Coteaux-du-Loir AOC

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Coteaux-du-Loir AOC is a French wine appellation in the northern Loire Valley known for its distinctive, often dry and aromatic wines made primarily from Chenin Blanc and Pineau d’Aunis grapes.

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Coteaux du Loir AOC 1
Coteaux-du-Loir AOC canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
French wine appellation
climate cool continental climate
country France
dominantRedGrape Pineau d’Aunis
dominantWhiteGrape Chenin Blanc
governingBody INAO
grapeVarietyUsed Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chenin Blanc
Gamay
Grolleau
Malbec
Pineau d’Aunis
Pineau d’Aunis Noir
linked to: Pineau d’Aunis
knownFor aromatic white wines
high acidity wines
peppery light-bodied red wines
locatedIn Indre-et-Loire department
Loire Valley wine region
linked to: Loire wine region

Sarthe department
northern Loire Valley
linked to: Loire Valley
namedAfter Loir River
linked to: Loir
northOf Touraine AOC
partOf Loire wine region
productionType still wines
regionSpecialty Chenin Blanc-based whites
Pineau d’Aunis-based reds
regulates maximum yields
minimum alcohol levels
permitted grape varieties
viticultural practices
winemaking practices
soilType clay-limestone soils
flinty soils
tuffeau limestone
traversedBy Loir River valley slopes
typicalAromas citrus
green apple
peppery spice
red berries
white flowers
wineStyle dry red wine
dry white wine
off-dry white wine
rosé wine
sweet white wine

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Loir hasWineRegion Coteaux-du-Loir AOC
Pineau d’Aunis authorizedInAppellation Coteaux du Loir AOC
linked to: Coteaux-du-Loir AOC