Flashcards in Loire Valley Deck (32):
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How is it called the Loire Valley?
The garden of France
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T/F The Loire River is the France's longest river with 625 miles
True
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How is the climate at Loire Valley
Maritime climate to west/coastal, continental climate to east/inland
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Loire Valley's Primary white grape varieties
Chenin Blanc
Muscadet (melon de Bourgogne)
Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonnay
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Loire Valley's red wine varieties...
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Pinot Noir
Gamay
Groslot
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What is Pays Nantais?
A region of the Loire Valley, maritime climate with gravel/sand over schist/granite/basalt soils
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Pays Nantais AOC's
Muscadet de Sevre et Maine AOC
Muscadet Sur Lie
Three cru's (sub-zones); Clisson, Gorges and Le Pallet. No Sur Lie designation for cru's
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How is the Sur Lie bottling?
Wines matured on lees for 6-9 months following harvest
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What are New Pays Nantais AOC's
Gros plant du pays Nantais
Fiefs Vendeens
Coteaux d'Ancenis
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What kind of wines does Coteaux d'Ancenis produce?
Red, white and rose
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What kind of wine does Fiefs Vendeens produce?
Primarily young, red gamay based wines
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What is the Loire's most important grape?
Chenin Blanc. Produces 4 different styles of wine: dry, semi-sweet, sweet and sparkling
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Anjou In Loire Valley...
Rose is almost half of production, whites from Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc, reds from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon
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Anjou Villages wines...
Red wines from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon
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Savennieres wines in Anjou...
Dry wines from Chenin Blanc, tiny appellation, best wines have great aging potential, two vineyards are their own AOC's within Savennieres: Clos de la Coulee de Serrant and Chateau de la Roche aux Moines
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Specifications from Layon Valley at Anjou...
Sweet botrytis Chenin Blanc wines
Made only in exceptional years
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Coteaux du Layon AOC's
Bonnezeaux
Quarts de Chaume (allowed to use indication Grand Cru)
Coteaux du Layon-Chaume ( can use indication Premier Cru)
Coteaux du Layon Villages
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Saumur AOC's
Saumur Mosseux
Cremant de la Loire
Saumur Champigny
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Wines from Saumur Mosseux...
Sparkling wines from Chenin Blanc with up to 20% Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc
Best wines made by Methode Traditionelle
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Wines from Cremant de la Loire...
Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet franc
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Saumur Champigny wines...
Reds from Cabernets and Pineau d'Aunis
Best will mature 6-10 years
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Touraine AOC's...
Vouvray
Montlouis
Chinon
Bourgueil & St Nicolas de Bourgueill
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Vouvray wines...
Whites from Chenin Blanc (8 villages)
Soils: limestone over tufa
Wide range of styles
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Montlouis wines...
Chenin Blanc wines in ten same styles as Vouvray
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Chinon wines...
Red wines from Cabernet franc and up to 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Tufa soils
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Bourgueil & St Nicolas de Bourgueil wines...
Red wines from Cabernet franc and up to 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Sandy soils
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Central vineyards AOC's
Sancerre
Pouilly Fume
Menetou Salon
Quincy
Reuilly
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Sancerre wines...
Whites from Sauvignon Blanc
Reds and roses from Pinot Noir and Gamay (25% total production)
Soils: limestone based
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Pouilly Fume wines...
Whites from Sauvignon Blanc
Limestone and silex soils
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Menetou salon wines...
White, red and roses from Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot noir and Gamay
Adjacent to Sancerre
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Quincy wines...
Whites from Sauvignon Blanc
Red and rose classified as Vin de Pays
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