Bordeaux Flashcards
What are the four Premier Grands Crus Classe A in Saint Emillion?
Chateaux Ausone
Chateaux Angelus
Chateaux Pavie
Chateaux Cheval Blanc
Red grapes of Bordeaux
Merlot* Cab Sauv Cab Franc Petit Verdot Malbec Carmenere
Location of Bordeaux
Southwestern France
What is the 1855 classification?
Ranking system for left bank wines and Graves (five tiers)
What river runs near Pomerol?
Dordogne River
Soil types of Pomerol
Sand, clay, gravel
Grapes of Graves
Sauv Blanc
Semillon
Cab Sauv
Merlot
Cab Franc
Sub regions of Graves
Pessac Leognan
Sauternes
Soil of Entre-Deux-Mers
Fertile silt
What grape varieties are grown in St. Emillion?
RED only
Merlot dominant blends
Five first growth Chateaux
Chateaux Lafite Rothschild Chateaux Latour Chateaux Mouton-Rothschild Chateaux Margaux Chateaux Haut-Brion (Graves)
Grape varieties of Pomerol
Merlot and Cab Franc based blends
Grapes of Entre-deux-Mers
Sauv Blanc
Semillon
Muscadelle
Soil of Graves
Gravel
Commune AOPs in Medoc
Saint Estephe
Pauillac
Saint Juilen
Margaux
Grape Varieties of Medoc
RED only
Cab Sauv based blends
Soil of Medoc
Gravel
What is a Bordeaux chateaux?
Estate under single ownership
White grapes of Bordeaux
Sauv Blanc
Semillion
Muscadelle
Main bodies of water in Bordeaux
Gironde Estuary
Garonne River
Dordogne River
