Bordeaux Flashcards
Red Grape varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon; Cabernet Franc; Merlot; Petit Verdot; Malbec; Carménère
White Grape varieties
Sémillon; Sauvignon Blanc; Ugni Blanc; Muscadelle; Colombard; Merlot Blanc; Sauvignon Gris
Left Bank
Médoc; Saint-Estèphe; Pauillac; Saint-Julien; Margaux; Haut-Médoc; Pessac-Lógnan; Graves; Barsac; Sauternes
Right Bank
Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux; Pomerol; Saint-Émilion; Francs Côtes de Bordeaux; Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux
Middle
Entre-Deux-Mers; Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux
Soil Médoc and main grape variety
Clay soils with Merlot
Soil Haut-médoc and Pessac-Léognan and main grape variety
Gravel and Cabernet Sauvignon
Soil Right Bank and grape varieties
Clay and Limestone and Merlot and Cabernet Franc
Clairet
Rosé which goes through a longer maceration period
Terroirs of Saint-Émilion
The Limestone Plateau; the Slopes; the Flats
Three regions of Saint-Émilion
Plateau northwest of Saint-Émilion; Slope on the southeast of Saint-Émilion and the foothill of the slope.
Côtes de bordeaux main grape variety
Merlot
Type of wine Entre-Deus-Mers
White whine
Type of Wine Graves e Pessac-Léognan
Both red and white
Entre-Deux-Mers and Graves grape varieties
Sauvignon Blanc without wood
Pessac-Léognan white whine
Blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon with wood
Dry white wines in médoc and Sauternes
Can only be sold under the generic Bordeaux appellation
Rivers that influence Sauternes
Ciron and Garonne
Grape Varieties Barsac and Sauternes
Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc or Muscadelle
Style of wine Sauternes and Barsac
Sweet wine, fermented or aged in wood with high acidity and notes of citrus and or apricot
Classification of 1855 in the Médoc
First Growths (Premiers Crus) up to Fifth Growths (Cinquième Crus)
Cru Bourgeois
New classification given to specific vintages and not the chateaux. Produces have to submit the wines for evaluation every year
Classification Graves
Cru-Classés, nowadays they are all in Pessac-Léognan
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Separate Origin Appellation. Goes from Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé, Premier Grand Cru Classé B and Premier Grand Cru Classé A. Reevaluated every 10 years