Ch 2 The Lower Loire AOCs

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Name the 7 AOCs of the Lower Loire, in order of AOC date
- Muscadet Sèvre et Maine: 1936
- Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire: 1936
- Muscadet: 1937
- Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu: 1994
- Gros Plant du Pays Nantais: 2011
- Coteaux d'Ancenis: 2011 (VDQS promotion)
- Fiefs Vendéens: 2011 (VDQS promotion)
Name the 7 AOCs of the Lower Loire, in order of size
- Muscadet Sèvre et Maine: 5,500 ha/ 13,591 acres, 23 villages, all left bank of Loire river, both banks of the Sèvre Nantaise and Maine rivers
- Muscadet: 1,493 ha/ 3,689 acres, 81 villages, mostly left bank
- Gros Plant du Pays Nantais: 540 ha/ 1,330 acres, 92 villages, mostly left bank
- Fiefs Vendéens: 437 ha/ 1,080 acres, 19 villages, all left bank
- Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu: 220 ha/ 540 acres, 84 villages, all left bank
- Coteaux d'Ancenis: 200 ha/ 494 acres, 22 villages, both banks
- Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire: 172 ha/ 425 acres, 98 villages, both banks
Name the départements which contain the 7 AOCs of the Lower Loire
- Gros Plant du Pays Nantais (3): Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Vendée
- Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu (2): Loire-Atlantique, Vendée
- Muscadet (3): Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Vendée
- Muscadet Sèvre et Maine (3): Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Vendée
- Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire (2): Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire
- Coteaux d'Ancenis (2): Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire
- Fiefs Vendéens (1): Vendée
Which 2 cru communaux span Maine-et-Loire as well as Loire-Atlantique?

Clisson and Mouzillon-Tillières
Which AOCs of the Lower Loire are on the left and right banks of the Loire River?
- 3 entirely left bank: Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Fiefs Vendéens
- 2 mainly left bank: Gros Plant du Pays Nantais, Muscadet
- 2 both banks: Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire, Coteaux d'Ancenis
Name the types of wine produced in the 7 AOCs of the Lower Loire, West to East
- Gros Plant du Pays Nantais: white from min 70% Gros Plant (aka Folle Blanche), max 10% Colombard, Montils
- Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu: white from Melon de Bourgogne
- Muscadet: white from Melon de Bourgogne
- Muscadet Sèvre et Maine: white from Melon de Bourgogne
- Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire: white from Melon de Bourgogne
- Coteaux d'Ancenis: 33% white from Pinot Gris, 33% rosé from Gamay, 33% red from Gamay
- Fiefs Vendéens: 45% rosé (min 50% Pinot Noir and Gamay), 37% red (min 10% Négrette, Cabernet Sauvignon and Gamay allowed, Brem/Pissotte min 50% Pinot Noir, Mareuil/Chantonnay/Vix min 40% Cabernet Franc), 18% white (min 60% Chenin Blanc, min 10% Chardonnay - Brem allows Grolleau Gris, Vix allows Sauvignon Blanc, Pissotte allowed Melon de Bourgogne, which is now banned)
T or F? All Lower Loire AOCs only produce white wine

False: Fiefs Vendéens and Coteaux d'Ancenis produce rosé and red wine also
Name the 3 Lower Loire AOCs that produce white wine from other than Melon de Bourgogne
- Gros Plant du Pay Nantais: Gros Plant, Colombard, Montils
- Coteaux d'Ancenis: Pinot Gris
- Fiefs Vendéens: Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Grolleau Gris, Sauvignon Blanc
- note: The AOCs that don't have Muscadet in their name
T or F? Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOC is the number one white wine appellation of the Loire

True: it produces 75% of all Muscadet appellations
Name the rivers/channels that run through each Fiefs Vendées region.
- Brem-sur-Mer: Chenal du Havre de la Gachére
- Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais: Le Lay river
- Chantonnay: Le Grande Lay river
- Pissotte: Vendée river
- Vix: La Sèvre-Niortaise
T or F? Fiefs Vendéens wine labels will always include 1 of 5 sub-regional designations
- True: Brem-sur-Mer, Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais, Chantonnay, Pissotte, Vix
- Note: however, the AOC includes 19 villages
Describe the Lower Loire wine classification system
- Cru Communaux (10): best within M. Sèvre et Maine (9) and M. Coteaux de la Loire (1)
- Sub-Regional (6): M. Sèvre et Maine, M. Coteaux de la Loire, M. Côtes de Grandlieu, Gros Plant du Pays Nantais, Coteaux d'Ancenis, Fiefs Vendéens
- Regional (1): Muscadet
Name the 10 Crus Communaux (all but 1 in Muscadet Sèvre et Maine)
- Cru 2011 (3): Gorges, Clisson, Le Pallet
- Cru 2019 (4): Goulaine, Château-Thébaud, Monnières-Sanit-Fiacre, Mouzillon-Tillières
- Cru 2021 (3): La Haye-Fouassiere, Vallet, Champtoceaux in Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
T or F? Muscadet sur lie has lower yields than Muscadet

