Bordeaux Flashcards
Describe the Blaye AOP
Only red wines cab franc cab sauv merlot located on the right bank of the Gironde River
style of wines made in premier cotes de bordeaux
white wine only
Max yield for Sauternes
25hl
What is a synonym for pressac
Malbec
List four sub regions of cotes de Bordeaux
Francs
Cadillac
Castillon
Blaye
RS of Bordaux Blanc sec
3 g
list another name for Malbec in the right bank of Bordeaux
Pressac
list the three generic bordeaux appellations
Bordeaux AOP
Bordeaux Supérieur AOP
Crémant de Bordeaux AOP
location of Château Chasse-Spleen
Moulis en Medoc AOP
what is the min alcohol for the wines of Listrac-Médoc AOP
11%
what is the minimum must weight for the wines of Pauillac
180 for all red grapes except Merlot which is 189
Since Château La Tour Haut-Brion no longer exists what estate does it supply fruit for now
La Mission Haut Brion
what years was the Pessac-Léognan AOP
created
1987
what is the min alcohol for the white wines of Graves
10.5%
list four sweet wines appellations located in Graves
Graves Supérieures AOP
Cerons, Barsac
describe Boulbenes soil
a mixture of sand gravel and clay
min RS for the wines of Barsac
45
min RS for the wines of Graves Supérieures AOP
34
max yield for the wines of cerons
40hl
describe the difference between the cotes and graves in St.Emilion
he hillside côtes are steep limestone slopes and graves is a gravelly limestone plateau resembling soils of the Médoc.
describe crasse de fer
soil of iron pan and rich clay
what is cabernet franc called in Pomerol
Bouchet
list three “microchâteau”, or garagistes located on the right bank of Bordeaux
Le Pin in Pomerol, and Valandraud and La Mondotte in St-Émilion
min must weight for Merlot in St-Émilion
190
list the two communes of production for Lalande-de-Pomerol
Lalande-de-Pomerol, Néac
not including st.emilion name two neighboring red wine communes of Pomerol
Lalande-de-Pomerol, Fronsac and Canon Fronsac
where is the estate Château Roc de Cambes
located within the Bourg region of Bordeaux
describe the wines of the Côtes de Blaye AOP
white wines made from Ugni Blanc and Colombard
the are located on the right bank of bordeaux in the gironde department
describe the wines of Côtes de Bordeaux AOP
white, red, sweet and Liquoreux wines mnade from Bordeaux grapes located in the gironde department
describe the wines of Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire AOP
dry and Sweet white wines made from Bordeaux grapes
describe the wines of Cadillac AOP
sweet white bordeaux grapes from the Gironde Department
describe the wines of Entre-Deux-Mers AOP
dry white wines Min. 70% combined Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle, and Sémillon from the gironde department
describe the wines of Graves de Vayres AOP
white and red wines based on bordeaux grapes
located in the Gironde department
describe the wines of Loupiac AOP
sweet wines made from Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Sémillon located in the gironde department
describe the wines of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOP
white sweet wines made from Bordeaux grapes located in the Gironde department
what is the min rs fro Sainte-Croix-du-Mont AOP
45
describe the wines of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux AOP
white red and sweet wines based upon bordeaux grapes
located in the gironde department
where would one find the sub zone of Haut-Benauge
Entre-Deux-Mers
list the aops of AOPs of Entre-Deux-Mers
that make sweet wines
Cadillac AOP Loupiac AOP Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire AOP Sainte-Croix-du-Mont AOP Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux AOP
list the AOPS of Entre Deux Mers that only make dry wines
Entre-Deux-Mers AOP
And Graves de Vayres AOP
