Bordeaux Flashcards
What is Climate in Bordeaux?
Climate is Maritime
Name the grapes in Bordeaux?
For reds:
1. Cabernet Sauvignon
2. Cabernet Franc
3. Merlot
4. Petit Verdot
5. Malbec
6. Carmenere
For white:
1. Sauvignon Blanc
2. Semillon
3. Muscadelle
Explain Claret?
This is how British call Bordeaux blend
Name the top sub-regions of Bordeaux?
- Medoc
- Graves
- Sauternes
- Barsac
- St. Emilion
- Pomerol
Name the other sub-regions of Bordeaux?
- Cerons
- Premiere cotes de Bordeaux
- St. Croix du Mont
- Cadillac
- Loupiac
- Entre-Deux Mers
- Ste-Foy-Bordeaux
- Graves de Vayres
- Lalande de Pomerol
- Fronsac
- Cotes de Bourg
Name Medoc sub-regions?
- Medoc
- Haut-Medoc
How is soil in Medoc?
- Gravelly
- Clay
- Limestone
Name 6 communes of Medoc?
- Pauillac
- Margaux
- St-Estephe
- St-Julien
- Moulis
- Listrac
Name the 1 growths?
- Chateaux Lafite ( Pauillac )
- Chateaux Margaux ( Margaux )
- Chateaux Latour ( Pauillac )
- Chateaux Haut-Brion ( Pesac-Leognan Graves )
- Chateaux Mouton Rothschild ( Pauillac )
Name the second labels?
- Latour- Les Forts de Latour
- Lafite- Carrudes de Lafite
- Haut-Brion- Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
- Margaux- Pavillion Rouge du Chateaux Margaux
- Segla- Ruzan Segla
- Moutone- Le Petit Moutone de Moutone Rothschild
Name some of the second growths?
- Ruzan-Segla
- Ruzan-Gassies
- Leoville- Las- Cases
- Leoville- Poyferre
- Leoville Barton
Name some of the third growths?
- Kirwan
- Lagrange
- Lagune
- Palmer
- Malescot St-Exupery
Name some of the forth growths?
- Talbot
- Pougoet
- Lafon Rochet
- Beychevelle
- Marquis de Terme
Name some of the fifth growths?
- Lynch-Bages
- Lynch-Moussac
- Batailley
- Pedesclaux
- Clerc-Milon
Name what AOCs Graves encompasses?
- Cerons
- Barsac
- Sauternes
How is Graves soil?
- Gravelly
- Sand
- Marine Deposites rich in carbonates
Name the Sauternes/Barsac grapes?
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Semillon
- Muscadelle
Name the Sauternes/Barsac 5 communes?
- Sauternes
- Barsac
- Fargues
- Bommes
- Preignac
Name the 1855 Premier Cru Superieur in Sauternes?
Chateaux d’Yquem
Name some of the Premier Crus in Sauternes?
- La Tour Blanche
- Suduiraut
- Guiraud
- Rieussec
- Cootet
Name some of the second growths in Sauternes?
- Myrat
- Filhot
- De Malle
- Romer
- Lamothe- Despojols
What wine style is produced in Cirons? , Cirons is commune of who?
Cirons produces sweet wine similar in style to Sauternes.
Its a commune of Graves
How is St. Emilion soil?
- Clay-Limestone
- Sandy-Gravel
- Limestone
- Sand
Name the 4 satelites of St. Emilion?
- Montagne
- Lussac
- Puisseguin
- St. Georges