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Bordeaux Flashcards

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Claret

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The term for Red Bordeaux in England

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What is the history of Bordeaux’s success?

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  • English control of Bordeaux (100 years)
  • Proximity to major port city
  • Largest top-quality region of France
  • Quantity of Quality
  • Produces more than any wine-producing country on Earth
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What is the climate of Bordeaux?

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  • Atlantic coastline
  • temperate-maritime
  • (not too hot or too cold)
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What are the top white grapes of Bordeaux?

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  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Semillon
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What are the top red grapes of Bordeaux?

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  • Merlot
  • Cab Sauv
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What are the top regions of Bordeaux?

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  • Left Bank
    • Medoc
    • Haut-Medoc
    • Graves
  • Right Bank
    • Pomerol
    • Saint-Emilion
  • Entre-Deux-Mers
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Dessert wine from Bordeaux

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Sauternes

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Describe Sauv Blanc from Bordeaux

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  • Dry
  • Acidic
  • Stainless steel or neutral oak
  • Left Bank and Entre-Deux-Mers
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Semillon from Bordeaux

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  • Dominant white grape in botrytised, sweet wines
  • full body
  • honey
  • rich character
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Cabernet Sauv from Bordeaux

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  • Left Bank: main grape in blends
  • Tannin
  • Structure
  • Right Bank: used to make Merlot or Cabernet-Franc more robust
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Merlot from Bordeaux

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  • Native to Bordeaux
  • Most widely planted and important grape
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What are some other notable grapes used in Bordeaux?

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  • Muscadelle
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot
  • Carmenere
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What rivers flow through the Bordeaux region?

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The Dordogne River and Garonne River feeds the Gironde estuary which empties into the Atlantic.

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Describe the Left Bank of Bordeaux

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  • SW of Gironde estuary and Garonne River
  • Soil: Gravel and Sand (erosion of mtns)
  • Slightly Cooler than Right Bank
  • Perfect for Cab Sauv
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What are the winemaking regions and the important subregions located in the Left Bank?

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  • Medoc
  • Haut-Medoc
    • Margaux
    • Pauillac
    • Saint-Estephe
    • Saint-Julien
    • Listrac
    • Moulis
  • Graves
    • Pessac-Leognan
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Where is Pauillac and what are its premier crus?

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  • Commune in Haut-Medoc
  • Three Premier Cru estates:
    • Chateau Latour
    • Chateau Lafite-Rothschild
    • Chatea Mouton-Rothschild
  • Powerful, full-flavored wines
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Describe the soil in Graves and the AOC in Graves

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  • Terroir is ideal for top-quality red AND white
  • Gravelly soil
    • Pessac-Leognan AOC
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Where is Pessac-Leognan and its main grape

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  • AOC of Graves
  • Cabernet Sauv (softer, blended with Merlot)
19
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Which wines were ranked in the 1855 Classification or are considered “first growth” wineries?

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  • Pauillac:
    • Chatea Lafite-Rothschild
    • Chateau Latour
    • Chateau Mouton-Rothschild
  • Graves/Pessac Leognan
    • Chateau Haut-Brion
  • Margaux
    • Chateau Margaux
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What was the Premier Grand Cru Classifcation of 1855 for sweet wines?

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Chateau d’Yquem in Sauternes

21
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What is the Cru Borgeois system?

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  • 1930s
  • Medoc
22
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What does Cru Classe mean?

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  • 1950s
  • Estates in Graves
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What are the main regions/soil of the Right Bank?

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  • Pomerol
  • Saint-Emilion
    • More clay
    • Holds onto moisture + provides fertile conditions
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Describe Pomerol

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  • Right Bank of Bordeaux
  • Smallest Commune = High Prices
  • Merlot
  • Soft, lush fruit, less tannin than Left Bank
  • Chateau Petrus is a top estate/expensive
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Describe Saint-Emilion (grape and facts)

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  • Oldest wine producing regions of Bordeaux
  • Merlot
  • Has its own classification system
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Describe Entre-Deux-Mers

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  • “Between the seas”
  • Dry, average white wines (Sauv Blanc)
  • Red wines are used in regional Bordeaux or Bordeaux Superieur wines
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Describe Sauternes

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  • Late harvest, botrytised wines
  • Only made in the best vintages
  • Chateau d’Yquem - Premier Grand Cru (first great growth”
28
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AOC regions of St-Emilion

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  • Lussac Saint-Emilion
  • Montagne-Saint-Emilion
  • Puisseguin-Saint-Emilion
  • Saint-Georges-Saint-Emilion

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