Bordeaux Flashcards
Ch. Coutet is a producer in what commune
Barsac
What is a malasse
Terrestrial or marine deposit that forms at the base of a rising mountain
Common synonym for Cab Franc in the right bank
Boucher
Synonym for Petit Verdot
Lambrusquet
What parallel does Bordeaux sit on
44/45
What is calcaire a asteries
Starfish Limestone
Found below many of the first growths
Who founded Haut-Brion
Jean de Pontac
Cotes De Bordeaux is drawn from what 4 AOCs
Blaye
Castillon
Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux
Cotes de Francs
6 communes of the Medoc, North to South
St Estephe Pauillac Saint Julien Listrac-Medoc Moulis Margaux
Define Cru Artisans
Small chateau that estate bottle.
50 in total
Certification is good for 10 years
Ex.
Ch. Tour Bel Air (Haut Medoc)
Ch. des Graviers in Margaux
3 levels of St Emilion Grand Cru
Premieres Grand Cru Classé A
Premieres Grand Cru Classé B
Grand Cru Classé
What is the pine forest that protects the Medoc from the Atlantic
Les Londes
Where is most Fine de Bordeaux produces
Blaye (closest to Cognac)
3 sweet wine appellations on the right bank of the Garonne
Cadillac
Loupiac
Saint Croix du Monte
The 4 subregions that may affix their name onto Cotes de Bordeaux
Blaye
Francs
Castillon
Cadillac
3 sweet wine AOCs of the left bank of the Gironde river
Sauternes
Barsac
Cérons
Ch. Lascombea is a 2nd growth in what commune
Margaux
Chateau Talbot is what AOC
Saint Julian (4th growth)
What growth is Chateau Talbot
4th
Pavilion is the 2nd label of what chateau
Ch. Margaux
Regional IGP of the Bordeaux Area
Atlantique
In what order would the red grapes of Bordeaux ripen
Malbec Merlot Cab Franc/Carmenere Cab Sauv Petit V
The original Latin name for the region of Bordeaux
Burdigala
Where does Merlot get its name from
Merlot is the french word for blackbird
What % of wine is sold by Negocients
70%
Explain the role of a courtier in the bordeaux wine trade
An agent of the state that helps negociants and producers come to an agreement
Courtiers are paid a 2% commission by the Negociants, and can void a contract if the delivered product is not up to standard
Currently around 90 in business
Gruard Larose is in what commune
Saint Julian (2nd growth)
Mouton Rothchild’s white wine
Aile d’Argent
Clerc Milon is in what commune
Pauillac (5th growth)
parent grapes of Carmenere
Cab Franc x Gros Cabernet
What % of Saint Julien vineyards are classified
80%
Describe “Pyrenees Gravels”
Small, ochre in colour, brought down by the Garonne River
In general, describe the soil of Pomerol
Deep Gravel atop Ironpan
What are the soil types of Ch. Petrus
Blue Clay (a result of long term water retention preventing oxygen transfer, hense the blue colour)
Name the 4 satellites of St Emilion
Saint Georges (smallest)
Montagne (largest)
Puisseguin (newest)
Lussac
What AOC is a stronghold for Malbec plantings
Bourg
Cotes de Blaye AOC makes what kind of wine
whites based on colombard
Premeires Cotes de Bordeaux AOC makes what kind of wine
semi sweet white wines based on Semillon
and reds based on merlot
Cadillac AOC produces what kind of wine
sweet white w/ noble rot
what is the smallest, driest and warmest AOC in Bordeaux
Francs
What river separates Pomerol and St Emilion
Barbanne
What region in Bordeaux is referred to as Little Switzerland
Cotes du Bourg (very hilly)
Which Cotes AOC is red only
Castillion
define “Lacustrine”
sedimentary deposits from freshwater lakes
minimum wine density for generic AOC Bordeaux
2000 vines per hectacre (compared to 6000 for Margaux AOC)
what is the only AOC in Bordeaux that requires specific blending percentages
Cotes de Blaye (60-90% Colombard)
The current St. Emilion classification has how many estates in it
82
name 4 myths of the 1855 classifcation
1) it was made at the request of Napolean
2) a classification system had never been undertaken before
3) there were grand tastings to decide the merits of the wine
4) only wines from the Medoc were considered
Battantes, Ribot and Boulbènes are soil types in what part of Bordeaux
Entre Deux Mers
Battantes = fine grained sand Ribot = iron rich clay Boulbènes = compressed sand (very hard)
Bourg AOC vs Cotes de Bourg AOC
Bourg AOC = red wine
Cotes de Bourg AOC = Dry White
What kind of wine does Entre Deux Mers Haut Benauge make?
dry white wine only
What kind of wines does Bordeaux Haut Benauge make
dry and sweet white wine
Unique feature of the Graves de Vayres AOC
Gravel soils make for Cabernet dominant wines, despite being located in the EDM
Ch Figeac is in what commune
St Emilion (Grand Cru)
What are the four top ranked Chateau in St Emilion Grand Cru
Angelus
Ausone
Cheval Blanc
Pavie
How big is a tonneau
900 litre/100 cases of wine
how many cases of wine are in 1 barrique
25
what right bank village releases its wine as Lalone de Pomerol
Neac
max yields for Sauternes
25 hl/ha
Cos d’Estournel is in what commune
St Estephe
Calon Ségur is in what commune
St. Estephe
The Isle river separates what two communes
Fronsac and Lalone de Pomerol
minimum RS in Sauternes
45 g/l
Easternmost AOC in Bordeaux
Sainte Foy Bordeaux
What are Malbec’s parent grapes
Prunelard x Magdeleine Noire des Charantes
what is the official dividing line between the Medoc and Graves
The Jalle de Blanquefort
colombard is a cross between what two grapes
Chenin Blanc x Gouais Blanc
An offdry Cérons wine would most likely be released under what AOC
Graves Superieur
What and when was the first change made to the 1855 classification
Cantemerle was added as a 5th growth in 1855 (after the list had already been completed)
How many sweet wine chateau are in the 1855 chateau
26
who created the 1855 classification
The Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce (who relied on a list created by a union of brokers)
how many classed growths are there in the Medoc
60
The 61st, Haut Brion, is in Graves
sweet white wine accounts for what % of Bordeaux production
2%
The river that separates Barsac and Sauternes
Ciron
what are the five communes of Sauternes
Sauternes Barsac Bommes Preignac Forgues
What was the first vintage of Le Pin
1979
Where is Smectite clay located
its the blue clay of petrus
where is Ch. Brenaire-Ducru and what classed growth is it
St Julian
4th growth
What year did andy Warhol do the mouton label
1975
What year did Picasso do the mouton label
1973
What year did dali do the mouton label
1958
2nd label of pichon longueville
Comtesse de Lalande
what is Smectite clay
blue clay under Petrus