Loire Flashcards by Denise Pond

What is a synonym for pinot gris in the Loire?

malvoisie

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What is the max yield for Muscadet SEM with a subzone?

45 hl/ha

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What are the sugar levels and corresponding designations in the Loire?

sec <8 g/L
demi sec 8-12 g/L
moelleux 12-45 g/L
doux > 45 g/L

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What are the 3 soil types of Sancerre?

terres blanches
caillottes
silex

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What are the 3 soil types of Chinon?

tuffeau
clay
varennes (sandy/alluvial)

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What are the allowed grapes of Saumur-Champigny AOP?

cab franc plus max combined 15% cab sauv, pineau d’aunis

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What is the only commune of production in Bonnezeaux AOP?

Thouarce

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What Loire AOP’s primary grapes are meunier and chardonnay?

Orleans AOP

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List 4 of the 8 villages that can use the Saumur-Champigny AOP?

Montsoreau
Parnay
Saumur
Sauzay Champigny
Turquant
Varrains
Bellevigne- les- Chateaux (as of 2019, absorbed Chace, Breze, and St Cyr en Bourg)

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What is the min abv for Saumur-Champigny?

10.5%

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What styles of wine are allowed in Cotes d’Auvergne AOP?

white - 100% chardonay
red/rose - min 50% gamay plus pinot noir

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List 4 of the10 Cru Communaux of Muscadet?

Champtoceaux
Chateau Thebaud
Clisson
Gorges
Goulaine
La Haye-Fouassiere
Le Pallet
Monnieres-Saint-Fiacre
Mouzillon Tillieres
Vallet

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What 3 villages make up Savanierres?

Savannieres
Possoniere
Bouchemaine

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What style of wine is allowed in Anjou-Villages Brissac AOP?

dry red based on cab franc and cab sauv

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What styles of wine are allowed in Coteaux du Giennois AOP?

dry white - 100% sauv blanc
dry red/rose - pinot noir and gamay (no one exceeding 80%)

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What is the max yield in Quarts de Chaume AOP?

20 hl/ha

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What are the 4 main soil types in Sevre et Main?

Gneiss
Silica
Clay
Granite

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What are the principal grapes found in reds from Touraine AOP?

vineyards east of Tours - 50% cot
vineyards west of Tours - 80% cab franc

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What type of soil is in Savanierres?

blue schist with volcanic debris

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What style of wine is allowed in Cabernet d’Anjou AOP?

rose of cab franc and cab sauv

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What is the permitted grape of Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP?

chasselas

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The rose of what Loire AOP is made from 100% pineau d’aunis?

Coteaux du Vendomais AOP

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What are the only styles of wine allowed in both Coteaux de Saumur AOP and Anjou Coteaux de Loire?

off dry and sweet chenin

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What are the allowed grapes for Rose de Loire AOP?

grolleau/gris
cab franc
cab sauv
pinot noir
gamay
pinot d’aunis

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For roses from Touraine AOP, no single grape can account for what percentage of the blend?

70%

What is the max percent of cab sauv allowed in Chinon AOP?

10%

What are the origin and end points for the Loire river?

- originates in Massif Central - empties into Atlantic

What climatic event in Pays Nantais solidified it as a white wine region?

frost of 1709 wiped out all red grapes

What 2 Loire AOPs make red from 100% gamay?

- Cotes du Forez - Cote Roannaise

What wine wine only AOP in the Loire was the 2nd demarcated appellation in France?

Quincy AOP

What is the commune of production for Quarts de Chaume AOP?

Rochefort-sur-Loire

What are the requirements for Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP vin mousseaux?

- ancestral method - hand harvested - native yeast - min 9 months on lees - must be disgorged - no dosage - vintage dated

What is the min must weight and elevage for Coteaux de l'Aubance AOP SGN?

323 g/L not released until June 15, 2YFH

What is gabbro?

coarse grained, igneous rock formed by slow cooling (magnesium and iron rich) magma

What are the principal and accessory white grapes of Fiefs Vendeens AOP?

- chenin (min 60%) - chardonnay (min 10%) - grolleau gris - sauv blanc

What is the min abv of Chinon rouge?

10.5%

What is the max yield for Muscadet-Coteaux-de-Loire AOP?

55 hl/ha

What are the 'sur lie' requirements for Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP?

- 153 g/L must weight - kept on lees until March 1, YFH - bottled directly off lees between March 1-Nov 30 YFH - cant be released until March 8, YFH

List 3 of the 7 villages that can append their name to Coteaux du Layon AOP

- Beaulieu sur Layon - Chaume - Rochefort sur Loire - Faye d'Anjou - Rablay sur Loire - St Lambert du Lattay - St Aubin de Ligne

What is the min abv for Sancerre?

