Bordeaux Flashcards
These 3 AOC hug the eastern Garonne shore and soley produce sweet white wine
Loupiac AOC
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont AOC
Cadillac AOC
Tell me about Cadillac AOC
Located on the eastern bank of Garonne (within Entre-deux-Mers). Produces sweet white wine.
The satellites of St.-Emilion
Lussac
Montagne
Puisseguin
St.-Georges
Difference between St.-Emilion and St.-Emilion Grand Cru
Separate AOCs covering the same ground. St Emilion Grand Cru has stricter standards
Where are Fronsac, Canon-Fronsac, and Lalande-de-Pomerol located?
Right bank
What is the Cotes de Bordeaux AOC?
AOC created to combine 5 disjointed regions under a more commercially marketable label
5 subzones of Cotes de Bordeaux
Blaye
Cadillac
Castillon
Francs
Sainte Foy
How are the sweet wines of Bordeaux classified?
Classified in 1855. 27 chateaux total
Superior 1st growth (1)
1st growth (11)
2nd growth (15)
How is Graves classified?
Graves was classified in 1953 and again in 1959. One category: cru classe
The only classification system on the right bank
St.-Emilion Grand Cru Classe
Tell me about St.-Emilion Grand Cru Classe
established 1954; reclassified every 10 years. Chateaux are ranked into grand cru classe and premier grand cru classe
From 1152 to 1453 Bordeaux was ruled by…
England
What are en primeur sales?
Yearly offering of Bordeaux wines as futures
Why is Muscadelle only sparingly blended into white Bordeaux?
Muscadelle has intense floral characteristics; can overpower the blend
What is the oak situation in Bordeaux?
Basic Bordeaux AOC - may only see brief oak in larger, used barrels. Top Chateaux in commune AOCs often age their reds for up to 2 years in new barriques