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What river contributes to the needed climate for Sauternes?

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Ciron dumping into the Garonne

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Soil type of St Estephe?

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Heavy clay
Highly heat resistant to hot summers
Slower drainage

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Second Growths of St. Estephe

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Cos d’Estournel
Chateau Montrose
Cos Labory
Lafon-Rochet
Calon Ségur

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Second Growths of Pauillac

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Château Pichon Baron
Château Pichon Longueville Comptesse de Lalande

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Soil characteristics of Pauillac

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Gravel mounds called «croupes»
Very deep soil, vines tends to dig up to 6 meters

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Soil characteristics of St Julien

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Gravel mounds (croupes) but not as deep as Pauillac
Most have extremely good southern exposure with great drainage from the Jalle du Nord

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Second Growths of St Julien

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Ducru Beaucaillou
Gruaud-Larose
Léoville-Barton
Léoville-Las-Cases
Léovile-Poyferré

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Soil characteristics of Margeaux

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Deepest, thinnest gravel of the Médoc

Vines can penetrate up to 23ft

Especially important to know vintages

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Second Growths of Margeaux

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Brane-Cantenac
Durfort-Vivens
Lascombes
Rauzan-Gassies
Rauzan-Ségla
Chateau Palmer is basically one of the

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AOC Sauternes and Barsac

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Mostly Sémillon with Sauvignon Blanc

100-150 g of RS

2 years of aging

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Cru Bourgeois classifications Médoc

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Classified in: 1932 and retested every 5 years

1) Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel (14)
2) Cru Bourgeois Supérieur (56)
3) Cru Bourgeois (179)

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Listrac and Moulis

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Easterly from 4 communes

Primarily Cab Sauv

Typically less polished as soil retains water and is heavier

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Entre-Deux-Mers

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Whites made primarily from Sauv Blanc

Small amounts of Sémillon and Muscadelle

Reds from here are called Bordeaux or Bordeaux Superior

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Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac

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Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac

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West of Pomerol on hillsides

Clay/Sand with some limestone

Merlot dominant w/Cab Franc + Cab Sauv

Black Raspberry, edgy power (fruity/rustic)

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Côtes de Bordeaux

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Castillon and Francs (E of Pomerol)

Blaye and Bourg (West of St Emillion)

Some of the oldest wine regions in Bordeaux - Roman plantings

Merlot dominant blends

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Bordeaux First Growths

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Château Haut Brion (Graves)
Château Margeaux
Chateau Latour (Pauillac)
Château Lafite-Rothschild (Pauillac)
Château Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac)

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Médoc Soils / Appellations

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Gravel

2 sub apps: Haut Médoc and Bas Médoc

Graves

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Typical blends of right bank Bordeaux

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70% Merlot min.

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Typical blends of left bank Bordeaux

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70% Cab Sauv

30% Merlot, Cab Franc and Petit Verdot

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Mourvèdre

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Monastrell/Mataró in Spain

Used in GSM blends to add intensity/bitterness

Bandol’s major variety

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Albariño

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Known as Alvarinho in Portugal

Med High Acidity

Used in Bordeaux in white blends

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Chief «Founder Varieties» of grapes

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Pinot Noir

Gouais Blanc

Savagnin

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Différences in Pauillac First Growths

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Lafite-Rothschild: smoothness and finesse

Latour: austere, firm, robust (need 20+ years)

Mouton-Rothschild: strong, dark ripe black currents, exotic, opulent

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St Estephe soil and characteristics

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Stronger mix of clay

Heavier soil: more resistant to bad weather

More acidity, fuller body, less perfumed

Most need more aging

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St Julien characteristics

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Transition between Pauillac’s heavy hitters and Margaux’s elegance

Round and gentil when aged, rough and tannic when young

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Margaux’s soil / characteristics

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Thinnest and most gravel of left bank

Forces vines to go extra deep

Delicate and perfumed

Especially vulnerable to bad weather

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Nobel Rot

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Botrytis Cinerca / Pourriture Nobel

Dehydrates grapes, concentrates flavors

Ex: Sauternes, Beernauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, Tokai

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Pomerol characteristics

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Merlot dominant wines (75%)

Iron pan and clay soils

Don’t need as much age as left bank

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St Emilion characteristics

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Very complex soil variation
- Acolian sand and gravel on Pomerol side

Plateau is clay, rich in limestone

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Château Petrus

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Smectite clay (blue, very dense)

100% Merlot with very short roots

32
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5 Classified Growths of St Estephe

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Chateau Cos d’Estournel (S slope facing Pauillac)
Cos Labory (S slope facing Pauillac)
Lafon-Rochet (S slope facing Pauillac)

Chat. Montrose (SW along river)

Chat. Calom-Segur

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Pessac-Leognan Growth and characteristics

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Chat. Haut-Brion

Honorable mention: Chat Pape Clement, Domaine de Chavalier, Chat Laville, La Misson Haut-Brion

Deep gravel soils

Mix of force and finesse

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Graves classification system

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1953, revised in 1959

All in pessac-leognan - no hierarchy

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Classification of the médoc

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Implemented in 1855

From Premier cru to cinquième cru

Revised in 1973 to add Mouton Rothschild

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Chateau - Cuverie - Chai

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Chateau: building attached to vineyard

Cuverie: building where the wine is made

Chai: cellar where the wine will be stored and aged

37
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8 principal white varieties

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1) muscadelle
2) sauv. Blanc
3) sémillon
4) ugni blanc
5) colombard
6) mauzac
7) merlot blanc
8) sauvignon gris

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2 adaptive white varieties

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Alvarinho: used for aroma and acidity

Liliorila: floral side

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Principal red varieties

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Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Carmenère (Grande Vidure)

Malbec (Côt)

Petit Verdot

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Adaptive red varieties

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Arinaroa: 1956 - color, acid, tannin

Castets: from SW France

Marselan (late ripening)

Touriga Nacional

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