10.5%

What are the accessory varieties allowed in Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP?

- montils - max 10% colombard

In what year was Quarts de Chaume given Grand Cru status?

2011 (applied to 2010)

What styles of wine are allowed in Coteaux du Loir AOP?

dry red, white, and rose

What red grapes are allowed in Cheverney AOP?

- pinot noir - gamay - cot

What is the min RS and elevage for Quarts de Chaume AOP?

85 g/L not released until Sept 1, YFH

In what region is Coteaux d'Ancenis located?

Pays Nantais

What is the assemblage for reds and rose of Coteaux d'Ancenis?

gamay with max 10% cab franc

Rose makes up what percentage of Anjou's production and what is the dominant grape?

45% grolleau

White wines of Coteaux d'Ancenis are based on what grape?

pinot gris (malvoisie)

Where does the Loire Valley rank in France's white wine production?

1st - produces more white wine than any other region in France

What are the 7 allowed grapes of Rose d'Anjou AOP?

- grolleau/ gris - cab franc - cab sauv - cot - gamay - pineau d'aunis

What is the climate of the Loire's Central Valley?

cool continental

What exposure would you find in Savannieres?

steep southern exposure

The white wine of Haut-Poitou AOP is based on what grapes?

min 60% sauv blanc plus sauv gris

What styles of wine are allowed in Anjou AOP?

- white, rose, red - sparkling - sweet

What is the assemblage for red wine in Anjou AOP?

cab franc plus cab sauv - max 30% combined pineau d'aunis and grolleau

What is the encepagement of Touraine Noble Joue AOP?

- min 40% meunier - min 20% pinot gris - min 10% pinot noir

What style of wine is allowed in Saumur AOP 'Puy Notre Dame?'

dry reds of cab franc plus max 15% cab sauv

What is the max percentage of chardonnay allowed in Muscadet AOP?

10%

Red and rose of Valencay AOP must be a blend of what 3 varieties? What accessory varieties are allowed?

- gamay, pinot noir, malbec - max 20% cab franc (and cab sauv until 2024 harvest)

What percentage of Muscadet production is accounted for by Sevre-et-Main?

80%

What is the min abv for Vouvray?

11%

What styles of wine are made in Chateaumeillant AOP?

gamay dominant red and rose (PN as accessory)

Muscadet sur lie can only be applied to which 3 sub-appellations?

- Coteaux de la Loire - Cotes de Grandlieu - Sevre-et-Main

What is the Methode Nantais?

fermenting and aging (inertly on lees) in large, glass-lined underground tanks

In what year did Coulee de Serrant and Savannieres Roche Aux Moins receive their own AOPs?

2011

In what century was the first conclusive evidence of chenin blanc in the Loire?

16th century

What grapes are allowed in Coteaux du Loir AOP?

white - chenin red - pineau d'aunis (min 65%), cot, gamay, grolleau

What Loire region is closest to the Atlantic?

Pays Nantais

What styles of wine are allowed in Saumur AOP?

- dry white, rose, and red - sparkling

Anjou-Villages is authorized for what color wine only?

red only

What is the soil type for Clos Rougeard's 'Le Bourg'' grapes?

clay

What is the elevage for Muscadet Sevre-et-Main AOP subzones?

- Goulaine and Le Pallet must age on fine lees until April 1, 2YFH - all other subzones must age on fine lees until Oct 1, 2YFH

White wine from Coteaux du Vendomais AOP is based on what grape?

chenin blanc

What is the assemblage for white wines of Saint-Pourcain AOP?

50-80% chardonnay 20-40% sacy max 10% sauv blanc

What are the 2 general appellations of the Loire Valley?

- Cremant de Loire AOP - Rose de Loire AOP

The Clos des Briords parcel lies within which Muscadet cru?

Chateau-Thebaud

What are the 3 distinct sections of Coulee de Serrant?

- Grand Clos de la Coulee - Clos du Chateau - Les Plantes

What is the min RS for Rose d'Anjou AOP?

7 g/L

What are the max yields in Cremant de Loire AOP?

74 hl/ha

What is the primary soil type of the village of Breze?

turonian chalk

What is the mandated assemblage of Cremant de Loire AOP?

- max 30% combined cab sauv and pineau d'aunis - plus accessories

What are the 'anjou noir' and 'anjou blanc' soils?

noir - dark schist blanc - limestone

What is the pricipal soil type in Quincy AOP?

sand

Coteaux du Loir AOP is based on what style of wine?

red and rose made from pineau d'aunis

What are the 5 subzones of Fiefs Vendeens?

