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Bordeaux Flashcards

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Red Grape varieties

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Cabernet Sauvignon; Cabernet Franc; Merlot; Petit Verdot; Malbec; Carménère

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White Grape varieties

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Sémillon; Sauvignon Blanc; Ugni Blanc; Muscadelle; Colombard; Merlot Blanc; Sauvignon Gris

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Left Bank

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Médoc; Saint-Estèphe; Pauillac; Saint-Julien; Margaux; Haut-Médoc; Pessac-Lógnan; Graves; Barsac; Sauternes

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Right Bank

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Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux; Pomerol; Saint-Émilion; Francs Côtes de Bordeaux; Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

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Middle

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Entre-Deux-Mers; Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux

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Soil Médoc and main grape variety

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Clay soils with Merlot

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Soil Haut-médoc and Pessac-Léognan and main grape variety

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Gravel and Cabernet Sauvignon

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Soil Right Bank and grape varieties

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Clay and Limestone and Merlot and Cabernet Franc

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Clairet

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Rosé which goes through a longer maceration period

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Terroirs of Saint-Émilion

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The Limestone Plateau; the Slopes; the Flats

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Three regions of Saint-Émilion

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Plateau northwest of Saint-Émilion; Slope on the southeast of Saint-Émilion and the foothill of the slope.

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Côtes de bordeaux main grape variety

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Merlot

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Type of wine Entre-Deus-Mers

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White whine

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Type of Wine Graves e Pessac-Léognan

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Both red and white

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Entre-Deux-Mers and Graves grape varieties

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Sauvignon Blanc without wood

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Pessac-Léognan white whine

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Blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon with wood

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Dry white wines in médoc and Sauternes

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Can only be sold under the generic Bordeaux appellation

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Rivers that influence Sauternes

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Ciron and Garonne

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Grape Varieties Barsac and Sauternes

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Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc or Muscadelle

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Style of wine Sauternes and Barsac

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Sweet wine, fermented or aged in wood with high acidity and notes of citrus and or apricot

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Classification of 1855 in the Médoc

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First Growths (Premiers Crus) up to Fifth Growths (Cinquième Crus)

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Cru Bourgeois

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New classification given to specific vintages and not the chateaux. Produces have to submit the wines for evaluation every year

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Classification Graves

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Cru-Classés, nowadays they are all in Pessac-Léognan

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Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

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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

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