Anjou

Question 1

Loire’s largest, most diverse and most dynamic region

Answer 1

Anjou

Question 2

Loire Valley

Subregion that produces the most sparkling wine

Answer 2

Saumur

Question 3

Anjou

Portion of vineyards planted to Cabernet Franc

Answer 3

Nearly 1/3

Question 4

Anjou

Chenin Blanc a.k.a

Answer 4

Pineau de la Loire

• Anjou produces both sweet and dry interpretations of Chenin Blanc

Question 5

Anjou

% of rosé production

Answer 5

45%

• Blended wine dominated by Grolleau

Question 6

Anjou

Main grape in rosé blends

Answer 6

Grolleau

Question 7

Rosé d’Anjou AOP est 1957

• Styles:
• Grapes:

Answer 7

• Rosé
  
  • Grolleau (Groslot), Grolleau Gris
  • Cab. Franc, Cab. Sauvignon, Cot
  • Gamay, Pineau d’Aunis
• Rosé Primeur/Nouveau
• min rs: 7 g/l

Question 8

Cabernet d’Anjou AOP est 1964

• Styles:
• Grapes:

Answer 8

• Rosé
  
  • Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon
• Rosé Primeur/Nouveau
• Min rs: 10 g/l

Question 9

Savennières est 1952

Styles

Answer 9

Sec to Doux

• Sec
  
  • ​0-4 g/l (0-8 g/l*)
• Demi-Sec
  
  • max 18 g/l***
• Molleux
  
  • 18-45 g/l***
• Doux
  
  • min 45 g/l***
• *Total acidity must be within 2 g/l of the total residual sugar
• ***No longer explicitly stated as of 2011

Question 10

Savennières

Soils

Answer 10

Steep slopes with blue schist w/volcanic debris

Question 11

Roche aux Moines and Coulée de Serrant

Year est as their own AOCs

Answer 11

2011

• Previously sub-appellations of Savenniéres AOP, long regarded as unofficial grand crus

Question 12

Anjou

Sweet wine AOPs

Answer 12

• Coteaux du Layon AOP
  
  • 221, Village 238, SGN 323 must / 34 rs (1,500ha)
• Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP
  
  • 238, SGN 323 must / 34 rs (200ha)
• Bonnezeaux AOP
  
  • 238 must / 51 rs (70ha)
• Quarts de Chaume AOP
  
  • 298 must / 85 rs (30ha)
• Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire
  
  • 221 must, 34 rs​, (30 ha)
• Coteaux de Saumur AOP
  
  • 238 must / 34 rs (20ha)

Question 13

tries

Answer 13

• tries* - multiple passes through the vineyard during harvest
• Mandatory in Coteaux du Layon AOP and Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP, resulting in either healthy grapes with pure late-harvest flavors or grapes gripped by noble rot

Question 14

Anjou-Saumur

5 AOPs for Blanc Liquoreux

Answer 14

• Coteaux du Layon - 1,500ha (W), must 221, rs 34
• Coteaux de l’Aubance - 200ha (E), must 238, rs 34
• Bonnezeaux - 70ha (SE), must 238, rs 51
• Quarts de Chaume - 30ha (NW), must 298, rs 85
• Coteaux de Saumur - 25ha, must 238, rs 34

Question 15

Coteaux du Layon, Coteaux de l’Aubance

• Size
• Location

Answer 15

• Coteaux du Layon - 1,500ha (W), 221 must, 34 rs
• Coteaux de l’Aubance - 200ha (E), 238 must, 34 rs
• Bonnezeaux - 70ha (SE), 238 must, 51 rs
• Quarts de Chaume - 30ha (NW), 298 must, 85 rs
• Coteaux de Saumur - 25ha, 238 must, 34 rs

All 6 Blanc Liquoreux AOPs of Anjou-Saumur

Question 16

Bonnezeaux, Quarts de Chaume

• Size
• Location

Answer 16

• Coteaux du Layon - 1,500ha
• Coteaux de l’Aubance - 200ha
• Bonnezeaux - 67ha (SE)
• Quarts de Chaume - 28ha (NW)
• Coteaux de Saumur - 25ha

All 5 Blanc Liquoreux AOPs of Anjou-Saumur

Question 17

Anjou-Saumur

Blanc Liquoreux AOP

Highest min rs

Answer 17

• Coteaux du Layon - 1,500ha (W), must 221, rs 34
• Coteaux de l’Aubance - 200ha (E), must 238, rs 34
• Bonnezeaux - 70ha (SE), must 238, rs 51
• Quarts de Chaume - 30ha (NW), must 298, rs 85
• Coteaux de Saumur - 25ha, must 238, rs 34

Question 18

Anjou-Saumur

Blanc Liquoreux AOP

Lowest min must weight

Answer 18

• Coteaux du Layon - 221 must, 34 rs, 1,500ha (W)
• Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire - 221 must, 34 rs, 30ha
• Coteaux de Saumur - 238 must, 34 rs, 25ha
• Bonnezeaux - 238 must, 51 rs, 70ha (SE)
• Quarts de Chaume - 298 must, 85 rs, 30ha (NW)

Question 19

4 Sweet wine AOPs with min 34 g/l rs

Answer 19

• Coteaux du Layon AOP
  
  • 221, Village 238, SGN 323 must / 34 rs (1,500ha)
• Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP
  
  • 238, SGN 323 must / 34 rs (200ha)
• Coteaux de Saumur AOP
  
  • 238 must / 34 rs (20ha)
• Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOP
  
  • 221 must, 34 rs (30ha)
• Bonnezeaux AOP
  
  • 238 must / 51 rs (70ha)
• Quarts de Chaume AOP
  
  • 298 must / 85 rs (30ha)

Question 20

Coteaux du Layon AOP

7 villages that may append their name

Answer 20

• Rochefort-sur-Loire / Rochefort
• St. Aubin de Luigné / St. Aubin
• St. Lambert du Lattay / St. Lambert
• Beaulieu-sur-Layon / Beaulieu
• Rablay-sur-Layon / Rablay
• Faye d’Anjou / Faye
• Chaume (“Premier Cru”)
  
  • ​25 hl/ha vs 35 hl/ha for all the other villages

Question 21

Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOP est 1946

• Style:
• Min Must Weight
• Min RS:

Answer 21

• Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
• Min Must Weight: 221 g/l (grapes, affected either by passerillage or botrytis, are harvested in successive tries)
• Min RS: 34 g/l

Question 22

Quartes du Chaume AOP

Cryoextraction

Answer 22

Cryoextraction

• Illegal, but allowed through 2019
• Grapes are frozen in freezers before they are pressed for their juices
• Allows for the pressing of the juices with the highest concentration of sugars
• Developed in the 1980s, to make sweet, dessert wines, especially with grapes from cooler growing seasons that had less sugar content

Question 23

Anjou’s 3 Red Wine Only AOPs

Answer 23

• Anjou-Villages AOP (200ha)
• Anjou Villages Brissac AOP (100ha)
• Saumur-Champigny AOP (1,400 ha)

Question 24

Saumur-Champigny

• Styles:
• Grapes:

Answer 24

• Rouge ONLY
  
  • P: Cabernet Franc
  • A: max 15% comb. Cabernet Sauvignon, Pineau d’Aunis

Question 25

Anjou-Villages AOP * Styles: * Grapes:

Answer 25

* **Rouge ONLY** * **Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon**

Question 26

Anjou Villages Brissac AOP * Styles: * Grapes:

Answer 26

* **Rouge ONLY** * **Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon**