Bonnezeaux AOC

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Bonnezeaux AOC is a renowned French appellation in the Loire Valley that produces rich, sweet white wines primarily from botrytized Chenin Blanc grapes.

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Surface form Occurrences
Savennières AOC 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
French wine appellation
agingContainer oak barrels
agingPotential long-term aging
authorizedGrapeVariety Chenin Blanc NERFINISHED
climate cool continental with maritime influence
country France
countrySubdivision Pays de la Loire NERFINISHED
fermentationContainer oak barrels
stainless steel tanks
governingBody INAO NERFINISHED
grapeColor white grapes
grapeCondition botrytized grapes
grapeHarvestMethod selective hand harvesting
grapeRipenessRequirement very ripe or overripe grapes
harvestStyle multiple passes (tries) through the vineyard
influentialGeographicFeature Layon river fogs encouraging botrytis
legalStatus protected designation of origin
locatedIn Anjou-Saumur subregion NERFINISHED
Loire Valley wine region NERFINISHED
Maine-et-Loire department NERFINISHED
locatedNear Layon river NERFINISHED
marketPosition prestigious Loire sweet wine appellation
notableFor rich, concentrated sweet wines from Chenin Blanc
notableViticulturalFactor noble rot (Botrytis cinerea)
otherNames Bonnezeaux NERFINISHED
partOf Anjou wine region NERFINISHED
primaryGrapeVariety Chenin Blanc NERFINISHED
regionType communal appellation
soilType sandstone and shale influences
schist soils
typicalAcidity high acidity
typicalAlcoholByVolume high for sweet wines
typicalAromas botrytis notes
candied fruit
dried apricot
honey
typicalResidualSugar high residual sugar
typicalServingTemperature chilled
typicalSweetnessLevel liquoreux
typicalUse dessert wine
wineBody full-bodied for white wine
wineClassification Loire Valley sweet white wine
wineColor white
wineLawCategory AOC (Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée) of Loire Valley NERFINISHED
wineStyle sweet white wine

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Anjou wine appellations includesAppellation Bonnezeaux AOC
this entity surface form: Savennières AOC
Anjou AOC hasSubAppellation Bonnezeaux AOC