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13) Bordeaux Flashcards

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Climate of Bordeaux

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Moderate maritime

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What benefits the Bordeaux climate

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Gulf Stream

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What causes Bordeaux’s vintage variation

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Amount of rainfall throughout the year

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Why are most wines from Bordeaux a blend?

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Variable weather means too risky to rely on one grape variety

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How does a blend help reduce effects of bad weather

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Flowering and ripening happen at different times. One spring frost will not ruin all the grapes.

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What are the main red grapes in Bordeaux?

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Cabernet Sauvignon,
Cabernet Franc,
Merlot and
Petit Verdot

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Important areas in Bordeaux for Cabernet Sauvignon

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Haut-Médoc,
Bas-Médoc,
Graves

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Important areas in Bordeaux for Cabernet Franc

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Saint-Émilion and to a lesser extent the Médoc and Graves

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Important areas in Bordeaux for Merlot

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Saint-Émilion and Pomerol

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Climate required for Petit Verdot

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Very hot

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Ideal soil for Cabernet Sauvignon in Bordeaux

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Higher amount of clay to retain warmth

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Ideal soil type for Cabernet Franc in Bordeaux

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Higher amount of clay to retain warmth

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Ideal soil type for Merlot in Bordeaux

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Impartial as climate suits grape

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Top quality Bordeaux is aged by

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Leaving in small oak barriques of 225 litres

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What are the main white grapes in Bordeaux?

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Sémillon,
Sauvignon blanc,
Muscadelle

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What makes semillon the most important variety for sweet wines?

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Think skin and affinity to noble rot

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17
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Semillon can be blended with… and in which appellation?

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Sauvignon Blanc and in Pessac-Léognan and Graves

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Aromas of Sauvignon blanc

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Citrus and green fruit

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What does Sauvignon Blanc add to blends

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High acidity

20
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Why is it useful to add Sauvignon Blanc to blends?

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To add acidity which can be very useful in sweet wines

21
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Difference between high and low end whites from Bordeaux

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High end can sometimes be fermented and matured in new oak barrels adding a nutty flavour.

22
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What splits Bordeaux?

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Dordogne and Garonne rivers combining to form the Gironde estuary

23
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Left bank Bordeaux (M, M, P)

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Médoc, Margaux and Pauillac

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Left bank Bordeaux (SE, HM, SJ)

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Saint-Estèphe, Haut-Médoc, Saint Julien

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Right bank Bordeaux (SE, P )

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Saint-Émilion, Pomerol

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Right bank Bordeaux (F, C B)

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Blaye, Francs, Castillon (CÔTES DE BORDEAUX)

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General red labels BDX

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Bordeaux or Bordeaux Supérieur

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General white labels BDX

A

Bordeaux

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General Rosé labels BDX

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Bordeaux rosé or Bordeaux Clairet

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Northernmost point of Médoc

A

Bas-Médoc

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Bas-Médoc soil

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Predominantly Clay with some gravel

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Bas-Médoc grape

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Mostly Merlot

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South of Médoc is called

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Haut-Médoc

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Highest quality Haut-Médoc areas

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Saint-Estèphe, Pauillac, saint-Julian and Margaux

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Haut-Médoc grape and style

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Cabernet Sauvignon, blackcurrant fruit, potential to age

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South or bordeaux city

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Pessac-léognan. Most highly rated area in Graves

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Pessac-Léognan soil

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High in clay with gravel

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Pessac-Léognan style

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Lighter bodied and more fragrant than Haut-Médoc

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Saint-Emilion grapes

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Merlot and some Cabernet Franc

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Saint-Emilion Style

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Medium to high tannin, soft and rich with red berry

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Pomerol grape

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Merlot with some Cabernet Franc

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Pomerol style

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Richer and spicy blackberry fruit character

43
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Entre-Deux-Mers produces

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Only white wines

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White wine appellations in Bordeaux

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Entre-Deux-Mers, Graves and Pessac-Léognan

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Where do sweet wines occur in BDX and why

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Near the Garonne river, water provides mist for Noble rot

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Appellations for sweet whites in BDX

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Sauternes and smaller village Barsac

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BDX sweet wine grape

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Sémillon due to thin skin and susceptibility to botrytis

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