Loire Valley Flashcards
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Loire Valley map
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Pays Nantais AOPs
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- Muscadet (sur lie aging)
- Muscadet de Sevre-et-Maine
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Anjou Saumur AOPs
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- Saumur (traditional method sparkling, red, white, sweet)
- Saumur-Champigny
- Savennieres
- Quarts-de-Chaume (sweet)
- Bonnezeaux (sweet)
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Tourraine AOPs
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- Chinon
- Bourgueil
- Vouvray (sparkling, dry, off dry, sweet)
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Central Vineyards AOPs
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- Sancerre
- Pouilley-Fume
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Muscadet grape varieties
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Melon de Bourgogne
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Anou-Saumur grape varieties
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Chenin Blanc, Cab Franc
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Touraine grape varieties
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Chenine Blanc, Cab Franc
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Central Vineyards grape varieties
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Sauv Blanc, Pinot Noir
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Layon River
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- Tributary of Loire River in Anjou-Saumur
- Vineyards on northern bank of river, south facing
- Steep slate, schist, and clay soils
- Sweet botrytis affected wines made from Chenin Blanc
- Botrytis affected (from river moisture) and sun
- AOPs: Bonnezeaux and Quarts-de-Chaume
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Silex (soil)
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A type of flint made from microcystalline quartz formed from remains of sea sponge seletons that were once scattered over the ocean floor.
Gives one dramatic freshness and vivid minerality
Found primarily in Loire valley/Sancerre & Pouilley-Fume (effect: smokey flavor)
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Tuffeau
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Found in Vouvray
Very porous limestone
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Cremant de Loire
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- Grapes: Chard/Chenin/Cab Franc
- Aged for 1 yr on lees
- Generally vinified dry/brut
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Vouvray Petillant
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- Sparkling wine made from Chenin Blanc
- Semi sparkling
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Moulleux (define and example)
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Sweet wines made in Vouvray from Chenin Blanc