- Brem - Chantonnay - Mareuil - Pisotte - Vix

What is the min RS for Coteaux du Layon?

34 g/L

What is the assemblage for red and rose from Saint-Pourcin AOP?

rose - 100% gamay red 40-75% gamay, 25-60% PN

In which 2 Muscadet Sevre-et-Main subzones can gabbro soil be found?

- Gorges - Mouzillon-Tillieres

What 2 grapes must represent at least 60% of the blend for vin mousseaux from Touraine AOP?

- chenin blanc - orbois

How many hectares is Clos de la Coulee de Serrant?

7 ha

What white grapes are allowed in Cheverney AOP?

- sauv blanc and sauv gris are primary - chard, chenin, orbois

What are the 3 lieux-dits of Quarts de Chaume AOP?

- Les Quarts - Les Roueres - Le Veau

In what year was 'sur lie" added as a designation to Muscadet production?

1977

What is the min RS in Bonnezeaux AOP?

51 g/L

What are the 4 AOPs for Melon B in Pays Nantais?

- Muscadet - Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire - Muscadet Sevre-et-Main - Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu

Coteaux de l'Aubance is knows for what style of wine?

off dry and SGN chenin blanc

What region is the center of sparkling wine in the Loire?

Saumur

Chardonnay, gamay, and melon b all share which grapes as parents?

pinot noir X gouais blanc

What style of wine is made in Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP?

dry white based on 70% gros plant (folle blanche)

What is the allowed assemblage for white wine in Anjou AOP?

chenin plus max 20% combined chard and sauv blanc

What type of soil is tuffeau?

chalky, fine grained micaneous limestone

What style of wine is not allowed on Bourgueil of St-Nicolas-de-Bourgeuil?

white wine

As of 2020, what label designation will no longer be in use in Muscadet AOP?

sur lie

What are the allowed grapes of Reuilly AOP?

- sauv blanc - pinot gris - pinot noir

What is Touraine's largest wine region?

Vouvray

What are the primary grapes of Menetou-Salon AOP?

- sauv blanc - pinot noir

Montlouis-sur-Loire was formerly part of what AOP?

Vouvray

Savannieres is located in which region?

Anjou

What is the average annual rainfall in Pays Nantais?

29 in

What are the red accessory varieties in haut-Poitou AOP?

- gamay - gamay de bouze - gamay de chaudenay - merlot - PN

What white grapes are allowed in Valencay AOP?

- sauv blanc - orbois, chard, sauv gris

What is the min abv for Muscadet-Sevre-et-Main with and without a subzone?

without - 10% with - 11%

What is the principal red variety of Haut-Poitou AOP?

cab franc

Who produces the bottle Excelsior?

Luneau-Papin

What is the primary soil type in Clisson?

granite

Where does the Loire Valley rank on production of sparkling wine?

2nd (only to Champagne)

What is the only grape allowed in Orleans-Clery AOP?

cab franc

What unofficial label in Muscadet-Sevre-e-Main promotes terroir and age-ability?

Hermine d'Or - popularized by Jo Landrone

What are the 2 AOP subregions of Coteaux du Layons?

- Bonnezeaux - Quarts de Chaume

What is the primary soil type of Vouvray and Montlouis?

clay and limestone over tufa

What is the aging requirement for Muscadet sur lie?

cannot be bottled until March 1 after harvest

What is the primary white grape makeup in Touraine AOP?

sauv blanc with a max 20% sauv gris

What two river meet in Quarts de Chaume AOP?

Layon River and Loire River

What are the principal and accessory varieties for rose in Fiefs Vendeens AOP?

- pinot noir and gamay - plus cab franc, cab sauv, negrette

What is the largest and most diverse region in the Loire Valley?

Anjou-Saumur

Unlike Quarts de Chaume, what winemaking technique is legal in Bonnezeaux AOP?

chaptalization

What is the climate of Pays Nantais?

cool maritime

The best vineyards in the Loire Valley often face what direction?

south

What is the soil type in Saumur-Champigny?

tuffeau limestone

What is the grape of Cour-Cheverney AOP?

Romorantin

What is the longest river in France?

Loire River

Name 5 synonyms for Cabernet Franc

- Breton (Loire Valley) - Vidure (Graves) - Bouchet (Saint Emilion) - Carmenet (Medoc) - Tsapournako (Greece) - Bordo (Romania)

Orbois is a Loire synonym for what grape?

arbois

What are the main cities of the Loire valley from West to East?