True
T or F? Muscadet AOC can no longer be labeled as "sur lie"

True: If a wine is made sur lie it can be labeled as such using the M. Côtes de Grandlieu, M. Sèvre et Maine, or M. Coteaux de la Loire AOC as they now cover (nearly) exactly the same area as Muscadet AOC.
Discuss the Muscadet AOC
- Location: mostly flat and closely overlaps the Gros Plan du Pays Nantais AOC
- Yield: 65 hl/ha, 4.6 tons/acre (sur lie: 55 hl/ha, 3.9 tons/acre)
- Styles: Muscadet, Muscadet sur lie, Muscadet primeur
- Winemaking: Does not go through malolactic fermentation
- Release: Primeur: 3rd Thursday in November, Basic: December 15, Sur lie: March 8
- Color: pale white with green hue
- Acidity: high
- RS: 3 g/l, Sur lie: 5 g/l
- Aroma: citrus and apple, mineral and saline notes
- Drink: within a year of harvest
Discuss the Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOC
- Location: spans 3 départements
- Yield: 70 hl/ha, 5 tons/acre
- Winemaking: 1/3 production is sur lie (rest on lees until at least March 1)
- Release: Basic: December 15, Sur lie: March 8
- Color: pale green
- RS: max 4 g/l
- Aroma: citrus, white flowers, hint of salinity
Discuss the Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOC
- Location: left bank around Grand-Lieu Lake in the Loire-Atlantique and Vendée départements
- Soil: sandy-gravel
- Climate: temperate, flat with sea breezes to chase away storm clouds
- Yield: 55 hl/ha, 3.9 tons/acre
- RS: max 3 g/l
Name the 4 rivers that flow into the Grand-Lieu Lake
- Ognon
- Tenu
- Boulogne and its tributary Logne
- Note: 23 km / 14 miles from the Atlantic Ocean
Discuss the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOC
- Location: Includes the Goulaine Marsh
- Soil: Mica schist and gneiss and gabbro dominate the north while calc-alkaline granites are east; Le Pallet and Gorges have much gabbro
- Yield: 55 hl/ha, 3.9 tons/acre
- Release: March 8
- Wine: bright acidity and creamy mouthfeel typical of sur lie aging
- Wines: 90% sur lie, light and perfumed to powerful and complex
- RS: max 3 g/l
- Aroma: Ripe apple and pear
T or F? Muscadet Sèvre et Maine produces 75% of all Muscadet appellations

True: it is the number 1 white wine appellation of the Loire
Name the Loire tributaries that named Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
- Sèvre Nantaise
- Maine
Discuss the Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOC
- Location: surrounds the village of Ancenis, overlaps most of Coteaux d'Ancenis
- Climate: Maritime with less rain than Sèvre et Maine but more than Anjou
- Soil: Mica schist and gneiss subsoils protected by gravel
- Yield: 55 hl/ha, 3.9 tons/acre
- Release: March 8
- Wine: good structure
- RS: max 3 g/l
- Aroma: Strong floral with a hint of flint
T or F? Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire is the smallet sub-region Muscadet AOCs

True: it also has the highest elevation and is furthest from the sea
Name a synonym of Pinot Gris in the Coteaux d'Ancenis

Malvoisie
Discuss the Coteaux d'Ancenis AOC
- Soil: Schist with gneiss in the south
- Yield: White: 50 hl/ha, 3.4 tons/acre; Red/Rosé: 60 hl/ha, 3.6 tons/acre
- Release: December 15
- White wines: Pinot Gris is semi-sweet with a pink hue, fruity with balanced acidity
- Red wines: Gamay is light and fruity with supple tannin and a touch of spice
- Rosé wines: pale pink with notes of strawberry and raspberry
- RS: White: max 2-4 g/l; Red: max 3 g/l; Rosé: max 4 g/l
Discuss the Fiefs Vendéens AOC
- Location: 5 growing zones: Brem-sur-Mer, Mareuil-sury-Lay-Dissais, Chantonnay, Pissotte, Vix; however the AOC includes 19 villages
- Winemaking: wine from different zones is not blended
- Yield: Red: 55 hl/ha, 3.9 tons/acre; White/Rosé: 60 hl/ha, 4.3 tons/acre
- Release: Decmeber 15
- RS: Red: max 2.5 g/l; White/Rosé: max 3 g/l
Name the soils in the Fiefs Vendéens AOC by zones, largest to smallest
- Mareuil: 330 ha/815 acres of metamorphic rock and limestone
- Brem: 80 ha/198 acres of gentle slopes of siliceous clay
- Vix: 40 ha/99 acres of gravel-covered limestone within Poitou Marsh
- Chantonnay: 25 ha/62 acres that face the Lay River
- Pissotte: 24 h/59 acres of clayey limestone on right bank of Vendée river
T or F? 80% from Fiefs Vendéens vineyards are planted to red grapes

