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The Loire !!!!!!!!
All about the Loire WSET3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Loire | no generic AC, IGP marketed as single varietals, straightforward with freshness, light body, simple fruit, many varietals permitted |
| Loire Climate | considerable climatic differences between regions, variations in weather patterns cause significant vintage variation |
| Central Vineyards | cool, continental, Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume, Menetou-Salon |
| Anjou-Saumur | maritime influence, Coteaux du Layon, Anjou, Saumur, Savenniere |
| Loire Chenin Blanc | can be smoky, mineral, can be botrytized, style directly related to degree of ripeness, does not ripen evenly, best on limestone, consume in first 10 years |
| Loire Melon Blanc (muscadet/melon de bourgogne) | neutral, green apple, grassy, versatile, food friendly, ripens early, frost resistant |
| Loire Sauv Blanc | vinification avoids excessive herbaceousness, fruity varietal character, fermented at moderate temp, restrained when compared with NZ style, may be oaked |
| Loire Cab Franc | fragrant, juicy, light tannin, high acidity, higher acid and tannin with oak aging, some rose |
| Sancerre AC | Central Vineyard, Loire, chalky, well drained, soil like Chablis |
| Sancerre wines | Sauv Blanc, high acid, no oak, mostly not for aging |
| Chavignol | Sancerre, Sauv Blanc, high acid, gun smoke |
| Les Mouts Damnes | Sancerre, Sauv Blanc, high acid, gun smoke |
| Pouilly-Fume AC | Central Vineyard, Loire, chalky, well drained, more flinty, gentle slopes |
| Pouilly-Fume wine | no red, Sauv Blanc, high acid, no oak, mostly not for aging, variation by vineyard |
| Menetou-Salon | some kimmeridgian clay, mostly hard & calcerous, whites from Sauv Blanc, reds from Pinot Noir |
| Touraine AC | next to Central Vineyards, Loire, west is red, east is white, flint, sand, limestone |
| Touraine red | Cab Franc, Gamay, Malbec |
| Touraine white | Sauv Blanc, some Chenin Blanc |
| Vouvray wines | 100% Chenin Blanc, all styles (still-sparkling, dry-luscious) |
| Vouvray AC | Touraine, cellars in tuffeau, large root systems, good drainage, high calcium maintains grape acidity |
| Chinon | Touraine, almost all red, some Cab Franc rose, little Cab Sauv, traditionally old oak, now new oak |
| Bourgueil | Touraine, limestone, sand terraces |
| Anjou-Samur | heartland of Loire, continental climate changes to maritime, best wines south of river, red, white & rose |
| Saumur | Anjou-Saumur, Chenin Blanc, dry to sweet, best reds are Cab Franc |
| Anjou | Anjou-Saumur, red, white, rose, Chenin Blanc, Cab Franc |
| Cabernet d'Anjou | Anjou-Saumur, Cab Sauv & Cab Franc rose, medium sweet |
| Rose d'Anjou | Anjou-Saumur, less sweet, rose, Cab Franc & Grolleau |
| Rose de Loire | Anjou-Saumur, dry, 30% Cabernet |
| Coteaux du Layon | Anjou-Saumur, botrytized, fresh fruit, high acidity, 12-14% |
| Quarts de Chaume AC | Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Saumur |
| Bonnezeaux AC | Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Saumur |
| Savennieres | Anjou-Saumur, Chenin Blanc, late harvest, no botrytis, full bodied, dry, complex, austere when young, aged to honey, smoke, minerality |
| Nantais | Loire, fully maritime |
| Muscadet AC | Nantais, mostly schist, gneiss, some granite & sand, good heat retention & drainage |
| Muscadet Sevre et Maine AC | Nantais, Loire |
| Muscadet Cotes de Grondlieu AC | Nantais, Loire |
| Muscadet wines | Melon de Bourgogne, dry, chapitalization, max 12%, no oak, drink young, matches shellfish |
| Muscadet Sur Lie | Nantais, bottled direct from cask or tank without filtration, spends winter on lees |
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