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Aa. Key Facts / Bordeaux Flashcards

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Bordeaux Location?

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SW France

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Bordeaux Climate?

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Moderate, Maritime

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Bordeaux Weather?

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Variable = Vintage Variations
High Humidity / can cause Mildew, Rot
Mists required for Noble rot

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4
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Bordeaux Soils?

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Left Bank = Gravel

Right Bank = Clay / Limestone subsoil

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Bordeaux Grape Varieties

Black

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Cab Sauvignon
Cab Franc
Merlot
Petit Verdot

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Bordeaux Grape Varieties?

White

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Semillon
Sauvignon Blanc
Muscadelle

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Bordeaux Grapegrowing?

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High Density
Lower yields = higher quality
Challenges = ripeness / fungal disease
Machine harvesting common
Hand picking / higher quality & noble rot
Best producers / sorting tables
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Bordeaux Winemaking?

Red

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Wines fermented separately
Blended after
Maturation in vat or new oak
Inexpensive wine / ready to drink / Merlot/ NO NEW OAK
Expensive wines / new oak / bottle aging required

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Bordeaux Winemaking?

White

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Stainless used to retain character on dry wines

Oak used on sweet and Sem/Sav blends

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Bordeaux Regions and Districts?

Generic Bordeaux

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red / white / rose

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Bordeaux Regions and Districts?
Reds of Medoc and Graves
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Haut Medoc
Saint-Estephe
Pauillac
Saint-Julien
Margaux
Pessac-Leognan
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Bordeaux Regions and Districts?
Reds of Libourne
5

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Saint-Emilion
Saint Emilion satellites
Pomeral
Fronsac
Cote de Bordeaux
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Bordeaux Region and Districts?
Premium Dry and White Wine
3

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Entre-Deux-Mers
Graves
Pessac-Leognan

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Bordeaux Regions and Districts?
Sweet White Wines
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Sauternes

Barsac

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15
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Bordeaux Classifications?
Medoc / Sauternes
date / ranks

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1855 Classification of Medoc / Sauternes
Medoc = five ranks
Sauternes = 3 ranks
Cru Bourgeois, must apply each vintage

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16
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Bordeaux Classifications?

Graves

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1959 Classification, Cru Classe

All within Pessac-Leognan

17
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Bordeaux Classification?

Saint Emilion

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1955
Saint Emilion Grand Cru AC
Saint Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe A (Non-AC)
Saint Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe B (Non-AC)
Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe (non-AC)

Re-classified every 10 years

18
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Trading Bordeaux Wines

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la Place de Bordeaux

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