AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Maine-et-Loire
Communes of Production
- Bouchemaine, Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Champtocé-sur-Loire, Ingrandes, Le Mesnil-en-Vallée, Montjean-sur-Loire, La Pommeraye, La Possonnière, Saint-Georges-sur-Loire, Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
- All Anjou wines may include the geographical designation „Val de Loire“ on the label
Minimum Alcohol
- 14% (11% acquired, or 10% acquired if the potential minimum alcohol is at least 18%)
Minimum Must Weight
- 221 g/l (grapes, affected either by passerillage or botrytis, are harvested in successive tries)
Minimum Residual Sugar
- 34 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 35 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1946 (last updated 2011)
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