AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Loir-et-Cher
Communes of Production
- Artins, Azé, Couture-sur-Loir, Les Essarts, Fontaine-les-Coteaux, Houssay, Lavardin, Lunay, Marcilly-en-Beauce, Mazangé, Montoire-sur-le-Loir, Naveil, Les Roches-l’Évêque, Saint-Martin-des-Bois, Saint-Ouen, Saint-Rimay, Sougé, Ternay, Thoré-la-Rochette, Tréhet, Troo, Vendôme, Villavard, Villedieu-le-Château, Villerable, Villiers-sur-Loir, Villiersfaux
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: Chenin Blanc, plus max. 20% Chardonnay
- Rosé (Vin Gris): 100% Pineau d’Aunis
- Rouge: Min. 50% Pineau d’Aunis, 10-40% Pinot Noir, 10-40% Cabernet Franc, max. 20% Gamay
- Coteaux du Vendômois wines may use the geographical designation „Val de Loire“ on the label
Assemblage
- Blanc: Wines are single varietal Chenin Blanc, or Chenin Blanc accounts for the majority of the blend.
- Rouge: Pineau d’Aunis accounts for the majority of the blend.
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc: 10%
- Vin Gris/Rouge: 9.5%
Minimum Must Weight
- Blanc/Rouge: 162 g/l
- Vin Gris: 153 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Blanc Sec: 8 g/l (total acidity is within 2 g/l of residual sugar)
- Off Dry White: If RS > 8 g/l, the wines are produced without enrichment
- Vin Gris: 6 g/l (total acidity is within 2 g/l of residual sugar)
- Rouge: 2 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Blanc/Rouge: 55 hl/ha
- Vin Gris: 60 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 2001 (last updated 2011)
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