OW1c: Muscadet and Central Vineyards

Question 1

Great Loire Valley Vintages

Answer 1

2009 (year after crash)

2014 (Mansfield)

Question 2

Describe a Pays Nantais wine:

Answer 2

Muscadet:

Sugar: dry
Acid: high
Alcohol: no more than 12%
Body: light

Mineral driven
Lees contact

Question 3

Synonym for Pinot Gris (Loire)

Answer 3

Malvoisie

Question 4

Two really esoteric grapes in the Pays Nantais:

Answer 4

1. Montils
2. Colombard

Question 5

Most significant appelation in the Pays Nantais

Answer 5

Muscadet Sévre-et-Main

Question 6

Muscadet AOP varietal. Quality:

Answer 6

1. Basic appellation
2. 100% Melon Blanc

Question 7

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Main produces what percentage of Muscadet?

Answer 7

80% of all Muscadet production

Question 8

Hermine d’Or on Pays Nantais label?

Answer 8

Unofficial term
Promotes terrior
Suggests ageability

Question 9

Notable biodynamic producer in Muscadet:

Answer 9

Domaine de ‘Ecu
Guy Brossard
Pope of Muscadet
Biodynamic

Question 10

Notable producer in Muscadet

Answer 10

Pierre Luneau Papin

Question 11

Notable producer in Muscadet:

Answer 11

Guilbaud Frères

Question 12

Famous producers in Muscadet

Answer 12

1. Guilbaud Frères
2. Pierre Luneau-Papin
3. Guy Brossard - Domaine de l’Ecu

Question 13

Three Muscadet food pairings:

Answer 13

Raw oysters
Fried smelts
Patois

Patois: style of food that combines Caribbean and Asian influences

Question 14

Describe a classic Sauvignon Blanc from the Central Vineyards.

Answer 14

Dry, mineral driven

Question 15

Principal grape varieties of the Central Vineyards:

Answer 15

Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir

Question 16

How many AOP’s are in the Central Vineyards?

Answer 16

9

Question 17

Two most important appellations in the Central Vineyards:

Answer 17

Sancerre
Pouilly Fumé

Question 18

Seven secondary grape varieties of the Central Vineyards:

Answer 18

1. Pinot Meunier
2. Pinot Gris
3. Sauvignon Gris
4. Chasselas
5. Chardonnay
6. Cab Franc
7. Gamay

Question 19

Sancerre varietals. Wine styles:

Answer 19

Whites: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Reds / Rosés: 100% Pinot Noir

Question 20

Pouilly Fumé varietal:

Answer 20

Whites: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Question 21

Central Vineyard AOC that is 100% Sauvignon Blanc:

Answer 21

Pouilly Fumé

Question 22

List the 9 AOP’s in the Central Vineyards:

Answer 22

1. Sancerre
2. Pouilly-Fumé
3. Pouilly-sur-Loire
4. Menetou-Salon
5. Reuilly
6. Quincy
7. Orléans
8. Orléans-Cléry
9. Coteaux de Giennois

Question 23

What is special about Quincy?

Answer 23

Second demarcated appellation in France after Châteauneuf-du-Pape (1936)

Question 24

Name 4 producers in the Central Vineyards

Answer 24

1. François Cotat
2. Didier Dagueneau
3. Lucien Crochet
4. Henry Pelle

Question 25

Sancerre / Pouilly Fumé cheese pairing:

Answer 25

Crottin de Chavignol

Question 26

Gros Plant du Pays Nantais varietals. Lees ageing?

Answer 26

Min 70% Folle Blanche + Montils + Colombard May be aged "sur lie" or not