Vins du Thouarsais
The Vins du Thouarsais wine region is located near the municipality of Thouars , halfway between Angers and Poitiers in central France. The wine-growing region belongs to the large Loire wine-growing region . Vins du Thouarsais is located north of the appellation Haut-Poitou and south of the appellations Anjou and Saumur .
Vins du Thouarsais was classified as VDQS on August 10, 1966 and upgraded to AOC in 2011 .
The vineyards currently cover almost 24 hectares in 16 communities; Approx. 1000 hl of white, red and roseé wines are produced. The appellation is used by around 15 winemakers. The areas are located at an altitude of 90 110 m . The soil is extremely heterogeneous. Good white wines grow on yellow limestone from the geological age of the Toarcium . There are also granite and slate floors.
The dry red wines are a blend of the grape varieties Gamay , Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. The harvest restriction is 50 hectoliters per hectare. The minimum alcohol content is a low 9 percent by volume and must not exceed 12.5% in the case of chaptalization . The ruby red, fruity wines should be drunk within two to three years of harvesting. The drinking temperature should be 15–17 ° C.
The rosé wines are also made from Gamay, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Their optimal drinking temperature is 10 ° C.
The dry white wines are made as a blend of the grape varieties Chenin Blanc (min. 80% share) and Chardonnay . The straw yellow wines should be drunk within one to two years after the harvest. The drinking temperature should be 10–12 ° C.
Approved municipalities
Bilazais , Coulonges-Thouarsais , Luché-Thouarsais , Luzay , Massais , Maulais , Missé , Oiron , Pas-de-Jeu , Pierrefitte , Rigné , Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars , Saint-Jean-de-Thouars , Sainte-Gemme , Saint-Varent and Taizé-Maulais .
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 . Lavoisier Publishing House, Paris 2004, ISBN 2-7430-0585-8 .
- Benoît France (ed.): Grand Atlas des Vignobles de France . Solar publishing house, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-263-03242-8 .