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Red grapes of Bordeaux

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Cab sav
Merlot
Cab franc
Petit Verdot 
Carmenere
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White grapes of Bordeaux

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Sauvignon blanc
Semillon
Muscadelle

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Saint Emilion classification

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2 ranks
- premier grand cru classe
- grand cru classe
Estate must petition each year to qualify
Wine labelled “appellation Saint Emilion grand cru classe”
2 estates = Ch. Au some, Ch. Chevalier Blanc

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Cru classe classification

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1950's
Graves
List of best reds, whites or both
Designation written on label
Includes Ch. Haut Brion
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1855 classification of sweet wines

Regions, categories and Ch. Numbers

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Barsac and Sauternes

1) premier grand cru = Yquem
2) premier cru = 11 ch.
3) deuxieme cru = 14. ch

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Bordeaux 1st growths and regions

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Ch. Haut Brion - graves/ pessac leognan
Ch. Latour - Pauillac
Ch. Lafite Rothschild - Pauillac
Ch. Mouton Rothschild - Pauillac > late entry
Ch. Margaux - Margaux
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5 categories of 1855 classification

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  1. Premier cru. 5
  2. Deuxieme cru. 14
  3. Troisieme cru. 14
  4. Quatrieme cru. 10
  5. Cinquieme cru 18
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1855 Bordeaux classification dry wines

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Only wines from left bank
61 rw estates from medic and it’s subregions
1 in graves
5 categories

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Bordeaux dessert wine regions

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Bar sac
Cadillac
Loupiac
Sainte croix du mont
Sauternes
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Lesser known Bordeaux sub regions and wines produced

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Cotes de bourg - r and a
Cotes de blaye - r and w
Canon fronsac - red
Fronsac - red
Lalande de pomerol - red
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Main Bordeaux sub regions and satellites

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Pomerol
Saint Emilion 
     Lussac saint Emilion
     Montagne saint Emilion 
     Puisseguin saint Emilion 
     Saint Georges saint Emilion
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Bordeaux left bank sub Regions and communes

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Haut medoc
     Margaux
     Pauillac 
     Saint estephe
     Saint Julien 
Graves
     Pessac leognan
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Main areas Bordeaux

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Left bank
Right bank
Entre deux mers

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Bordeaux climate

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Temperate maritime
High humidity
Very rare spring frosts

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Right bank topsoil

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Clay and limestone

Some gravelly areas

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South left bank topsoil

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Mixture clay and limestone

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North left bank topsoil

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Quartz rich gravel over clAy and marl

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Bordeaux subsoil

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Limestone

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Right bank main town

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Libourne

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Left bank main town

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Bordeaux

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Bordeaux location

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SW Atlantic coast of france

Dordogne, Garonne, and Gironde rivers

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Types of AOC in bordeaux

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Regional - bordeaux and bordeaux superior
Sub-region - eg medic, graves
Village - eg st Emilion, listrac AOC
Chateau classification - varies by sub region
Vin de pays - vdp de l’atlantic

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Bordeaux general

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Largest appellation in France
2nd largest producer
Mostly reds