- Nantes - Angers - Saumur - Tours - Orleans - Nevers

What is the largest sub-zone of the Muscadet-Sèvre-et-Maine AOP?

Goulaine

What were the 3 first sub-region of Muscadet to be classified?

2011 - Clisson - Gorges - Le Pallet

What is the residual sugar range for Coteau d’Ancenis white?

20-40 g/L - 100% Pinot Gris (AKA Malvoisie)

What Anjou village has it own AOP in Anjou? What other appellation shares the same delimitation border?

- Anjou Village Brissac (red only) – Coteaux de l’Aubance (sweet wine based on chenin)

Who produces 'Cuvée de Nonnes' and 'Cuvée de l’Abbesse?'

Doamine Aux Moines

What is the local name for Chenin Blanc in Anjou?

Pineau de la Loire / Pineau d'Anjou

Why is Quarts de Chaume conducive to botrytis?

the northern slope protects the south facing vineyards from northerly winds that would otherwise cause the morning mist/dew that comes of the Layon River to dissipate.

What is the Grand cru appellation for sweet wine in the Loire Valley? Describe it

Quarts de Chaume - 100% Chenin Blanc - RS: 85 g/L (35 g/L prior 2011) - Must weight: 298 g/L - No chaptalisation - South bank of the Loire Valley

What are the cuvées of Domaine des Baumards in Coteaux du Layon?

- Carte d’Or - Clos de Ste Catherine - Cuvée le Paon

What is the specific name of the soil of Quarts de Chaume AOP?

Brioverian Schist and Pudding sandstone

Who is the owner of Clos Rougeard?

Currently, owned by Bouygues Brothers (owners of chateaux Montrose) in June 2017 Previously, run by Foulcault Family for 8 generations (Since 1664)

What is the flagship wine of Clos Rougeard?

Le Bourg - 100% cab franc - 1 ha single plot - 60 year old vines - 16-24 months in new oak

Describe Clos Rougeard's 'Ley Poyeaux'

- 100% cab franc - single plot - 45 year old vines - aged in 2nd use oak

List 2 of the 8 communes of production of Vouvray

- Chançay - Noizay - Parcay-Mesley - Reugny - Rochecorbon - Tours - Verrou-Sur-Brenne - Vouvray

What are the regulations of sparkling wine in Vouvray?

- must be made in traditional method - not be released until 12 months after tirage

Who produces Le Mont, Clos du Bourg, and Haut Lieu?

Huet

What are the 2 villages of production of Jasnières AOP?

- L’Homme - Ruillé-Sur-Loire

What are the 2 villages of production for Quincy?

- Quincy - Brinay

What are the villages of Reuilly AOP?

- Cher - Indre

Name three Lieux Dits in Chinon

- Le Chene Vert - Le Clos de l’Olive - Clos de l’Echo - La Croix Boissie

What appellation in the Loire for dry wine has the lowest yields?

Coulee de Serrant

What is the shape and size of the Dagueneau barrels?

265 L cigar barrels

What is the most used IGP in the Loire?

Val de Loire

What are the 5 subzones of Touraine AOP?

- Amboise (chenin, cot) - Mesland (chenin, gamay) - Azay le Rideau (chenin, grolleau) - Oisly (sauv blanc) - Chenonceaux (sauv blanc, cot)

What is the only grape allowed in Jasnieres AOP?

chenin blanc

What is the name of Didier Daguenau's 50 case bottling of sauv blanc from the La Folie vineyard?

Asteroide

List 2 producers in Montlouis sur Loire

- Francois Chidaine - Domaine des Taille aux Loups - Domaine des Liards - Ludovic Chanson

List 2 producers who bottle a Breze

- Rougeard (white only) - Guiberteau - Arnaud Lambert - Chateau de Breze - Domaine du Collier

What is the name for the ancestral method wines made in Montlouis-sur-Loire?

Vin Mousseaux a fermentation unique - first recognized pet-nat

What is Huet's molleux wine coming from all three vineyards, made only in the best years?

Cuvee Constance - first vintage 1989

What is the only subzone of Saumur?

Puy-Notre-Dame (2009)

What is the southernmost cru of Sevre-et-Main?

Clisson

Which 2 AOPs in the Loire are most likely to release their white wines under the Cote d'Urfe IGP?

- Cote Roannaise - Cote du Forez both are red only AOPs so the only outlet for white wine is IGP

The south facing vineyards of Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP face what river?

Cher

Where is the producer Jacky Blot located?

Bourgueil AOP

What percentage of Loire producers are sustainable or organic?

30%

The Loire makes us what ranking in France of plantings by hectare?

3rd

Which Loire tributary influences Chinon AOP?

