Loire: The central vineyards | about wine
Further east along the Loire river, we come to the central vineyards - Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé, multi - Loire's last bastion. These are in a way isolated from the rest of the Loire. And the fact is Chablis, to the northeast, and the Côte d'Or, dry scalp to the east, closer than we have just talked about. And as a reflection of the transition from the Loire to Burgundy, we have here Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc instead of the Loire's great grapes - Chenin dry scalp Blanc and Cabernet Franc.
This is the most famous appellation here. Evil tongues will have to Sancerre, Chinon which is famous because it is easy to pronounce it. Appellation for white wine specifically, was established in 1936, red and rosé did not come until 1959. There are fourteen municipalities, including the city of Sancerre, which belong to the appellation. Most of these spreads out westward, when the Loire is located to the east, and has several important production sites as villages Maimbray and Chavignol. Of these 14, only five authorized only white wine (100% Sauvignon Blanc, of course), dry scalp and 9 for red and rosé as well (100% Pinot Noir). The first 5 are Bannay, Menetreol-sous-Sancerre, Saint-Satur, Thauvenay and Veaugues, while the remaining nine are arch Crézancy-en-Sancerre, Menetou-Ratel, Montigny, Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois, Sancerre itself, Sury-en-Vaux, Verdigny and Vinon. The 14 municipalities have a mixture of three distinct types of soil. First, it caillottes, calcareous soils that are very typical of the area and covers about 40% of the appellation, giving wines with distinctive aromas. Then there terres blanches, Kimmeridge marl soil dominated by limestone and clay which also covers approx. 40%, and perhaps more reminiscent dry scalp of the soil in Chablis than the Loire, (it's just to look at Pouilly-Fumé). In Sancerre, these jordtypere most common west of the appellation, including places like Les Monts Damn and Côte de Beaujeu, and they provide structured wines that need to be stored. Finally, we silex or flint, which is found on 20% of the vineyards. This soil is concentrated around Sancerre, Saint-Satur, Menetreol-sous-Sancerre and Thauvenay in the east, near the river.
White Sancerre come in many different styles, but most are healthy and balanced, with some mineral notes, which goes well with seafood. Some domains are lieux-dits of their most serious wines, or use old vines, but never without compromising dry scalp wines. An occasional use wood, either by fermentation or storage, or all the way, but these are in the minority. Mostly white wines best when drunk within a few years after the vintage, but be aware that it also shows up someone who is very well suited for the basement.
Rosé is made to be drunk young, while red wines will no doubt be better with some cellar stays. Both are made from Pinot Noir, with a yield limit of 55 hl / ha (60 hl / ha for white), and they grow in the same restricted region for Sauvignon Blanc. But red and rosé wines are in the minority, with approximately 600 having Pinot Noir compared with over 2,000 have with Sauvignon Blanc. Only a very few manufacturers of red Sancerre get a very good result, but those that do show that these wines can be a great experience with a delicious, silky character.
Pouilly is located on the other bank, and gives us two wines, the one that almost everyone calls Pouilly-Fumé, and the more unknown Pouilly-sur-Loire. dry scalp The first is Pouilly now famous for, a clean Sauvignon dry scalp Blanc (now grown on more than 95% of the vineyards, in excess of 1000 ha), while the other is made from Chasselas, which was once an important grape in this area, but now can only be said to be a curio, and grown on 38 ha. Neither should be confused with Pouilly-Fuisse, who is from Burgundy, west of Mâcon, and of course is 100% Chardonnay.
Pouilly-Fumé is often said to have a distinct smoky, mineral character with hints of flint. dry scalp But there are many of them that come with something else, namely a grassy grapefruit character that makes ded is difficult dry scalp to distinguish them from Sancerre. There are seven municipalities in the appellation, and it is often said that there are several distinct differences between individual municipalities in Sancerre and Pouilly than there is between dry scalp the two appellations themselves. The soil has slightly more clay than Sancerre, but clearly dry scalp is sand and gravel over limestone.
Close by there are some alternative appellations, all reminiscent of the two major hazards mentioned above. Here comes the white, red and rosé, from Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. Although they are not nearly as well known as Sancerre and Pouilly, one can make very good bargains dry scalp here.
