Bordeaux Flashcards
What are two major rivers in Bordeaux?
the Garonne and Dordogne
What is the rainiest wine growing reigon in France?
How much rain a year?
Bordeaux?
950 mm
What are the Principal Varieties and Accessory Varieties in Bordeaux Rouge AOP
Principal Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Cot (Malbec), Merlot, Petit Verdot, Carmenère
Accessory Varieties: Arinarnoa, Castets, Marselan, Touriga Nacional
What are the Principal Varieties and Accessory Varieties in Bordeaux Blanc AOP
Principal Varieties: Min. 70% combined Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Muscadelle
Accessory Varieties: Max. 30% combined Ugni Blanc, Merlot Blanc, Colombard, Alvarinho, and Liliorila, with max. 10% combined Alvarinho and Lilorila
What was the last big frost that killed a good amount of vines?
1956
What is Bordeaux’s most planted white grape
Semillon
What styles of wine can you produce under Bordeaux Supérieur?
Red and medium sweet whites (17 g/l)?
What is a (jalles) ?
Dutch engineers built a system of canals (jalles) to drain the marshy lowlands of the Médoc, reclaiming the gravelly, alluvial lands north of the city of Bordeaux
What is barrique?
A standard 225L barrel. It is the standard size for Bordeaux
Which grapes did not graft well in Bordeaux?
Malbec and Carmenère
Who was the first château to begin estate-bottling its entire production?
When?
Mouton-Rothschild, in 1924
What is the Landes Forest
the manmade Forest—that help to shield the region’s vineyards from Atlantic weather and winds
What style of wines are produced in Graves Supérieures?
Sweet white wines
34 g/l
What styles of wine can be produced in Graves AOP?
Dry Reds and White?
