Rosé de Loire
Rosé de Loire is a rosé wine from the Loire wine-growing region . The wine has enjoyed the status of an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC for short) since September 4th 1974 and is grown in the regions of Anjou, Saumur and Touraine. Around 62,000 hectoliters of wine are produced each year on a vineyard area of around 990 hectares .
The grape varieties Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Pineau d'Aunis , Pinot Noir , Gamay and Grolleau are permitted for the production of the dry rosé wine . The proportion of Cabernet varieties must exceed 30%. The base amount is 50 hl / ha. Depending on the year, this value can be increased by 20%.
The rules a sugar content of the must before fermentation of at least 153 g / l before. The residual sugar content after fermentation is max. 3 g / l. The wine is made using the Saignée process.
Due to the variety of grape varieties, the wine can be both light and substantial.
literature
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . 3. Edition. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
- Pierre Galet : Cépages et Vignobles de France . 1st edition. Lavoisier Publishing House, Paris, 2004, ISBN 2-7430-0585-8 .
- Benoît France (ed.): Grand Atlas des Vignobles de France . 1st edition. Solar publishing house, Paris, 2002, ISBN 2-263-03242-8 .
