Bordeaux Flashcards
There are 6 AOPs of Graves
What are the 4 for liquoreaux
2 for Blanc sec & Rouge
Graves: rouge and blanc (sec) - 3420 HA
Pessac-Leognan: Rouge and Blanc (Sec)
Graves Superieures: Blanc (liquoreux)
Cerons: Blanc (liquoreux)
Barsac: Blanc (liquoreux)
Sauternes: Blanc (liquoreux) 1735HA 2/3 red and 1/3 white
What are St. Emilions 4 satellite appellations
Lussac, St. Georges, Montagne, Puisseguin
What are the Côtes de Bordeaux sub-zones
Francs, Castillon, Cadillac, Sainte-Foy, Blaye
- Castillon: Rouge
- Cadillac: Rouge
- Blaye: Blanc Sec & Rouge
- Francs: Blanc Sec & Blanc Liquoreux: affected by botrytis or passerillage - Rouge
- Sainte Foy: Blanc: Sec, Moelleux, and Liquoreux - Rouge
What are the St-Émilion Premiers Grands Crus Classés A (4)
and their 2nd labels
Château Angélus - Le Carillon de l’Angelus - promoted 2012
Château Ausone: Chapelle d’Ausone
Château Cheval-Blanc: Le Petit Cheval
Château Pavie: Arômes de Pavie - promoted 2012
“Grand Cru Classé”: 14/20 total points
50% tasting of 10 vintages of the wine
20% analysis of topography and soil
10% analysis of viticulture and winemaking
20% reputation of the estate
Describe Boulbenes
Bordelais name for siliceous soils, easily compressed but hard to work Siliceous soils: composed of acid rocks (generic term) crystal like inorganic quartz variations. The parent materials sometimes originate from organic sponges, diatoms * higher acid soil, retains heat well, performs better with clay and/or silt to retain water
What is the Vin de Pays IGP for Bordeaux
A. Comté Tolosan IGP
B. Atlantique IGP
C. Comtés Rhodaniens IGP
D. Pays d’Oc IGP
B. Atlantique IGP - Bordeaux, Cognac & Dordogne
Comté Tolosan IGP - Southwestern France
Comtés Rhodaniens IGP - Northern Rhône & Savoie
Pays d’Oc IGP - Languedoc & Roussillon
What are the styles of Cremant de Bordeaux with minimum aging requirements
Vin Mousseux Blanc and Rose - Bordeaux varietals minimum 9 months aging, released 12 months after the date of Tirage
What are the AOP’s and Style of Blaye and Bourg
Blaye AOP: rouge
Cotes de Blaye: blanc sec only, tiny production 1 HA
Cotes de Bourg/Bourg/Bourgeais: Rouge & Blanc (sec)
Cotes de Bordeaux: Blaye subzone
What is the predominate grape in Blaye and Bourg
A. Cabernet Sauvignon
B. Cabernet Franc
C. Merlot
D. Sauvignon Blanc
Merlot
Match the 5 sub-zones of Cotes de Bordeaux & their styles
Blaye, St. Foy, Cadillac, Francs, Castillon
- Rouge & Blanc (sec & liquoreux) - Libournais region
- Rouge - Libournais region
- Rouge - Entre-Duex-Mers region
- Rouge & Blanc (sec, moelleux & liquoreux) - Entre-Duex-Mers region
- Rouge & Blanc (sec) - Blaye and Bourg region
- Francs: Rouge & Blanc (sec & liquoreux) - Libournais region
- Castillon: Rouge - Libournais region
- Cadillac: Rouge - Entre-Duex-Mers region
- St. Foy: Rouge & Blanc (sec, moelleux & liquoreux) - Entre-Duex-Mers region
- Blaye: Rouge & Blanc (sec) - Blaye and Bourg region
What are the St-Émilion Premiers Grands Crus Classés B (14)
Château Beau-Séjour Bécot
Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse)
Château Bélair-Monange (knownas Belair until the 2008)
Château Canon
Château Canon-la-Gaffelière***
Château Figeac Clos Fourtet
Château La Gaffelière
Château Larcis-Ducasse***
La Mondotte***
Château Pavie-Macquin*
Château Troplong-Mondot*
Château Trottevieille
Château Valandraud
* promoted under 2006 *** promoted under 2012
What are the styles of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOP
Grand Cru
Grand Cru Classé
Premier Grand Cru Classé
What are the 5 First Growths (Premiers Crus) of Bordeaux
Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac
Château Latour, Pauillac
Château Margaux, Margaux (Margaux)
Château Haut-Brion, Graves
Château Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac: Originally classified as a second growth, the estate was elevated in 1973.
