Bordeaux Flashcards
What are the red grapes of Bordeaux?
Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot Petite Verdot Malbec
What are the white grapes of Bordeaux?
Semillon
Sauvignon Blanc
Muscadelle
What Major communes are located on the Right Bank of Bordeaux?
Pomerol
St. Emilion
What are the communes of the Left Bank?
St. Estephe
Pauillac
St. Julian
Margaux
What are the sweet wine communes of Entre Deux Mers?
Cadillac
Loupiac
St. Croix du Mont
What are the communes of Sauternes?
Barsac Sauternes Preignac Fargues Bommes
What are the main red grapes of the right bank of Bordeaux?
Merlot (Pomerol)
Cabernet Franc/Merlot (St. Emilion)
What is the AOP located in Graves?
Pessac-Leognan
What are the 1st growths of Bordeaux?
Chateau Lafite-Rothschild (Pauillac) Chateau Latour (Pauillac) Chateau Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac) Chateau Haut Brion (Pessac-AOC Pessac Leognan) Chateau Margaux (Margaux)
Where is Chateau d’Yquem from?
Sauternes
What is the soil of the right bank?
Clay and Iron
What is the soil of the left bank?
gravel, limestone and sand.
Known locally as Boublenes
What are the main red grapes of the left bank?
Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot Malbec Peitite Verdot
What styles of wines are made in Bordeaux?
Sparkling (Cremant) Rose Still White Still Red Sweet
Where is Cos d’Estournel from?
2nd Growth, St. Estephe