Vienne

What is the name of the yellow tuffeau limestone found in Vouvray AOP?

Aubuis

What is the name of the clay/silex soil found in Montlouis-sur-Loire?

Perruche

As specific as possible, what is the max RS for Vouvray sec?

max 8 g/L RS - as long at TA is within 2 g/L of RS

Who bottles Savannieres 'Clos de la Hutte?'

Thibault Boudignon

What is the soil type of Coulee de Serrant?

red schist

In what year did Daguenau start bottling as IGP?

2017

List 3 single vineyard sites in Pouilly Fume AOP

- Pur Sang - Buisson Renards - Les Caillottes - Les Pierres de Pierre - Les Chaumes

Which Loire AOP is the largest by plantings per ha?

Muscadet AOP

Where is the commune of Morogues located?

Menetou Salon AOP

What is the name of the wind that warms the Loire Central vineyards?

Foehn

Anjou blanc soils are part of which larger geologic complex?

Paris Basin (Chablis to White Cliffs of Dover)

What is the most planted grape in the Loire?

cab franc

Compare and contrast 2021 and 2022 in the Loire

21 - frost and wet 22- hot and dry both challenging years

Who owns Domaine Huet?

Anthony Hwang (also owns Kiralyudvar)

Philippe Foreau makes wine for what famed Vouvray domaine?

Domaine du Clos Naudin - 11.5 ha of chenin blanc - ave 45 yr old vines - still and sparkling

What is Nicolas Joly's Roche Aux Moins botlling?

Clos de la Bergerie

Order these appellations from lowest min RS to highest min RS: Rose d'Anjou AOP Cabernet d'Anjou AOP Rose de Loire AOP

Rose de Loire AOP (3 g/L) Rose d'Anjou AOP (7 g/L) Cabernet d'Anjou (10 g/L)

Which two Anjou AOPs allow for the production of sparkling wine?

Anjou AOP Saumur AOP

Which Anjou appellation allows for the production of varietal gamay?

Anjou AOP Anjou Gamay (100%)

Which 3 Anjou appellations are red wine only?

- Anjou Villages - Anjou Villages Brissac - Saumur Champigny

The soils of Anjou-Saumur are most greatly influenced by which geologic formation?

Armorican Massif

Who produces La Ripaille and La Charpentrie?

Domaine du Collier

Who owns Domaine du Collier?

Antoine Foucault - son of Charly Foucault of Clos Rougeard

Since 2010, what were the 3 warmest and driest vintages in the Loire Valley?

2015 - noted as legendary for red wines due to balanced ripeness and acidity 2018 - multiple heat waves 2022 - warmest, sunniest, driest in 30 years - ideal vintage

True or false: Savannieres AOP mandates manual harvesting?

true

Between 2010 and 2020, what were the 2 best vintages for Quarts du Chaume AOP?

2014 2018

Who owns both Chateau du Breze and Chateau Yvonne?

Arnaud Lambert

Which Loire producers make a Clos du Papillon?

- Domaine des Baumards - Domaine du Closel

Compare and contrast the soil types of Clos Rougeard's 'Le Bourg' and 'Les Poyeaux'

Les Poyeax - eroded sandstone over tuffeau limestone Le Bourg - clay over deep tuffeau limestone

Who is considered the top producer in Bonnezeaux AOP?

Chateau de Fesles

Which forest protects Saumur Champigny to the south?

Fontevraud forest

What are the max yields for Savannieres Roche aux Moines AOP and Coulee de Serrant AOP?

ROM - 35 hl/ ha CDS - 30 hl/ ha

Which hills west of Anjou Villages AOP cause a rainshadow effect?

Massif de Marges

What are the min RS levels for the following appellations? Coteaux de L' Aubance/Coteaux de Saumur Coteaux du Layon / Bonnezeaux Coteaux du Layon Premier Cru Chaumes Quarts de Chaume

Coteaux de L' Aubance/Coteaux de Saumur - 34 g/L Coteaux du Layon / Bonnezeaux - 51 g/L Coteaux du Layon Premier Cru Chaumes - 80 g/L Quarts de Chaume - 85 g/L

Which river influences Anjou Villages Brissac AOP?

Aubance River

What are the 3 Clos of Breze?

Clos des Carmes (monopole Guiberteau) Clos du Midi (monopole Arnaud Lambert) Clos de la Rue (monopole Arnaud Lambert)

In the Loire, what is Ronceray and what are the primary producers using that labelling?

- dry white wines from Quarts du Chaume - declassified, but used to distinguish a higher quality that Anjou blanc - Chateau de Plaisance, Domaine Belargus

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