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Bordeaux Flashcards

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When did Cabernet Sauvignon cultivation begin?

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Around 1784

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Bordeaux’s 1st known wine grower.

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Poet Ausonius

North of St-Emilion along Garonne

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What is the Methuen Treaty of 1703?

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Britain promised Portugal the duty on French wines would never be less than 50% higher than on wines of Portugal.

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When did En Primeur begin?

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The 1970s

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Sur Souche

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Buying pre-harvest.

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En Primeur

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Purchasing wine 1st or 2nd year after vintage in late March.

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1855 Classification

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Red:
5 first growths
14 second growths
14 third growths
10 fourth growths
18 fifth growths
White:
1 Premier Grand Cru
11 First Growth
14 Second Growth
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How are vines trained in Bordeaux?

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Guyot, low to the ground.

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What is Maceration Pelliculaire?

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Pre-fermentation cold soak skin contact to add flavor in dry white wines.

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What are the first growths of Pauillac?

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Chateau Lafite
Chateau Mouton Rothchild
Chateau Latour

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What are the 5 communes of Sauternes AC?

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Sauternes
Barsac (also its own AC)
Preignac
Bommes
Fargues
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What are the 4 villages that can append St-Emilion to their names?

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Lussac
Montagne
Puisseguin
St.-Georges

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Left Bank Appellations

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Medoc
Haut-Medoc
Graves
Sauternes

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First Growth communes of the Haut-Medoc

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St-Estephe
Pauillac
St-Julien
Margaux

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Right Bank Appellations

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St-Emilion
Pomerol
Fronsac & Canon-Fronsac
Cotes de Bourg
Cotes de Bordeaux
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Barrique

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225L / 59G

Barrels with thinner staves than other barrel types.

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What is Elevage?

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The series of cellar operations that take place between fermentation and bottling.

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What is a Cuverie?

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A vat hall where fermentation takes place.

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Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnels

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Chase-Spleen
Haut-Marbuzet
Labegorce Zede
Les Ormes-de-Pez
de Pez
Phelan Segur
Pontensac
Poujeaux
Siran
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Where are Petrus & Le Pin?

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Pomerol

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Right Bank AC

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St-Emilion
St-Emilion Grand Cru
Lussac-St-Emilion
Montagne-St-Emilion
Pomerol
Lalande-de-Pomerol
Canon Fronsac
Fronsac
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Canon-Fronsac

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Merlot, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc
Clay-limestone soil
260 ha
Color: dark ruby
Aroma: raspberry, strawberry, red currant, stewed prunes. Leather & mocha with age.
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Fronsac

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Merlot, Cab Franc
Soil: alluvial, clay limestone hills with rocks, chalk & clay deeper under ground.
819 ha
Aroma: red berries, pepper & spices

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Medoc/Haut-Medoc

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St-Estephe
Pauillac
St-Julien
Listrac-Medoc
Moulis
Margaux
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Describe Bordeaux viticulture.

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Hugh density planting, vines trained along low wires, mostly machine harvested.

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Describe the wines of Fronsac.

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Merlot dominated. Full bodied and tannic. Grown on hillside vineyards.

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What is the soil type of Pauillac?

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Gravel.

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What are typical tasting notes of Pauillac wines?

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Cassis/black currant
Cedar
Cigar box

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What is the soil type if Margaux?

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Limestone, chalk, clay and sand with gravel outcrops.

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Where is Ch. Palmer?

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Margaux

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Where are Leoville Barton and Ducru Beaucaillou located?

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St.-Julien (left Bank)

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What are the most famous wines of Pomerol?

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Petrus

Ch. Le Pin

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What type of wine is produced in Blaye?

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Dry whites from semillon and Sauv blanc. Minimal amounts (10%) of Chenin blanc allowed.

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What are the grapes of Entree-Deux-Mers?

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Primary- muscadelle, Sauv blanc, semillon

Secondary- colombard, mauzac, merlot blanc, igniting blanc

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Describe Ch. Figeac

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30% Merlot, 35% Cab Franc, 35% Cab Sauvignon
Aged 18-20 months in 100% new oak.
Ripe, rich, concentrated with spicy complexity.

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Where are Chx. Cos d’Estournel, Calon Segur and Montrose located?

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St. Estephe

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What is Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux?

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Semi-sweet white wine produces in Entre-Deux-Mers.

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What style is produced under the Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux label?

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Toothsome reds, grown in Entre-Deux-Mers.

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Describe Ch. Haut-Bailly

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Classified growth reds (no white) from Pessac-Leognan (Graves).

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