Bordeaux Flashcards
1
Q
The 3 Golden Ages of Bordeaux
A
- 1152- Eleanor of Aquitaine married Harry Plantanet Duke of Normandy
2.1700’s- Dutch & British Market
- 1982- Robert Parker
2
Q
What was the capital of France between WW’s?
A
Bordeaux
3
Q
Who is Joseph Capus
A
Drafted document that became the French AOC legislation.
4
Q
What is an unranked Chateau called?
A
Petits Chateau
5
Q
Battle of Castillon yr and significance
A
1453, France reclaimed Bordeaux from British
6
Q
Famous Bordeaux freeze was in what yr and hurt which grape the most?
A
1956
Malbec
7
Q
Emile Peynaud?
A
Prof of Oenology encouraged using younger vines fruit for a second wine, which boosted Grand Vin’s
8
Q
En Primeur?
A
Future Sales
9
Q
Name 3 recent Bordeaux vintages to suffer from adverse weather
A
2013- Hail
2017- Severe Frost
2018- Hail
10
Q
What Department is Bordeaux located?
A
Gironde
11
Q
Dimensions of Bordeaux
A
63 miles N-S x 78 miles E-W
12
Q
Is irrigation legal in Bordeaux?
A
No
13
Q
Aquitaine translates to?
A
Well Watered Place
14
Q
Soils of Bordeaux origin
A
Ice Age Interglacial marine sediment and river deposit
15
Q
Which AOC HAS THE Highest elevation in Bordeaux?
A
Saint Foy Cotes De Bordeaux
16
Q
Have Bordeaux varietals been identical historically?
A
No, Tarney-Coulant and Syrah were both considered
17
Q
Name the new red & white varietals approved from Bordeaux AOC & Bordeaux Superior AOC
A
Red: Arinarnoa, Castets, Marselan, Touriga Nacional
White: Alvarinho, Liliorila
18
Q
Taille Medocaine
A
Bordeaux vine training; looks like Double Guyot but shorter canes
19
Q
Name a way Bordeaux vignerons try to delay bud break?
A
Delay winter pruning
20
Q
Haute Valeur Environmentale
A
follows practices supporting biodiversity, judicious agrochemical use and water supply
21
Q
Moelleux
A
Semi Sweet, 12-45 g/l
22
Q
Liquoreux
A
Min 45 g/l
23
Q
Tris
A
Passes through a vineyard
24
Q
1 vine botrytized= how many glasses
A
1-3 glasses
25
Clairet
Light red or darker rose ~24-36 hour maceration
26
Can Bordeaux Rose be sweet?
No, always dry
27
What varietal is not allowed in Bordeaux Superior AOC?
Alvarinho
28
Bordeaux AOC Styles?
Dry white, semi-sweet white, Rose, light red, red
29
Can Bordeaux AOC Rose have Semillon or SB blended in?
Yes
30
Name the DGC under Bordeaux AOC that's within Enter Deux Mers and make dry and semi sweet Whites...
Haut-Benauge
31
Bordeaux Supérieur AOC Styles
red and semi sweet white (min 17 g/l)
32
Bordeaux Supérieur AOC requirements
.5% more ABV
No Alvarinho
red or semi sweet min 17 g/l
Often ESTATE BOTTLED
33
Does Cremant de Bordeaux AOC allow for the newly approved varietals?
No
34
How many Classified Growth in Pauillac?
17
35
Which Bordeaux commune is the most "Californian"
St. Julien
36
Why are Margaux's wine softer in style?
Sandier soils
37
Name the "other" 2 village appellations on the Left Bank..
1. Listrac-Medoc AOC
"Fringe"
2. Moulis en Medoc/Moulic AOC
Both more clay so more Merlot
38
Graves AOC allowed what styles?
Dry white and red
39
Is Graves AOC mostly white or red wine production
Red, 85%
40
Graves Supérieur AOC styles
Semi-sweet white min 34 g/l
Noble Rot/Passerillage
41
Passerillage
Twisting stalks of bunches in order to stop flow of sap. This is done to desiccate grapes on the vine and concentrate sugars through water loss
42
Pessac-Legonan AOC Styles
Dry white, red
43
Sauternais includes which 3 AOC's
Sauternes, Barsac, Ceron
44
What rivers cause humid conditions for Sauternes
Cool Ciron meets warm Garonne
45
Sauternes AOC rough planting % for each varietal
2/3 Semillon
1/3 SB
46
Dry whites from Sauternes would be labeled under which AOC?
Graves AOC
47
Entre deux Mers AOC style
Dry White
48
Cadillac, Loupiac, Saint Croix du Mont, Graves de Vannes, Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux and Cotes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire, are all within what sub region?
Entre deux Mers
49
Cadillac AOC style
sweet white, 51g/l
50
Loupiac AOC
sweet white 45 g/l
51
Saint Croix du Mont AOC
sweet white 45 g/l
52
Grave de Vaynes AOC
Dry white, red, semi sweet white
~Isle River empties to Dordogne
~Whites mostly SB/Semillon but can contain up to 35% Merlot Blanc
~Mostly Red wine
53
Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux AOC style
semi sweet and sweet white
54
Cote de Bordeaux Saint Macaire AOC
Dry, semi sweet or sweet whites
55
The Libournais makes one style of wine.....
Dry red
56
Which Libournais appellation excludes Carmenere?
Pomerol
57
What is the river running through Fronsac & Pomerol
Isle River
58
Name the 2 appellations on the R bank of the Isle River
Fronsac AOC
Canon-Fronsac AOC
59
How many satellite appellations of St Emilion?
4 total
A. Lussac-St. Emilion AOC
B. Montagne-St. Emilion AOC
C. Puisseguin Saint Emilion AOC
D. Saint Georges Saint Emilion AOC
60
What is the closest and smallest satellite of St. Emilion?
