Loire Flashcards by Paige Waszkewitz

Who played a major role in creating navigable tributaries in the Loire?

Dutch

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What are the main white grapes of Loire?

Sauvignon Blanc
Chenin Blanc (aka Pineau de Loire)
Melon de Bourgogne
Folie Blanche
Chardonnay
Romaratin
Chasselas

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What are the main red grapes of the Loire?

Cabernet Franc
Pinot Noir
Gamay
Grolleau (aka Groslot)
Pineau d’Aunis

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What grape is sometimes referred to as Breton?

Cabernet Franc

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How many miles does the Loire cover?

600 miles from Muscadet to Pouilly-sur-Loire

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How does the climate change from west to east in the Loire?

Nantes has maritime climate- damp and mild

Further east, continental climate prevails.

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What are the predominant soil types found in the Loire?

Chalk, schist and clay

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What are the unifying characteristics in Loire wines despite soil and climatic differences in the regions?

Lightness and acidity

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What are the four main sub regions within Loire from west to east?

Pays Nantais
Anjou
Tourmaline
Centre

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What are the AOP regions in Nantes?

Muscadet
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine
Fiefs Vendeens
Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
Coteaux d’Ancenis

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What grape is used in the production of all Nantes wines?

Melon de Bourgogne (Muscadet)

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What is one of the largest AOP’s in France and accounts for over 80% of Muscadet production?

How many communes are grapes sourced from?

Where is it located?

Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine

23 Communes

Near the confluence of the Sevre and Maine Rivers

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What are the 3 sub zones that now exist within Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine also known as “Cru Communaux”?

Caisson, Gorges and Le Pallet

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What are the requirements of “Cru Communaux”?

Higher minimum alcohol
Lower yields
18-24 months on the lees (higher than is legally required for sur lie designation)

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What are the AOPs of Anjou Saumur?

Anjou
Anjou-Villages
Anjou-Village Brissac
Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire
Bonnezeaux
Cabernet d’Anjou
Cabernet de Saumur
Coteaux de Saumur
Coteaux de l’Aubance
Coteaux du Layon
Haut-Poitou
Quartes du Chaume
Rose d’Anjou
Saumur
Saumur-Champigny
Savennieres
Savennieres-Coulee de Serrano
Savennieres-Roche aux Moines

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What region has a reputation of producing sweet wines from Chenin Blanc?

What is the trend in the region these days?

Anjou AOP

Trending to drier styles of white

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What is the local name for Chenin Blanc in Anjou?

Pineau de la Loire

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Describe the production and grapes used in Anjou-Villages AOP

Red only
Cabernet Franc based wines
Cabernet Sauvignon also produced

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What wines are produced in Anjou-Villages Brissac?

Red from Gamay

Area covers same communes as Coteaux l’Aubence

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What are the grapes used in Rose d’Anjou production?

Cot (Malbec)
Gamay
Grolleau
Pineau d’Aunis

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What is the largest most commonly seen appellation in Anjou?

Coteaux du Layon

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What are the two cru villages of Coteaux du Layon?

Bonnezeaux

Quarts de Chaume

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What is the grape used in Bonnezeaux AOP?

Chenin Blanc

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What style of wine is produced in Quarts de Chaume AOP?

Sweet wine from Chenin Blanc

In better years Botrytis forms

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What region is located on the north bank of the Loire river facing Coteaux de l’Aubance and produces wines from Chenin Blanc that are dense, dry, rich and structured.

Savennieres

What small 12 acre enclave is the second smallest appellation in France as a single estate?

Savennieres Clos de la Coulee de Serrant

What is another cru of Savennieres?

Savennieres Roche Aux Moines

What would be the main production differences in a wine labeled Savennieres AOP vs Savennieres Roche Aux Moines AOP?

Savennieres Roche Aux Moines would have lower yields, higher must weight and higher minimum alcohol.

What are the soils in Saumur?

Limestone and clay over tuffeceous bedrock

What type of wine does the Saumur AOP cover?

Red, dry white and sparkling

What percentage of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc added to Chenin Blanc in Saumur is allowed?

20%

What red grapes are allowed in Saumur Rouge?

Cabernet Franc. Cabernet Sauvignon Pineau d’Aunis

What is the sparkling wine AOP of Saumur?

Saumur du Mousseux

Higher quality red wines come from what appellation in Saumur?

