Bonnezeaux

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Overview map of the Loire wine-growing regions. Bonnezeaux belongs to the Anjou region (red) and is located on the Layon River.

Bonnezeaux is a wine-growing region in the Val de Loire wine-growing region , about 20 kilometers south of Angers in the Maine-et-Loire department . It is an enclave within the Coteaux-du-Layon appellation in the Anjou sub-area .

Bonnezeaux has had the status of an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) since November 6, 1951 (last amendment of the decree on October 7, 2003 ). The vines grow on 3 steep slopes in the municipality of Bellevigne-en-Layon , on the right bank of the Layon river , a tributary of the Loire . The steep slopes named La Montagne , Beauregard and Fesles have slate soils and face south.

Only sweet white wines are produced from the Chenin Blanc grape variety . The grapes should be infested with noble rot (see also Botrytis cinerea ) and are harvested by hand in several passes for better selection of the overripe grapes.

Of the 130 hectares of approved vineyards, around 80 hectares are planted: the yields are very low - the basic yields should not exceed 25 hl / hectare. On average, around 2000 hl of wine are produced. The potential alcohol content must be at least 13.5%, whereby the sugar is not completely fermented (→ must weight ). The wine is gold in color with greenish reflections; the fragrance is very floral and perfumed. It is drunk no earlier than six years after the harvest. It can be stored for at least 20 years. The drinking temperature is 8 ° C.

Delimitation from the other sub-areas of the Coteaux-du-Layon

The legal templates for the individual appellations differ as follows.

AOC Yield limit
(hectoliters per hectare)
minimum must weight
(in grams / liter)
Minimum alcohol content in the wine Minimum residual sugar content in the wine
(in grams / liter)
Others
Coteaux du Layon 35 hl / ha 221 g / l 11% 34 g / l
Coteaux du Layon + municipality name 30 hl / ha 238 g / l 12% 34 g / l
Coteaux du Layon (+ municipality name) + designation Sélection de grains nobles 294 g / l No chaptalization allowed; The berry selection character must be confirmed in a sensory test.
Bonnezeaux 25 hl / ha 238 g / l 12% 34 g / l The berries must be harvested when overripe and may (but do not have to) be affected by noble rot.
Chaume 25 hl / ha 272 g / l 12% 68 g / l The berries must be harvested in a partially rosinated state or be affected by noble rot.
If the natural must weight exceeds 323 g / l, the minimum alcohol content of the wine is 11% instead of 12%.
Quarts de Chaume 25 hl / ha 238 g / l 12% 34 g / l The berries must be harvested when overripe and may (but do not have to) be affected by noble rot.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ INAO: Specifications of the AOC Chaume, last revised on April 27, 2007
  2. ^ INAO: Specifications of the AOC Coteaux du Layon, last revised on February 21, 2007
  3. ^ INAO: Specifications of the AOC Bonnezeaux, last time on October 10, 2003
  4. ^ INAO: Specifications of the AOC Qarts de Chaume, last time on October 10, 2003

Coordinates: 47 ° 16 ′  N , 0 ° 30 ′  W