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Medoc soil

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Gravel

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St Emilion soil
Gravel over limestone
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Pomerol soil
Iron pan under sand and clay
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What grape dominates the left bank
Cab sav
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What grape dominates the right bank
Merlot and cab franc
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Sub appellation of the medoc and its famous communes
``` Haut medoc St estephe Pauillac St Julian Margaux ```
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Medoc 2nd growths in Pauillac
Chateau pichon lalande | Chateau pichon baron
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Medoc 2nd growths in st estephe
Chateau cos d'estournel | Chateau montrose
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Medoc 2nd growths in st Julien
``` Chateau ducru beaucaillou Chateau leoville las cases Chateau leoville Barton Chateau gruand larose Chateau leoville poyferre ```
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Medoc second growths in Margaux
``` Chateau rausan segla Chateau lascombes Chateau brane cantenac Chateau rausan gassies Chateau durfort vivens ```
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Medoc cru bourgeois
``` Only one classification - no tiers 260 chateau Coming from one of 8 appellations in bordeaux Medoc Haut medoc Listrac medoc Moulds en medoc Margaux St Julien Pauillac St estephe ```
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St estephe
``` Northernmost commune of the haut medoc Sturdy full bodied wines age worthy No first growths Super seconds chateau cos d'estournel Only 5 classified growths in total Lb ```
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Pauillac
``` Power and finesse in wines 3 1st growths Chateau Latour Chateau Lafite Rothschild Chateau mouton Rothschild Gravel top soil long lived wines Lb ```
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St julien
``` Smallest commune No first growths 5 second growths Chateau leoville Barton Chateau leoville poyferre Chateau gru and larose Lb ```
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Margaux
``` Largest commune in haut medoc Elegance and finesse 1 1st growth Chateau Margaux Sandy gravel over limestone 21 classified growths 3rd growth chateau Palmer is an overachiever Lb ```
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Graves AOC's
Graves Graves superior Pessac leognan
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1st growth of graves
Chateau haut Brion
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Graves AOC wine style
Dry reds | Dry whites
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Graves superior wine style
Dry whites
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Pessac leognan wine style
Dry whites and reds | All cru classe are here
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Chateau of cadaujac - graves
Chateau bouscaut
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Chateau of leognan - graves
Chateau haut bailly
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Chateau of martillac - graves
Chateau la tour martillac
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Chateau of pessac - graves
Chateau haut Brion
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Chateau of talence - graves
Chateau la tour haut Brion
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Coteaux de bordeaux aop
``` 4 areas Blaye Cadillac Castillon Francs 97 % use merlot ```
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Libournais satellites
``` Pomerol St Emilion Fronsac Montage st Emilion St Georges st Emilion Less ac st Emilion Puisseguin st Emilion ```
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St Emilion classification
Does not exist
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St Emilion 2012 new classification ruling
Candidate chateaux must show 10 vintages | 15 if desired to move from grand cru classe to 1er grand cru classe
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St Emilion grands cru classe A
Chateau angelus Chateau ausone Chateau check all blanc Chateau pavie
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Pomerol
Rb Never been classified 5 square miles
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Important chateau of pomerol
``` Petrus Chateau le pin Chateau la fleur petrus Chateau la conseillante Vieux chateau certan Trotanoy ```
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Satellite district of pomerol
Lalande de pomerol
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Canon fronsac and fronsac AOC
Rb Northwest of pomerol and st Emilion Red cab franc Consistently good
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Cotes de castillon AOC
Rb Between st Emilion and the dordogne Good value
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Cotes de francs
Rb Rustic reds Cab franc
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Bourg and blaye General info
No classifications | Mostly reds
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Blaye AOC
Rb Reds Cab sav cab franc merlot ++
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Premieres cotes de blayes AOC
Reds from Cabernet Sauvignon cab franc merlot ++
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Cotes de bourg AOC
Rb Reds Merlot cab sav cab franc ++
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2 LB vintages
2009 98 points hot summer through harvest, rich ripe structured fruit 2005 95 points extremely aromatic, ripe, rich, balanced, well structured
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2 RB vintages
2005 98 points aromatic ripe rich balanced wines | 2003 93 points exotic and powerful with big velvety tannins
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Entres deux mers General
``` Bordeaux largest district Between dordogne and Garonne rivers Mixed clay and alluvial soils No classifications Inexpensive dry whites ```
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Graves white AOCs
Cerons | Sauternes
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Cerons AOC
Sweet white botrytised wines | Lb
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Sauternes AOC
``` Lb Most famous bot wine 1 premier cru superieure d'yquem Also 1st (11) and second (14)growths Dry wines must be labelled as regional AOCs ```
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5 communes of Sauternes
``` Sauternes Fargues Bommes Preignac Barsac ```
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Chateau of cadaujac - graves white
Bouscaut
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Chateau of leognan - graves white
D'olivier
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Chateau of martillac - graves white
La tour martillac
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Chateau of talence - graves white
Laville haut Brion
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Chateau of villenave d'ornan - graves white
Cousins
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Chateau of pessac - graves white
Haut Brion
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2 1st growths of Sauternes
Chateaux la tour Blanche - bommes | Chateaux Climens - barsac
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2 Sauternes vintage recommendations
2009 98 points excellent. Fruit, acidity alcohol a keeper | 2005 96 points ripe and round opulent vintage
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Entree deux mers AOCs
``` Entre deux mers Premiers cotes de bordeaux Cadillac Loupiac Ste croix du mont ```
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Entre deux mers AOC
Dry white wine
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Premiers cotes de Bordeaux AOC
Dry reds and off dry whites
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Cadillac Loupiac Ste croix du mont AOC
Sweet white bot wine
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Soil of bourg and blaye
Limestone
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Bourg and blaye white AOCs
Blaye Cotes de blaye Premiers cotes de blayes Cotes de bourg
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Blaye white AOC
Whites from ugni blanc ++
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Côte de blaye AOC white
Whites only from Merlot blanc, Folle Blanche, Chenin blanc and others++
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Premiers Côte de blaye AOC white
Semillon sav blanc ++
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Cotes de bourg AOC white
Semillon sav blanc ++
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Graves AOC
Dry reds | Dry whites
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Graves superieure AOC
Mostly sweeter white

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