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Bordeaux Flashcards

1
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Climate

A

Maritime
Winters short, Spring Damp, Summers Hot
Pine protects Medoc from North east winds
Rain at harvest SUX

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Varietals

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Cabernet, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Malbec, Peite Verdot, Carmenere

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3
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Elevage in Medoc

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Not released until June 15 following harvest

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4
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Communes of Pauillac

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North to South-
St Esteph
Cissac-Medoc
Pauillac (coastal)
St Sauveur (inland)
Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
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5
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Styles of Medoc

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Rouge

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Styles of Graves

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Rouge (Bordeaux V.)

Blanc: Semillon, Sauv Blanc, Sauv Gris, Muscadelle

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Elevage Pessac Leognan

Year AOP established

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Blanc: March 30 year following harvest
Rouge: October 1 year following harvest

Pessac Leognan established: 1987

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8
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AOPs in Graves

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Pessac Leognan
Graves
Cerons
Barsac
Sauternes
Graves Superior (blanc bord. V., Botrytis and /or passerillage, hand harvest in tries
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9
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Levels of St Emillion classification and list top and year promoted if recent

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Premier Grands Crus Classes A
Angelus (2012)
Ausone
Cheval-Blanc
Pavie (2012)

Premier Grands Crus Classes B

Grands Crus Classes

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10
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Threats to wine growing

A 
Harvest rain
Spring frost (colour and millerandage)

Grey rot

Bordeaux mixture (lime, copper sulfate and water) used to avoid fungal issues

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11
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Soil that Cab Franc enjoys

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Limestone

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12
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Seasonal pros/cons to Merlot/Cab S

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Merlot flowers early, making it vulnerable to Frost
Merlot Ripens earlier, making harvest rain less of an issue.
Cab S. is the opposite

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13
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White wines allowed in basic Bordeaux AOP

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Sauv Blanc, Semillion, Muscadelle, Sauv Gris.

Max 30%: Ugni Blanc, Merlot Blanc, Colombard

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14
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Where is Clos d’Estournel?

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St Estephe

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15
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Grands Crus of Pauillac

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Lafite
Mouton
Latour (south)

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16
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Where is Leoville Les Cases

Ducru Beaucaillou

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St Julien

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17
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Year Mouton promoted

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1973

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18
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What/where is boubenes?

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Mixture of sand, clay and gravel in southern Graves

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19
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When was the classificaition of Graves introduced?

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1953

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20
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Years d’Yquem didn’t classify

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1910
1915
1930
1951
1964
1972
1974
1992
2012
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21
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Villages of Sauternes AOP

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Sauternes, Barsac, Fargues, Preignac and Bommes

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22
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Barsac stuff

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May be sold as Barsac or Sauternes

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23
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Min. Must of Sauternes

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221 g/l must weight

45 g/l residual sugar

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24
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St Emillion Chateau producing Cabernet

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Chateau Figeac

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25
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Two types of soil in St-Emillion

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Cotes: steep limestone
Graves: gravely plateau

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26
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Dates revitions were made to St-Emillion Classification

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1969
1985
1996
2006
2012
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27
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St Em Grand Cru Elevage/Assemblage

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Max 10% Petite Verdot
11.5 min pot alc
May 15 of second year post harvest

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28
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Soil/subsoil of Pomerol

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Sand, clay, gravel

Sub: Iron pan and rich clay (crasse de fer)

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29
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Crasse de Fer is wut

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Rich Clay found in Pomerol sub soil

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30
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What is Bouchet?

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Cab Franc synonym in Pomerol

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31
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Pomerol top producers (guild guide)

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Petrus
Vieux-Chateau-Certan
Chateau Lafleur
Chateau le Pin
Chateau Trotanoy
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32
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Three garagistes mentioned in Guild Guide

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Le Pin
Valandraud
La Mondotte

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33
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St Emillion Satellites

A

Lussac
St-Georges
Montagne
Puisseguin

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34
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Chateau Gilette

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Not classified but known for producing Creme de Tete

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35
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Saint Emillion grand cru AOC

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Must be aged until May 15 (reg April 15 one year) second year post harvest
plus .5% potential alc (11.5%)

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36
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Name of Wine Furrer

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Herr Bomers

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37
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When was chateau bottling made mandatory?

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1972

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38
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First house to estate bottle/when?

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Mouton Rothschild, 1924

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39
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Which major Chateau backed out of the en Primeur process and when?

A

Chateau Latour, 2012

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40
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Only Biodynamic classified chateau

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Pontet Canet

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41
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Is Capitalization Allowed?

A

Si

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42
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Do Chateaus generally prefer Remontage or Pigeage?

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Remontage. Pigeage has more control but there’s a risk of over extraction

43
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Croupes are?

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Mounds of gravel that peter out around St Estephe

44
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Primary soils of St Estephe

A

Clay/Sand

Increasing Merlot makes for a better quality

45
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What is largest first growth?

46
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Which area of France receives most rainfall?

A

Medoc

950mm

47
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Which pests are Merlot more likely to survive?

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Eutypa dieback (mold in cut from pruning) and Esca (trunk fungus, bad jujumcgumbo)

48
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What was Malbe’s original name and why is it called what it is?

A

Brought over by some butthole named Malbec
Pressac Noir
1730

49
Q

Major Regional AOPs in Bordeaux

A

Bordeaux
Bordeaux Superior
Cremant de Bordeaux

50
Q

Middle tier appelations of Bordeaux

A

Medoc
Entre Deux Mers
Cotes de Bordeaux

51
Q

Which estate is vying for a single estate apelation?

