Bordeaux Flashcards
INAO meaning
Institut National de l’origine et de la qualitè (it has a tasting panel)
Wine classification levels Bordeaux
1- Vin de France/Vin de Table
2- IGP
3- AOC
Vin de France characteristics
100% of grapes come from France
It can state vintage and grape but not specific region
IGP wine characteristics
It replaced Vin de Pays
85% if 1 grape is stated
100% if two grapes are stated
Name the IGP areas of France
IGP Atlantique
IGP mediterranée
IGP pays d’oc
IGP Comte Tolosan
IGP Val de Loire
IGP Comtés Rhodaniens
AOC awarded to single vineyards
Chateau Grillet, Condrieu
Romanée-Conti, cote de Nuits
Coulée de Serrantin, Savennières
Climate in Bordeaux
Moderate maritime
Influential factors on Bordeaux climate
Gulf Stream
Atlantic Ocean - high rains
Sand dunes
Landes forest
Rivers of Bordeaux
Garonne (+Ciron) and Dordogne > Gironde estuary
Largest AOC in Bordeaux
Bordeaux Rouge AOC
Most important AOC in Bordeaux
Appellation Bordeaux Superieur Controlée
Alchol is 1% higher if minimum level for other Bordeaux wines
Lowest AOC in Bordeaux
Appelation Bordeaux Controlée
Red varieties of Bordeaux + 1 new
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet franc
Merlot
Petit Verdot
Carmenere
Malbec
Touriga Nacional
White varieties of Bordeaux + 1 new
Sauvignon blanc
Semillon
Muscadelle
Alvarinho
Meaning of assemblage
Blending
Ideal soil for Cabernet Sauvignon
Stone and gravel
Which is the most widely variety planted in Bordeaux?
Merlot
What’s the best soil for Merlot
Clay
Facts about Semillon grape
Affinity for noble rot
Most important variety for sweet wine
Blended with Sauvignon blanc for dry whites in Pessac Leognan and graves to add body
Who was the 1855 classification requested by? What was it based on
Napoleon III
Price
When was the biggest change of the 1855 classification and what happened
1973 chateau mouton rotchild passed from 2 to 1 cru
Which is the only district of Bordeaux that does not adhere to the 1855 classification
St. Emillon
Why the 1855 has lost its credibility along the years
It was created long ago and on criteria such as prices. Size of properties and quality has changed along the centuries
1er cru of Medoc and where are they
Chateau latour Pauillac
Chateau margaux margaux
Chateau haut-brion pessac (pessac leognan AOC)
Chateau lafite rotchild Pauillac
Chateau mouton rotchild Pauillac
1er cru of Sauternes
Chateau d’Yquem
Cru Bourgeoisie classification
Year + year when was updated
Chateaux that didn’t make it to the 1855 classification
1932
Updated in 2003
Returned valid in 2018
Reconnaissance system - what is it
Cru bourgeois 1932
How is the regulatory board of the cru bourgeois called
Bureau Veritas
What is cru artisan and when was it founded
Association of small and medium producer. Owner works in the winery
2005
Under what AOC are the chateaux in graves
Pessac-leognan AOC
How are wines in Graves classified
Cru classé (rouge)
Cru classé (blanc)
List the appellations of st. Emillon from lowest to highiest
Grand cru classe
Premiere grand cru classe B
Premier e grand cru classé A
Appelation for rose wine in Bordeaux
Bordeaux clairet
Bordeaux rosé
How is Medoc AOC divided?
Medoc
Haut Medoc
Soil if Medoc
Gravel
Clay
Limestone
Name the 7 communes of Medoc AOC
Medoc
Saint estephe
Pauillac
Saint julien
Listrac
Moulins
Margaux
Graves AOC soil
Gravel (hence the name) and sand
What is the river of Sauternes
Ciron
What does ‘tries’ mean
Picking method used in Sauternes - going through vines many times to pick the right berries
What is the minimum sugar content of chateau d’Yquem wines
360 g/l
What is the dry white wine produced by chateau d’Yquem
Under what AOC is it sold
Y grec
Bordeaux superieur AOC
5 communes of Sauternes district
Sauternes
Barsac
Fargues
Bommes
Preignac
Min alchol level for wines in Sauternes
13% abv
What commune if the Graves district has its own AOC
Cérons
Types of soil in Saint Emillon
North west plateau: gravel and limestone
South and east: clay and limestone
Base of escarpment: sand
Why do wines in the right bank mature before than left bank wines
Merlot win matures earlier than Cabernet Sauvignon
Satellite Appelation of st. Emillon
Montagne-Saint-Emillon
Lussac -Saint-Emillon
Puisseguin-Saint-Emillon
St. George -Saint-Emillon
Premier grand cru classé A
Chateau Pavie
Chateau Figeac
How are sold unclassified wines from Saint Emillon
St-Emillon AOC
Soil in Pomerol
East:
Sand
Gravel
Clay
West:
Sand
‘Crasse de fer’ ironstone
On what type of soil is chateau Petrus located
A button of clay
Best chateaux in pomerol
Chateau petrus
Chateau le pin
Chateau lafleur petrus
Chateau lafleur
What’s the biggest AOC of Bordeaux
Entre-deux-mere
Under what AOC is a white and red wine from entre deux mers sold
White: entre deux mers AOC
Red: Bordeaux AOC