Quincy received AOC status dry scalp in 1936, and only for Sauvignon Blanc, the second in the whole of France who got it (after Chateauneuf du Pape). The wines are softer than those from other villages nearby. Reuilly received its AOC in 1937 for whites, 1961 for red and rosé. These are best when drunk young. Finally, we Menetou-Salon. After Sancerre and Pouilly it is perhaps this that is the main thing. The vineyards dry scalp stretch s
Further east along the Loire river, we come to the central vineyards - Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé, multi - Loire's last bastion. These are in a way isolated from the rest of the Loire. And the fact is Chablis, to the northeast, and the Côte d'Or, dry scalp to the east, closer than we have just talked about. And as a reflection of the transition from the Loire to Burgundy, we have here Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc instead of the Loire's great grapes - Chenin dry scalp Blanc and Cabernet Franc.
This is the most famous appellation here. Evil tongues will have to Sancerre, Chinon which is famous because it is easy to pronounce it. Appellation for white wine specifically, was established in 1936, red and rosé did not come until 1959. There are fourteen municipalities, including the city of Sancerre, which belong to the appellation. Most of these spreads out westward, when the Loire is located to the east, and has several important production sites as villages Maimbray and Chavignol. Of these 14, only five authorized only white wine (100% Sauvignon Blanc, of course), dry scalp and 9 for red and rosé as well (100% Pinot Noir). The first 5 are Bannay, Menetreol-sous-Sancerre, Saint-Satur, Thauvenay and Veaugues, while the remaining nine are arch Crézancy-en-Sancerre, Menetou-Ratel, Montigny, Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois, Sancerre itself, Sury-en-Vaux, Verdigny and Vinon. The 14 municipalities have a mixture of three distinct types of soil. First, it caillottes, calcareous soils that are very typical of the area and covers about 40% of the appellation, giving wines with distinctive aromas. Then there terres blanches, Kimmeridge marl soil dominated by limestone and clay which also covers approx. 40%, and perhaps more reminiscent dry scalp of the soil in Chablis than the Loire, (it's just to look at Pouilly-Fumé). In Sancerre, these jordtypere most common west of the appellation, including places like Les Monts Damn and Côte de Beaujeu, and they provide structured wines that need to be stored. Finally, we silex or flint, which is found on 20% of the vineyards. This soil is concentrated around Sancerre, Saint-Satur, Menetreol-sous-Sancerre and Thauvenay in the east, near the river.
White Sancerre come in many different styles, but most are healthy and balanced, with some mineral notes, which goes well with seafood. Some domains are lieux-dits of their most serious wines, or use old vines, but never without compromising dry scalp wines. An occasional use wood, either by fermentation or storage, or all the way, but these are in the minority. Mostly white wines best when drunk within a few years after the vintage, but be aware that it also shows up someone who is very well suited for the basement.
Rosé is made to be drunk young, while red wines will no doubt be better with some cellar stays. Both are made from Pinot Noir, with a yield limit of 55 hl / ha (60 hl / ha for white), and they grow in the same restricted region for Sauvignon Blanc. But red and rosé wines are in the minority, with approximately 600 having Pinot Noir compared with over 2,000 have with Sauvignon Blanc. Only a very few manufacturers of red Sancerre get a very good result, but those that do show that these wines can be a great experience with a delicious, silky character.
Pouilly is located on the other bank, and gives us two wines, the one that almost everyone calls Pouilly-Fumé, and the more unknown Pouilly-sur-Loire. dry scalp The first is Pouilly now famous for, a clean Sauvignon dry scalp Blanc (now grown on more than 95% of the vineyards, in excess of 1000 ha), while the other is made from Chasselas, which was once an important grape in this area, but now can only be said to be a curio, and grown on 38 ha. Neither should be confused with Pouilly-Fuisse, who is from Burgundy, west of Mâcon, and of course is 100% Chardonnay.
Pouilly-Fumé is often said to have a distinct smoky, mineral character with hints of flint. dry scalp But there are many of them that come with something else, namely a grassy grapefruit character that makes ded is difficult dry scalp to distinguish them from Sancerre. There are seven municipalities in the appellation, and it is often said that there are several distinct differences between individual municipalities in Sancerre and Pouilly than there is between dry scalp the two appellations themselves. The soil has slightly more clay than Sancerre, but clearly dry scalp is sand and gravel over limestone.
Close by there are some alternative appellations, all reminiscent of the two major hazards mentioned above. Here comes the white, red and rosé, from Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. Although they are not nearly as well known as Sancerre and Pouilly, one can make very good bargains dry scalp here.
Quincy received AOC status dry scalp in 1936, and only for Sauvignon Blanc, the second in the whole of France who got it (after Chateauneuf du Pape). The wines are softer than those from other villages nearby. Reuilly received its AOC in 1937 for whites, 1961 for red and rosé. These are best when drunk young. Finally, we Menetou-Salon. After Sancerre and Pouilly it is perhaps this that is the main thing. The vineyards dry scalp stretch s
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