Saint George Saint Emilion AOC
61
The Cotes includes how many appellations?
4 total
A. Cotes de Bordeaux AOC
B. Blaye AOC
C. Cote de Blaye AOC
D. Bourg/Cotes de Bourg/Bourgeais AOC
62
Cote de Bordeaux AOC Style
Red!
63
How many DGC for Cotes de Bordeaux?
5 total
A.Cadillac CdB
B.Francs CdB
C. Castillon CdB
D. Sainte-Foy CdB
E. Blaye CdB
64
Which Cote De Bordeaux DGC's make Red wine only?
Cadillac
Castillon
65
Which Cotes de. Bordeaux DGC are allowed to make sweet whites?
Francs
Sainte-Foy
66
Blaye AOC makes what style?
Red, min 50% Merlot, CF and/or CS
67
In "The Cotes" which AOC makes only dry whites?
Cote de Blaye AOC
68
In Bourg/Cotes de Bourg/Bourgeais, which red varietals are not allowed?
Carmenere & Petit Verdot
69
How many Chateau were originally classified in 1855?
87
1- G'raves
26 Sauternes/Barsac
60 Medoc
(While Universal Exhibition was in progress, Chateau Cantemerle added to make 27 Sauternes/Barsac appelations & 88 total)
70
What style/part of Bordeaux wasn't included in the 1855 Classification?
Right Bank & Dry Whites
71
Which Chateau was added during the exhibition to be the 61st Medoc Chateau classified?
Chateau Cantemerle
72
Cru Bourgeois started in what yr unofficially?
1932
73
What year did Cru Bourgeois become official and unofficial?
2003 then 2007 then official again in 2020
74
How many Chateau ranked in 2020 for Cru Bourgeois?
249
75
Name the 3 levels of Cru Bourgeois
1. Cru Bourgeois
2. Crus Bourgeois Supérieurs
3. Crus Bourgeois Exceptionnels
76
How often is Cru Bourgeois reviewed?
Every 5 yrs
77
How many Cru Borgeois exceptionnels?
14
78
How many Cru Bourgeois superiors?
56
79
What is Cru Artisan?
2.5-12.5 acre estates, entirely responsible for the process from vineyard to bottle.
Started in 2018
80
How many Cru Arisan?
36
81
What is uniques about the Graves Classification?
Classifies the wine, not the estate
82
How many wines are classified in the Cru Classé de Grave?
| How many red, white, both
6= red and white
3= white only
7= red only
22 wines total, 16 total estates
83
All Graves classifications are within which sub region?
Pessac-Leognan
84
How can a wine with Graves classification be labeled?
Grand Cru Classe de Graves or Cru Classe de Graves
85
When did Graves classification begin and when was it revised?
1953 then 1959
86
When was the St Emilion classification?
1955
87
Current # of Estates ranked for St Emilion (2022) classified?
A. Figeac, Pavie
B. 12 total
Grand Cru Classe= 71 total
85 all day
88
Before being classified St Emilion Grand Cru Classe, a wine must achieve what status?
St. Emilion Grand Cru AOC
89
When did the Dutch drain the Médoc Peninsula?
1600's
90
How many of each cru classe (1st-5th Growths)!
| Answer quantity of classified growths for each ranking
1er- 5
2eme- 14
3eme-14
4eme- 10
5eme- 18
91
Barsac producers may bottle their wine as...
Sauternes
92
Sauternes is on the _____Bank of _____ River
Right bank
Ceron
93
Entre deux Mers AOC must be
| 2 things
a blend & dry white
94
Pauillac is known for this note
dusty cocoa
95
Pessac Leognan is known for this note
hint of clove
96
What big 4 appellation in Medoc has higher clay content in the soil
St. Estephe, so usually more Merlot to help soften
97
Where were the first vineyards in Bordeaux planted?
Graves
98
Pomerol does not allow which varietal
Carmenere
99
What 2 St. Emilion estates are located on "islands of Pomerol" soil
Figeac
Cheval Blanc
100
Cadillac Cote de Bordeaux has pockets of ______ hence known for using ______
gravel
cab sauv
101
First major Right Bank Estate with a 2nd wine? Name of 2nd wine?
Chateau Figeac
Petite Figeac (2012) originally known as La Grange Neuve de Figeac (1945)
102
Name the St. Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé B properties
1. Chateau Larcis-Ducasse
2. Clos Fourtet
3. Chateau Troplong-Mondot
4. Chateau Canon
5. Chateau Canon-La Gaffeliere
6. Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot
7. Chateau Beausejour (Heritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse)
8. Chateau Belair Monange
9. La Mondotte
10. Chateau Pavie Macquin
11. Chateau Trottevieille
12. Chateau Valandraud
103
Name 5 St. Emilion Grand Cru Classé Properties
| Not A or B
1. Lassegue
2. Chateau Barde-Haut
3. Chateau Laroze
4. Chateau Monbousquet
5. Clos Dubreuil
104
Name all 2eme Cru Classe from St. Estephe
1. Cos d'Estournel
2. Montrose
105
Name all 2eme Cru Classe from Pauillac
1. Pichon Baron de Longueville
2. Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
106
Name all 2eme Cru Classe from St. Julien
1. Gruaud-Larose
2. Leoville Poyferre
3. Leoville Las Cases
4. Leoville Barton
5. Ducru Beaucaillou
107
Name all 2eme Cru Classe from Margaux
1. Brane-Cantenac
2. Lascombes
3. Rauzan-Segla
4. Rauzan-Gassies
5. Durfort-Vivens
108
Arinarnoa cross?
Cabernet Sauvignon
x
Tannat
109
Marselan cross?
Grenache
x
Cabernet Sauvignon
110