True
T or F? Wines from Fiefs Vendéens are dry

True: rosé must also be made by direct press method
T or F? Wines from Fiefs Vendéens are blends
- True
- White: min 60% Chenin Blanc, 10% Chardonnay
- Rosé: Pinot Noir: min 40% (Mareuil, Pissotte, Vix), min 10% (Mareuil, Pissotte, Vix); Gamay: min 40% (Mareuil, Pissotte, Vix), min 10% (Brem, Chantonnay)
- Red: min 10% Négrette, min 40% Pinot Noir (Brem, Pissotte) or Cabernet Franc (Mareuil, Chantonnay, Vix)
Name the varieties that white Fiefs Vendéens wines must include
- Required:
- Chenin Blanc: min 60% all zones
- Chardonnay: min 10% all zones
- Optional:
- Sauvignon Blanc: optional in Vix
- Grolleau Gris: optional in Brem
- Not allowed:
- Melon: allowed in Pissotte until 2021
Name the varieties that red Fiefs Vendéens wines must include
- Négrette: min 10% in all zones (Brem, Mareuil, Chantonnay, Pissotte, Vix)
- Cabernet Franc: min 40% in Mareuil, Chantonnay, Vix; optional elsewhere
- Pinot Noir: min 40% in Brem, Pissotte; optional elsewhere
- Gamay and Cabernet Sauvignon: optional
Name the varieties that rosé Fiefs Vendéens wines must include
- Pinot Noir: min 40% in Brem, Chantonnay; min 10% in Mareuil, Pissotte, Vix
- Gamay: min 40% in Mareuil, Pissotte, Vix; min 10% in Brem and Chantonnay
Name the varieties that rosé Fiefs Vendéens wines may include in all 5 sub-regional designations
- Required: Gamay, Pinot Noir
- Optional: Négrette, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Grolleau Gris
T or F? Gamay is 65% of the plantings in the Coteaux d'Ancenis AOC

True: Yet wine production is evenly split between white, rosé, and red wines
T or F? The "cru movement" began in Muscadet Sèvre et Main Gorges

True
Discuss the Château-Thébaud Muscadet Sèvre et Maine cru communaux
- Départements: Loire-Atlantique, near Sanguèze river
- Size: 49 ha/20 acres on the left bank of the Sèvre Nantaise river
- Soils: Granite and gneiss
- Aging/Release: on lees until October 1, 2 years after
Discuss the Monnières-Saint-Fiacre Muscadet Sèvre et Maine cru communaux
- Départements: Loire-Atlantique
- Size: 29 ha/72 acres at the confluence of the Sèvre Nantaise and Maine rivers
- Soils: Fertile Gneiss
- Aging/Release: on lees until October 1, 2 years after harvest, release 60 days after bottling
Discuss the Gorges Muscadet Sèvre et Maine cru communaux
- Départements: Loire-Atlantique
- Size: 24 ha/59 acres in 4 villages on both banks of the Sèvre Nantaise river
- Soils: Fertile clay rich with gabbro and quartz
- Wine: good acidity, mint, lemon, smoke, minerality
- Aging/Release: on lees until October 1, 2 years after harvest, release 60 days after bottling
Discuss the Goulaine Muscadet Sèvre et Maine cru communaux
- Départements: Loire-Atlantique
- Size: 20 ha/49 acres
- Climate: mildest of all zones
- Soils: Mica schist and gneiss covered by sand and pebbles
Discuss the Mouzillon-Tillières Muscadet Sèvre et Maine cru communaux
- Départements: Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire
- Size: 18 ha/44 acres, near the Sanguèze river
- Soils: Gabbro covered by clayey sands
- Aging/Release: on lees until October 1, 2 years after harvest, release 60 days after bottling
Discuss the Clisson Muscadet Sèvre et Maine cru communaux
- Nickname: Little Italy because after the Vendée War they rebuilt in Tuscan style
- Départements: Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, the Sèvre Nantaise and Maine flow through this region
- Size: 13 ha/32 acres in 2 villages on right bank of Sèvre Nantaise river
- Soils: granitic gravel (poor but well-drained forces deep roots)
- Wines: Powerful, notes of quince and dried fruit, rich structure, ageable
- Aging/Release: on lees until October 1, 2 years after harvest, release 60 days after bottling
Discuss the Le Pallet Muscadet Sèvre et Maine cru communaux
- Départements: Loire-Atlantique
- Size: 13 ha/32 acres in 2 villages on the right bank of the Sèvre Nantaise river
- Soils: Gneiss in west, gabbro in east
- Wines: mature faster so less time on lees; elegant, fruit, flowers, round mouthfeel
- Aging/Release: on lees until April 1, 1.5 years after harvest, release 60 days after bottling
Name the cooperative formed by Le Pallet winegrowers in 2007

Jubilation: each winegrower contributes their best grapes

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Ch 2 The Lower Loire AOCs

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