Bordeaux Flashcards
1
Q
Left Bank Regions
RED ONLY
A
MÉDOC Haut-Medoc Comunes: Saint-Estephe Pauillac Saint-Julien Margaux
2
Q
Graves Regions
A
Pessac-Leognan
Sauternes
Barsac
3
Q
Right Bank Regions
A
Saint-Emilion
Pomerol
4
Q
Climate
A
Maritime, moderated by warm currents from Caribe keep weather mild and humid.
5
Q
Hydrography
A
The Gironde Estuary
Dordogne river
Garonne river
6
Q
1855 Classification 1st growth
A
Chateaux Lafite-Rothschild Chateaux Latour Chateaux Mouton-Rothschild Chateaux Margaux Chateau Haut-Brion (graves)
7
Q
Saint-Emilion Classification 1954(2012)
Revised every 10 years
A
Premier Grand Cru Classé A: Chateaux Ausone Chateaux Angelus Chateaux Pavie Chateaux Cheval-Blanc Premier Grand Cru Classé B: 14 Chateauxs Grand Cru Classé: 64 Chateaux
8
Q
Medoc and Graves (Left Bank) Soil
A
Gravel moisture draining properties
9
Q
Saint-Emilion Soil
A
Gravel, limestone, silt & sand
10
Q
Pomerol Soil
A
Iron Pan under sand & clay
11
Q
Entre-Deux-Mers soil
A
Very fertile Silt (limo)
12
Q
Pessac-Leognan AOP
North Graves
A
Dry Whites (SB & Semillon)
Dry Reds
New French oak
13
Q
Sauternes AOP
South Graves
A
Sweet wines (Botrytis) Most Semillon
14
Q
Entre-Deux-Mers AOP
A
Dry Whites (SB, Semillon, Muscadelle)
15
Q
Saint-Emilion AOP
A
Dry Reds only