A

Chateau le Puy
Natural producer
Outskirts of right bank

52
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Which Bordeaux estate first did estate bottling?

A

Mouton Rothschild

53
Q

When was bottling compulsary in Bordeaux?

54
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Appellations of Margaux

A 
Cantenac
Soussans
Labarde
Arsac
Margaux
55
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If adding new property to classe estate in St Emillion what’s the process?

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Have to get it approved with INAO

56
Q

Vines per hectare Bordeee appelations

A

Medoc top 7,000

Pomerol/Saint-Emillion 5,500

57
Q

Which Bordee bank has greater vine spacing and why?

A

Medoc 1 by 1 meter
Right bank 1.3/5 meters
Right bank’s limestone bedrock won’t let roots go deep so the need to mushroom out

58
Q

Communes of SauteeTernes

A 
Bommes
Fargues
Preignac
Barsac
Sauternes
59
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Ceron Communes

A

Cerons
Podensac
Illats

North of Barsac

60
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When did St Emllions Premier Grand cru Classe consolidate?

61
Q

What happened with Christian Moueix’s St Emillion estate in 2012?

A

Magdelaine merged with Belair Monange

62
Q

Who now controls the St Emillion classification?

A

INAO
the St Emillion wine council gave power over to them to ease the appeals process/better consistency/transparency/blahblahblah

63
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Which classe A estates were added 2012?

A

Angelus and Pavie

64
Q

How many in each St Emillion classification level?

65
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Which rivers encircle Pomerol?

A

Isle and Barbanne

66
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What is Crasse de fer?

A

Iron/sand deposits

bands of it in Pomerol

67
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Describe three terraces of Pomerol terroir

A

Top is clay at high elevation eastern area, also shallow gravel on slopes, and near libourne lighter sandy soils

68
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Pomerols soil be wut

A

Buttoniere (buttonhole)

Blue clay highest easternestest point

69
Q

Largest producer in Pomerol and encepagement

A

Chateau de Sales

lots oh Cab Sauv

70
Q

Great estates near Petrus

A 
Vieux Chateau Certan
Lafleur
L'Evangile
Trotanoy
Clinet
La Conseillante
Petit Village
Le Pin

le Bon Pasteur east in Maillet

71
Q

2nd growths from Margaux

A 
outside feis door, Marge from simpsons 
Rauzan-Segla
Rauzan-Gassies
Durfort-Vivens
Lascombes
Brane Cantenac, Cantenac Margaux
72
Q

2nd Growths from Julien

A 
Julie
Leovilles, 
La Cases
Poyferre
Barton
Gruaud-Larose
Ducru- Beaucaillou
73
Q

2nd Growths Pauillac

A

Paul Rudd
Pichon Baron
Pichon Lalande

74
Q

2nd Growths Esteph

A

Cos d’Estournel

Chateau Montrose

75
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4th growth St Julien

A

St-pierre
Talbot
Branaire Ducru
Beychevelle

76
Q

4th growth haut Medoc

A

La Tour-carnet in St-Laurent

77
Q

4th growth Pauillac

A

Duhart Milon

78
Q

4th growth Margaux

A

Catenac- Ch. Pouget, Ch. Prieure Lichone

Margaux-Ch. Marquis-di-Terme

79
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4th Growth Esteph

A

Lafon-Rochet

80
Q

JR Bordeaux vintage rule

81
Q

Bordeaux Red 2014

A

higher acid
dry summer and autumn
Not super full ripening

82
Q

Bordeaux red 2013

A

Universally poor
uneven ripening
left bank better

83
Q

Bordeaux red 2012

A

Because of messed up October early merlot faired better

top properties Sorted the fuck out of fruit

84
Q

Bordeaux red 2011

A

Lower alcohol higher tannin

it’s fine

85
Q

Bordeaux difficult red 2000+

A

13
08 fine I guess
ungenerous summer
07 difficult as well, mildew, rainy Summer
01 tough, Somewhat dilute, some good right bank (late rain)

86
Q

Bordeaux red 2000

A

Large yields and great vintage

87
Q

Bordeaux red 2002

A

“correct”

may not last long but balanced and old school

88
Q

Bordeaux red 2003

A

fucking hot

dry tannins, better in youth

89
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Bordeaux red 2004, 2006

A

04 late, wet crop
classic, better later
06 drought in summer but cool wet later, Crisp decent wines

90
Q

parent of Merlot and Malbec

A

Magdeleine Noire des Charentes

91
Q

Cos d’Estournel 2nd

A

le Pagodes de Cos

92
Q

Lafite Rothschild 2nd

A

Carruades de Lafite

93
Q

Latour 2nd

A

forts de Latour

94
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Mouton 2nd

A

Petit Mouton

95
Q

Baron de Pichon Longueville 2nd

A

Les Griffons de Pichon

96
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Les Griffons de Pichon

A

Baron de Pichon 2nd

97
Q

Pagodes Cos is

A

Cos d’Estournel 2nd

98
Q

Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2nd

A

Reserve de la Comtesse

99
Q

Ausone 2nd

A

Chapelle d’Ausone

100
Q

Cheval Blanc 2nd

A

Le Petit Cheval

101
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Angelus 2nd

A

Carillon d’Angelus

102
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Pavie 2nd

A

Espirit de Pavie

formerly Aromes de Pavie

103
Q

Name 4 Classe B estates

A

Figeac
Valandraud
La Mondotte
Belair-Monange (just belair post 08) merged with Magdelaine

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