Loire Valley- Pays Nantais

Question 1

WHAT IS THE LARGEST AOP IN PAY NANTAIS in HA?

Answer 1

Gros Plants du Pays Nantais

STYLES:
Blanc: Min. 70% Folle Blanche (Gros Plant); plus Montils and a max. 10% Colombard
Blanc “Sur Lie”

ABV:
Blanc: 9%
Blanc “Sur Lie”: 9.5%

RS: 4 g/l

Question 2

PUT IN ORDER FROM NORTH TO SOUTH?

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
Fiefs Vendéens
Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
Coteaux d’Ancenis

Answer 2

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire (MOST NORTHERN)
Fiefs Vendéens (MOST SOUTHERN)
Gros Plant du Pays Nantais (MOST WESTERN)
Coteaux d’Ancenis (MOST EASTERN)

Question 3

WHAT ARE THE WHITE, ROSE AND RED AOP’S OF PAYS NANTAIS?

Answer 3

Fiefs Vendéens
Coteaux d’Ancenis

Question 4

WHAT IS THE MIN AND MAX ABV FOR MUSCADET COTEAUX DE LA LOIRE?

WHAT STYLES ARE MADE HERE?

Answer 4

Minimum/Maximum Alcohol: 10% / 12%

Blanc: 100% Melon de Bourgogne
“Sur Lie” (must be vintage-dated)

Question 5

PUT IN ORDER FROM NORTH TO SOUTH?
GORGES
CLISSON
PALLET

Answer 5

(PGC)
PALLET IS THE MOST NORTHERN
GORGES IS THE MOST CENTRAL
CLISSON IS THE MOST SOUTHERN

Question 6

GUY BOSSARD IS AFFILIATED WITH WHAT TERM AND IN WHAT REGION?

Answer 6

Guy Bossard and others adopted “Hermine d’Or”, an unofficial label term that promotes terroir and stresses age ability.

This Term is used in Pays Nantais

Question 7

WHAT ARE THE STYLES OF COTEAUX d’ANCENIS?

Answer 7

Located in Pays Nantais

Blanc: 100% Pinot Gris
Rosé: 100% Gamay
Rouge: 100% Gamay
Varietal-Labeled “Malvoisie”: 100% Pinot Gris (20-40 g/l RS)

Question 8

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT AOP IN PAYS NANTAIS CAN VARIETY LABEL WINES “MALVOISE”?

Answer 8

Coteaux d’Ancenis

Both the blanc and the varietal labeled wines are 100% Malvoise (Pinot Gris)

Question 9

WHATS THE MAIN GRAPE AND MIN % FOR FIEFS VENDÉENS BLANC, ROSE AND ROUGE?

Answer 9

Located in Pays Nantais

Blanc: Chenin Blanc Min. 60%
Rose: Gamay and Pinot Noir Min. 80%
Rouge: Cabernet Franc, Négrette, Pinot Noir

Question 10

WHAT STYLES CAN MUSCADET AOP BE MADE IN?

Answer 10

Blanc: 100% Melon de Bourgogne
Blanc Nouveau/Primeur
Blanc “Sur Lie”

Question 11

IN MUSCADET, WHAT ARE THE SUR LIE REQUIREMENTS?

Answer 11

The wine must be kept on its lees (in either tank or barrel) after fermentation until at least March 1 of the year following the harvest.

The wine is bottled directly off its fine lees between March 1 and November 30 of the year following the harvest, and not marketed until at least March 8

IN ESSENCE THE WINE IS AGED 5-6 MONTHS (March) TO 11 MONTHS (November) ON THE LEES. DEPENDING ON WHEN HARVEST HAPPENS, SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER.

Question 12

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE NEWEST AOP and MUSCADET AOP IN PAYS NANTAIS?

Answer 12

Fife Vendeens
Coteaux de Anciene
Gros Plant

Changed from VDQS to AOP in 2009 - 2011.

Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu
as of 1994

Question 13

WHAT IS THE MIN ABV OF MUSCADET AOP AND MUSCADET “SUR LIE” AOP?

Answer 13

Muscadet: 9.5%
Muscadet “Sur Lie”: 10%

Question 14

WHAT ARE THE SOIL TYPES OF MUSCADET-SEVRE-ET-MAINE?

Answer 14

Gneiss
Granite
Clay
Silica

Question 15

WHAT ARE THE ELEVAGE TERMS FOR WINES THAT COME FROM A CRU COMMUNAUX?

WHICH IS THE MOST NORTHERN AND MOST SOUTHERN?

Answer 15

Élevage for Subzones:

Le Pallet: Wines must be aged on their fine lees until at least April 1st of the second year following the harvest
(18 MONTHS ON THE LEES)
Le Pallet Soil: Gneiss, quartz, and gabbro
MOST NORTHERN SUB-ZONE

Clisson and Gorges: Wines must be aged on their fine lees until at least November 1 of the second year following the harvest
(Around 24 MONTHS ON LEES)

Clisson Soil: Granite
Gorges Soil: Clay and gabbro (igneous rock)

CLISSON IS THE MOST SOUTHERN ZONE
GORGES IS THE MOST CENTRAL ZONE

Question 16

WHAT ARE THE MUSCADET SÈVRE-ET-MAINE CRUS AND THEIR SOIL?