Saumur-Champigny

What are the appellations of Touraine?

``` Bourgueil Cheverny Chinon Coteaux du Loire Coteaux du Vendomois Cour-Chevereny Jasnieres Montlouis-sur-Loire St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Touraine Touraine Boble-Joue Vouvray Valencay ```

What is the climate and soil of Touraine?

Maritime and Chalk

What is the varietal make up of white wines in Touraine AOP?

Sauvignon Blanc with up to 20% Sauvignon Gris

What are the red varietals used in red and rose production of Touraine?

Gamay Grolleau Pineau d’Aunis Cabernet Franc

What are the five villages that can add their name to the basic Touraine AOP?

``` Oily Chenonceaux Mesland Away-le-Rideau Amboise ```

What separate rose appellation in Touraine creates a vin gris from Gris Meunière,Malvoise, and Pinot Noir?

Touraine Noble-Joue

This appellation is East of Tours in the center of the Loire Valley

What is Vouvray?

The main grape variety in Vouvray

What is Chenin Blanc?

What type of sub soil is Vouvray known for?

Toffeau limestone

What style of wine is produced in Vouvray?

Very sweet to very dry. Still or sparkling

What are the two sparkling appellations of Vouvray?

Vouvray Moussex | Vouvray Petilant

What appellation was formerly part of Vouvray and produces wines similar in style?

Montlouis-sur-Loire

What appellation in Touraine that is known for its Cabernet Franc wines also makes whites from Chenin Blanc and rose?

Chinon

What three types of soil are found in Chinon?

tuffeau (found on slopes) Clay Varennes (sandy, alluvial soils close the Vienne river)

What other two regions in Touraine are known for their Cabernet Franc wines?

Bourgueil | St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

What are the soils in Bourgueil and St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil?

Sand and Limestone

What type of wine does Coteaux du Loir produce?

red blends and roses based on Pineau d’Aunis | Whites from Chenin Blanc

What region is a sub appellation of Coteaux du Loir and only produces Chenin Blanc?

Jasnieres

What AOP is northeast of the Coteaux du Loire and specializes in dry rose from Pineau d’Aunis

Coteaux du Vendomois

What AOP is on the eastern edge of Touraine and consists of red from Pinot Noir and Gamay and whites from Sauv Blanc?

Cheverny

What white grape is used in the Cour-Cheverny AOP?

Romorantin

What appellation in Touraine is south of Chaverny and Cour-Cheverny and uses Sauv Blanc for whites and Gamay, Pinot Noir and Cot for reds.

Valencay AOP

What are the appellations in Centre or Central Vineyards?

``` Coteaux du Giennois Mentou Salon Orleans Orleans-Clery Quincy Pouilly-Fume Pouilly-Sur-Loire Reuilly Sancerre Pouilly Fume ```

How many acres is in Pouilly-Fume?

3000 acres

What are the most important communes to Pouilly-Fume?

Pouilly-sur-Loire Saint-Andelin Tracy

What is the difference between Pouilly-Fume and Pouilly-sur-Loire?

Pouilly-Fume must be 100% Sauvignon Blanc | Pouilly-Sur-Loire are Chasselas sometimes blended with Sauvignon

What are “terres Blanche”

The chalky silica and clay soils found in varying proportion in Pouilly-Fume.

What is the term used for the gun flint quality exhibited in the wines from Pouilly-Fume

“Pierre a fusil”

What are the best known communes of Sancerre?

Chavignol But Champtin

What are the three soil types of Sancerre?

caillottes- pebbly chalk and limestone Terres blanches- chalky clay and marl Silex- silaceous sandy soils mixed with flint

What AOPs are thought to mimic Sancerre?

Quincy Menetou-Salon Reuilly

What grapes are wine produced from in Menetou-Salon?

Sauvignon Blanc | Pinot Noir

What types of wine is produced in Reuilly?

Whites from Sauv Blanc Reds from Pinot Noir Rose from Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir

What grapes are used in Coteaux du Giennois AOP?

Pinot Noir and Gamay (reds and rose production)

What Centre AOP lies just east of Touraine and allows red, white and rose principally from Pinot Meunière and Chardonnay?

Orleans AOP

What Centre appellation produces on red wines from Cab Franc?

Orleans-Clery

What are the appellations of Central France and what type of wine do they produce?

Cote Roannaise: Gamay (closer to Lyon and Beaujolais the Centre) Chaeaumeillant:reds and roses from Gamay Cotes d’Avergne: reds,whites and rose St.Pourcain:red whites and rose

What are two generic Loire appellations?

Cremant de Loir- catch all sparkling appellation | Rose de Loire- catch all for roses made from Grolleau Gris, Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Pinot Noir, Gamay and Pineau d’Aunis

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