Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC

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Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC is a French appellation in the Loire Valley renowned for its Chenin Blanc-based white wines, which range from dry to sparkling and sweet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée ⓘ
French wine appellation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Montlouis AOC ⓘ
botrytisPotential yes, in suitable vintages ⓘ
climate cool continental climate with Atlantic influence ⓘ
country France ⓘ
governingBody INAO ⓘ
grapeVarietyAllowed Chenin Blanc ⓘ
grapeVarietyRequirement wines must be made from Chenin Blanc ⓘ
grapeVarietySynonym Pineau de la Loire ⓘ
legalStatus protected designation of origin ⓘ
locatedIn Indre-et-Loire department ⓘ
Loire Valley ⓘ
locatedNear Loire River ⓘ
linked to: Loire
locatedOpposite Vouvray AOC ⓘ
linked to: Vouvray wines
notableWineCharacteristic ageing potential ⓘ
aromas of apple and pear ⓘ
high acidity ⓘ
honeyed notes in sweet wines ⓘ
mineral character ⓘ
primaryGrapeVariety Chenin Blanc ⓘ
productionType sparkling wine ⓘ
still wine ⓘ
recognizedFor diversity of styles from dry to sweet and sparkling ⓘ
high-quality Chenin Blanc wines ⓘ
regionSpecialty Chenin Blanc-based white wines ⓘ
riverBank left bank of the Loire ⓘ
soilType gravelly soils ⓘ
sandy soils ⓘ
tuffeau limestone ⓘ
sparklingWineSweetnessRange from brut to demi-sec ⓘ
sparklingWineType traditional method sparkling wine ⓘ
typicalAlcoholRange moderate ⓘ
typicalHarvestPractice selective picking for sweet wines ⓘ
typicalSweetnessRange from dry to lusciously sweet ⓘ
wineAgingPotential good to very long for sweet and some dry wines ⓘ
wineCategory Loire Valley white wine ⓘ
wineColor white ⓘ
wineStyle dry white wine ⓘ
off-dry white wine ⓘ
sparkling white wine ⓘ
sweet white wine ⓘ

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Montlouis-sur-Loire → wineRegion → Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC ⓘ
subject linked to: Montlouis-sur-Loire, France