Answer 16

3 Cru’s (sub-zones):
Le Pallet: Gneiss, Quartz and Gabbro- (April 1st, 2nd year)
Clisson: Granite- (Nov 1st, 2nd year)
Gorges: Clay and Gabbro (igneous rock)- (Nov 1st, 2nd year)

Question 17

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE MAXIMUM YIELDS FOR MUSCADET SEVRE-ET-MAINE AND SEVRE-ET-MAINE WITH SUB-ZONE DESIGNATION?

Answer 17

Maximum Yield:
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine: 55 hl/ha

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine (with subzone designation): 45 hl/ha.

Question 18

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE ABV RANGE FOR MUSCADET WINES?

Answer 18

9.5% MIN (Muscadet AOP)
10% MIN (All other Muscadet AOP’s)
11% MAX (Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine)

Question 19

WHAT ARE THE 5 SUBZONES OF FIEFS VENDÉENS?
(BCM/VP)

Answer 19

5 Sub-Zones (W-E):

1. Brem
2. Chantonnay
3. Mareuil
4. Vix
5. Pissotte

Question 20

WHAT IS THE AGING FOR MUSCADET-SEVRE-ET-MAINE?

Answer 20

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine “sur lie”- The wine must be kept on its lees (in either tank or barrel) after fermentation until at least March 1 of the year following the harvest

Question 21

WHAT IS THE MOST NORTHERN APPELLATION IN PAYS NANTAIS?

Answer 21

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire

Question 22

LOIRE VALLEY WINES MAY INCLUDE WHAT OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL DESIGNATION ON THE LABEL?

Answer 22

All Muscadet wines may include the geographical designation “Val de Loire” on the label

Question 23

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE MINIMUM ABV FOR MUSCADET SÈVRE-ET-MAINE AOP and MUSCADET-SEVRE-ET-MAINE WITH A SUB-ZONE?

Answer 23

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine: 10%

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine (with subzone designation): 11%

Question 24

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE AGING FOR MUSCADET-SEVRE-ET-MAINE SUB-ZONES?

Answer 24

Le Pallet: Wines must be aged on their fine lees until at least April 2 of the second year following the harvest. 18 months for Le Pallet

Gorges and Clisson: Wines must be aged on their fine lees until at least November 1 of the second year following the harvest.

Gorges/Clisson are close to 24 months.

Question 25

MASTERS QUESTION- | WHAT IS THE MOST SOUTHERN APPELLATION IN PAYS NANTAIS AND WHAT STYLES OF WINE DO THEY MAKE?

Answer 25

Fiefs Vendéens located in Pays Nantais 3 styles of wine: ``` Blanc: Principal Variety (Min. 60%): Chenin Blanc ``` ``` Rosé: Principal Varieties (Min. 80%): Gamay and Pinot Noir ``` Rouge: Principal Varieties: Cabernet Franc, Négrette, Pinot Noir

Question 26

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE MOST NORTHERN MUSCADET AOP?

Answer 26

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP is the most northerly appellation.

Question 27

``` MASTERS QUESTION- PUT IN ORDER FROM NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST: COTEAUX D'ANCENIS COTEAUX DU GIENNOIS COTEAUX DU VENDOMOIS COTES D'AUVERGNE ```

Answer 27

North: COTEAUX DU VENDOMOIS- Touraine South: COTES D'AUVERGNE- Central France East: COTEAUX DU GIENNOIS- Central Vineyards West: COTEAUX D'ANCENIS- Pays Nantais

Question 28

WHAT STYLE IS COTEAUX d'ANCENIS BLANC?

Answer 28

With minimal 20-40 g/l RS it is probably off-dry-sweet in style.

Question 29

WHAT STYLES OF WINE ARE MADE IN GROS PLANT DU PAYS NANTAIS AND THEIR ABV'S?

Answer 29

2 STYLES: 1. Blanc: Min. 70% Folle Blanche (Gros Plant) 2. Blanc "Sur Lie" ABV'S: Blanc: 9% ABV Blanc "Sur Lie": 9.5% ABV

Question 30

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS CRU COMMUNAUX?

Answer 30

“Cru Communaux” These Crus are: * Clisson * Gorgeois * Le Pallet These are used in Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine sub-zones. This translates into wines coming from a specified shist soil and spending a minimum of 18 months on the lees.

Question 31

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE AOP’S OF PAYS NANTAIS? (7 IN TOTAL)

Answer 31

1. Muscadet (Seldomly used) 2. Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire (MOST NORTHERN) 3. Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu 4. Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine (3 sub-zones, Cru Communaux) 5. Fiefs Vendéens (MOST SOUTHERN) 6. Gros Plant du Pays Nantais (MOST WESTERN) 7. Coteaux d’Ancenis (MOST EASTERN)

Question 32

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE SOIL OF THE MUSCADET CRU'S?

Answer 32

Principal Soils: Gorges: Clay and gabbro (igneous rock) Clisson: Granite Le Pallet: Gneiss, quartz, and gabbro

Question 33

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE COMPLEMENTARY VARIETALS FOR FIEFS VENDEENS BLANC? (These are commune specific)

Answer 33

Complementary Varieties (Min. 10% combined): Chardonnay- This is for the following communes Pissotte Chantonnay Mareuil Brem- Chardonnay + Grolleau Vix- Chardonnay + Sauvignon Blanc ONLY 2 COMMUNES USE ADDITIONAL GRAPES: Grolleau Gris- Brem Sauvignon Blanc- Vix

Question 34

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT PAY NANTAIS AOP'S CAN AGE SUR LIE?

Answer 34

Gros Plant du Pays Nantais Muscadet Muscadet Sevre et Maine Muscadet Cote de Grandlieu Muscadet Coteaux de Loire