Appellation
Jasnières
Identity card
VillageAOPWhiteSweet
Loire Valley › Touraine · Recognised on 31 July 1937
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- Chenin Blanc alone, on two communes of the Sarthe, by the Loir.
- Dry wines: at least 10% natural alcohol; over 12 g/l of sugar: 12.5%.
- In favourable years, shrivelled or nobly rotten grapes make wines rich in sugar.
Grape varieties
Production rules
52
hl/ha
Maximum yield
5,500
vines/ha
Minimum planting density
Minimum ageing: Until at least 31 December of the harvest year
- Maximum yield
- How much wine a hectare may produce under the appellation (a higher, exceptional ceiling often exists). The lower it is, the less can be made: one of the levers on how concentrated the grapes are. For reference: 35 hl/ha to 80 hl/ha across 115 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum planting density
- The fewest vines allowed per hectare. For the same yield, more vines means fewer grapes on each. For reference: 4,000 vines/ha to 9,000 vines/ha across 125 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum ageing
- A minimum ageing period the specification requires before the wine may be sold to consumers.
Terroir
- Lie of the land: One steep south-facing slope, Loir right bank
- Soils: Stony soils over tuffeau and clay with flints
- Climate: Degraded oceanic, continental influences; 680 mm a year
Wine style
- White
- fruity, floral when young
- fresh finish
- honey, faded rose with age
- Sweet
- Toasted almond
- Quince
- tropical or dried fruit
- greater ageing potential
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
22 March 2022
Order of 22 March 2022 approving the specification of the AOC “Jasnières” (JORF no. 0074 of 29 March 2022, text no. 27; specification published in the Ministry of Agriculture's Bulletin officiel). Appellation first recognised by the decree of 31 July 1937.
Labelling terms
- "Sec" compulsory on a wine with no more than 8 g/l of sugars
- The geographical name "Val de Loire" may be added
- The name of a registered lieu-dit may appear on the label
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Jasnières »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) / Ministère de l'agriculture
In the heart of the Loir valley, in the Sarthe, Jasnières covers a single steep, south-facing slope running some five kilometres between Ruillé-sur-Loir and Lhomme. Recognised in 1937, the appellation is reserved for still white wines from Chenin Blanc alone, dry or richer in sugar depending on the vintage. The shallow, stony soils lie mostly over Turonian tuffeau and clay with flints, and the wines must be aged until at least the end of the harvest year.
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