Bordeaux Flashcards
Soil types
Medoc and Graves on the left bank -gravel
St Emilion gravel and limestone
Pomeral on right bank iron pan under clay and sand
What are the geographic and climactic influences in bordeaux
It is a maritime climate with warm water coming in from the Caribbean . The waterways act to regulate and moderate the weather conditions. Along the west coast of bordeaux there is a tree range that protects the vineyards from the ocean winds blowing in
Typical wine blending techniques used in Bordeaux
The left bank Medoc winds use 70 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 30 percent Merlot
These wines use new French oak barrels
Right bank wines you 70 percent Merlot and 30 percent Cabernet Franc
Dry white wine‘s mainly from graves on the left bank and Entre de mers
Used 80 % Sauvignon Blanc and 20 % semillon
Sweet wines are usually 80 semillon and 20 % Sauvignon Blanc
What Bordeaux areas produce white wines
Pessac-leognan and entre du mers. 80 ablanc 20 semillon
Describe the Bordeaux left bank
The left bank is composed of two larger subregions called. Medoc and Haut medoc
Within the haut medoc there are four towns that produce some of the best wines in the world
Saint estephe
Pauillac
Saint julien
Margaux
Name the 5 first growths of Bordeaux and there subregion
Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Chateau mouton Rothschild
Chateau Margaux
Chateau Latour
Chateau Haut- brion graves
The other 4 are haut medoc
Describe Graves
The soil in this area is mostly gravel, it is home to the one first growth haut Brion
It also is home to many white wines produced from 80 percent Sauvignon Blanc
Pessac-Leognan is the sub region
Within graves is Sauternes
Name the 5 communes of Sauternes
Sauternes Barsac Priegnac Bommes Fargues
Areas just outside of Sauternes are
Loupiac Cerons, saussignac, Cadillac
Entre deux mers
This area has very fertile silt. It is dry white wine’s only Made from Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Muscadelle
Right bank
Describe
Merlot driven wines 2 distinctions Pomeral and st emilion St Emil AOP St Emil grand cru
The grand must have an extra .5% alcohol and longer aging time
The grand cu saint emillion are Called Premier grand cru classe A Chateau ausone Chateau angelus Chateau Pavie Chateau cheval-Blanc There are 14 premier grand crew class B château’s There are 62 grand crew classes Pomeral also has pomeral AOP and Petrus
