pissotte and Brem are subzones of what AOC
Fief Vendeens
42
what AOCs are 100% Pinot Noir
Sancerre
Menetou Salon
Ruilly
43
min abv of sancerre blanc
10.5
44
Primary soil type of the Pats Nantais
Gneiss
- volcanic, well drained
45
Where would you find the Gabbros soil type
Muscadet Sevre et Maine Gorges and Le Pallet
It is a course volcanic rock
46
Primary soil type of Saumur-Champigny
Tuffeau
47
Max yield for Saviennieres sec
50 hl/ha
48
What are the five subzones of Fiefs Vendreens
Brem Mareuil Chantonnay, Pissotte, Vix
Matt Pisses Brilliance, Charm and Veracity
49
Savennieres lies on what bank of the Loire River
Right
50
What is the principal grape I’d Haut-Poitou
Sauvignon Blanc
51
a vin gris from Coteaux du Vandomois would be 100% what grape
Pinot d'Aunis
52
name three AOCs on the Loir tributary
Jasnieres, Coteaux du Loir and Coteaux du Vandomois
53
max r/s for Vouvray Sec
8g/l
54
min amount of Chenin in Vouvray
95% (5% Orbois may be added in)
55
aging for Sparkling Vouvray
12 months from date of tirage
56
what is the principal grape of Cour Cheverney
Romorantin
57
name a producer of Cour-Cheverney
Francois Cazin
58
principal red grape of Orleans AOC
70-90% Meunieur
59
principal red grape of Orleans-Clery
100% Cab Franc
60
how many villages are allowed to affix their name to Coteaux du Layon-Village
7
Faye, Chaume, Rochefort, Rablay, Beaulieu, St Aubin, St Lambert
61
min R/S for Coteaux du Layon Chaume 1er cru
80
62
Max Yield for Coteaux du Layon Chaume 1er Cru
25 hl/ha
63
primary soil type of Savennieres La Roche aux Moines
schist
64
Auvernat Blanc is a synonym for what grape around Orleans
chardonnay
65
what are the five subzones of the Touraine aoc
Amboise, Mesland, Azay-le-Rideau, Oisly, Chenonceaux
66
name 3 cuvee of Francois Cotat
La Grande Cote (100% Kimmeridean, south exposure)
Les Monts Damnes
Caillottes (young vines)
67
name 3 cuvee of Domaine Vacheron
Les Romains (60 year old vines, silex soils
Paradis (pure chalk, little top soil, racy)
L'Enclos (ungrafted rootstock, silex soil)
68
name 3 cuvee of francois chidaine
Montlous Les Tuffeaux - old vine, off dry
Vouvray Clos Boudoin - dry, old vine
Montlouis Les Choisilles - blend of multiple, flinty vineyards, dry
69
name 3 Charles Joguet cuvee
Cuvee de la Cure
Les Petits Roche
Clos du Chene Vert (age worthy, single vineyard)
70
name 3 cuvee of Romain Guibertau
Saumur Blanc Breze
Saumur Les Arboises (80% new oak)
Saumur Blanc Clos de Guichaux
71
name 3 cuvee Clos Rougeard
```
Breze blanc
Le Bourg (old vine, 1ha)
Les Poyeux (sandier soil, 2.5 ha)
```
72
the owner of Clos Rougeard owns what classed growth in Bordeaux
Montrose
73
2017 vintage in the loire
early harvest, warm,
| spring frosts hurt yields
74
2016 vintage in the loire
rough flowering period, low yields, good harvest, classic vintage for reds
75
2015 vintage in the loire
heat spikes pushed alcohol, lower acidity, lots of noble rot for sweet wines
76
2014 vintage in the loire
cooler vintage but warm harvest helped redeemed
77
2013 vintage in the loire
storms at fruit set and harvest, hail decimated vouvray, humid, disease pressure, low quanitites
78
what kind of wine does Cotes du Forez make
still red and rose from gamay
79
name a producer of Bonnezeaux
chateau du fels, rene renew
80
how do the Brems and Pissotte subzones of Fief Vendreens differ from Mareuil, Chantennay and Vix
Brems and Pissotte are based on PN, the others are cab franc
81
who produces Clos de Papillion
Dme. Bomard (savennieres)
82
pierre bise is a producer in what appellation
Savennieres
83
Chanturques is a cru in what aoc
Cotes d'Auvergne
84
what is the name of Domaine Huet's estate in Hungary
Királyudvar (kee-rye-ouhd-var)
85
alphonse mellot is a producer in what aoc
sancerre
86
olga raffault in a producer in what aoc
chinon
87
Henri Pellé is a producer in what aoc
montlouis
88
Oisley is a DGC in what appellatiom
Touraine (sauv blanc only)
89
what is Huet's dessert wine
cuvee constance
90
min abv for vouvray sec
11
91
max yield for muscadet clisson
45
92
synonym for Sacy in Saint Pourcain
tresselier
93
what is the grape of Anjou Mousseaux Rose
Cab franc (min 80%)
94
what are the new subzones of Muscadet sevre et maine
Goulaine
Mouzillon-Tilleres
Monnaires Saint Ficaire
Chateau-Thébaud
95
what is main grape of cotes de forez
gamay
96
clos Baudoin is in what aoc
vouvray
97
primary soil type of Muscadet's Gorges subzone
Gabbro
98
Primary soil type of Clisson
Granite
99
what river bisects the Gorges subregion
Sevre
100
which two muscadet subzones have the least sur lie aging requirement
Goulaine
Pallet
101
what appellations of the Pays Nantais may label their bottlings Sur Lie
Gros Plant
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu
Muscadet Sevre et Maine
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
102
is Chapitalization allowed in Savennieres
yes (for dry wines only)
103
what appellation is larger in terms of size, quarts des chaume or bonnezeaux
bonnezeaux
104
what tributary of the Loire runs through Saumur
Thouet
105
what is Varennes?
local name for the sandy soils of Chinon
106
another name for Pinot d'Aunis
Chenin Noir
107
max yield for Coulee de Serrant
30 hl/ha
108
Coteaux de l'Aubance overlaps whats AOC for red wine production
anjou-brissac
109
Les Quarts, Les Veau and Les Roueres are lieux dit of what aoc
quarts des chaume
110
3 producers of clos papillon
closel
doaine forges
baumard
111
the Fontevraud forest protects which aoc
saumur champigny
112
max yields of bonnezeaux
20 hl/ha
113
min r/s of cabernet d'anjou
10 g/l
114
what aoc in the loire is a UNESCO world heritage site
savenerries
115
who produces Cuvee paul
sweet wine from Francois Cotat
116
which Sancerre producer makes the wines La Moussiere and Edmond
Alfonse Mellot
117
Rueilly is on what river
Arnon
118
Who makes Lot 2022 Rose
Pascal Cotat
VDF rose
119
what aoc overlaps Pouilly Fume
pouilly sur loire
(100% chasseslas)
120
max yields of sancerre/pouilly fume
65 hl/ha
121
pouilly fume is in what department
Nievre
122
what aoc in the pays nantais can bottle varietel Pinot Gris (Malvosie)
Coteaux d'Ancenis
123
which of sancerre's three soil types occupies more than 50% of the total land
Caillotes
124
