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All about the Loire WSET3

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Loire   show
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Loire Climate   show
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Central Vineyards   show
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show maritime influence, Coteaux du Layon, Anjou, Saumur, Savenniere  
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show 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  
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Loire Melon Blanc (muscadet/melon de bourgogne)   show
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show vinification avoids excessive herbaceousness, fruity varietal character, fermented at moderate temp, restrained when compared with NZ style, may be oaked  
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show fragrant, juicy, light tannin, high acidity, higher acid and tannin with oak aging, some rose  
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show Central Vineyard, Loire, chalky, well drained, soil like Chablis  
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show Sauv Blanc, high acid, no oak, mostly not for aging  
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Chavignol   show
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Les Mouts Damnes   show
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show Central Vineyard, Loire, chalky, well drained, more flinty, gentle slopes  
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Pouilly-Fume wine   show
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Menetou-Salon   show
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show next to Central Vineyards, Loire, west is red, east is white, flint, sand, limestone  
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Touraine red   show
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Touraine white   show
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show 100% Chenin Blanc, all styles (still-sparkling, dry-luscious)  
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show Touraine, cellars in tuffeau, large root systems, good drainage, high calcium maintains grape acidity  
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Chinon   show
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show Touraine, limestone, sand terraces  
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Anjou-Samur   show
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show Anjou-Saumur, Chenin Blanc, dry to sweet, best reds are Cab Franc  
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show Anjou-Saumur, red, white, rose, Chenin Blanc, Cab Franc  
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Cabernet d'Anjou   show
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Rose d'Anjou   show
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Rose de Loire   show
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show Anjou-Saumur, botrytized, fresh fruit, high acidity, 12-14%  
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show Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Saumur  
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show Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Saumur  
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Savennieres   show
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Nantais   show
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show Nantais, mostly schist, gneiss, some granite & sand, good heat retention & drainage  
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Muscadet Sevre et Maine AC   show
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Muscadet Cotes de Grondlieu AC   show
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show Melon de Bourgogne, dry, chapitalization, max 12%, no oak, drink young, matches shellfish  
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show Nantais, bottled direct from cask or tank without filtration, spends winter on lees  
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