What are the generic Bordeaux Appelations (3)
Bordeaux AOP
Bordeaux Superieur AOP
Cremant de Bordeaux AOP
What does the term En Primeur refer to
Bordeaux wine futures
Every spring, the en primeur tastings joined the traditional players (merchant, broker, producer) with an increasing number of international writers, importers, and even retailers, all to taste out of barrel, pronounce scores, uphold allocations, and await pricing. A short while later, scores are released, then prices, and wine futures are released to the trade and general public in successive tranches, each priced higher than the last, until all is sold. The wines may not reach the final buyer for two years or more.
What is Place de Bordeaux
Place de Bordeaux is a three-tier, de facto system of wine production, brokerage, and sales that controls the trade of wine in Bordeaux.
What are the grapes authorized for red Bordeaux AOP wines
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Cot (Malbec), Merlot, Petit Verdot, Carmenère
What are the white grapes authorized for Bordeaux production
Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Muscadelle - Min. 70% combined
Ugni Blanc, Merlot Blanc, and Colombard - Max. 30% combined
What are the 10 Bordeaux right bank AOP’s
(Libournais exclude Blaye and Bourg)
Saint-Émilion AOP
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOP
Lussac-St-Émilion AOP
Montagne-St-Émilion AOP
Puisseguin-St-Émilion AOP
Saint-Georges-St-Émilion AOP
Pomerol AOP
Lalande-de-Pomerol AOP
Canon Fronsac AOP
Fronsac AOP
All Rouge Only - 12,400 ha of vines and producing 10% of Bordeaux’s wines - Côtes de Bordeaux zones east of Saint-Émilion, Castillon and Francs.
What are the 2 rivers that run around the Entre-Deux Mers
Garonne (south) and Dordogne (north)
What is the name of the estuary that runs into the Garonne and Dordogne rivers
Gironde
Map of the AOP’s of Entre-Deux-Mers and their styles
- Graves de Vayras
- Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux - rouge only
- “Haut-Benauge” Blanc Sec
- Loupiac and Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
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<strong>Entre-Deux-Mers AOP</strong>: Blanc (sec)
- “Haut-Benauge” Blanc Sec
- <strong>Graves de Vayres AOP:</strong> Rouge & Blanc (sec & sweet) - <strong>Cadillac</strong> <strong>Côtes de Bordeaux:</strong> Rouge
- <strong>Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire AOP: </strong>Blanc (Sec, Moelleux, and Liquoreux)
- <strong>Sainte-Croix-du-Mont AOP</strong>: blanc (liquoreux) - <strong>Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOP</strong>: blanc (liquoreux) - <strong>Cadillac AOP</strong>: Blanc (liquoreux) - <strong>Loupiac AOP:</strong> Blanc (liquoreux)
What style of wine is authorized under the Cotes de Bordeaux AOP
Rouge only, the sub-zones are used for other styles
Côtes de Bordeaux AOP Francs - Rouge & Blanc (Sec & Liquoreux)
Côtes de Bordeaux AOP Castillon - Rouge
Côtes de Bordeaux AOP Cadillac - Rouge
Côtes de Bordeaux AOP Blaye - Rouge & Blanc (Sec)
What style of wine does Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOP produce
sweet wines in the Entre-Duex-Mers
What are the styles of Bordeaux Superieur
Blanc and Rouge
- Blanc must have 17g/l RS or will be released as Bordeaux AOP
- more plants per HA, max yields is 10% lower and extra .5% abv versus Bordeaux AOP
What are the styles of Bordeaux AOP
Blanc: Blanc may be labeled “Sec”
Min. 70% combined Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Muscadelle + Ugni Blanc, Merlot Blanc, and Colombard
Rosé/Clairet: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Cot (Malbec), Merlot, Petit Verdot, Carmenère
Rouge/Claret: As for Rosé
Bordeaux “Haut-Benauge” Blanc: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Muscadelle
No mythical creatures allowed on labels as deemed “mythical” by the INAO
What style of wine is Bordeaux Clairet
a darker style of rosé thought to resemble the lighter red wines of the past, represent a pittance of Bordeaux’s total production (2-3%)
What are the AOP’s of the Medoc (8)
North to South
Médoc AOP
Haut-Médoc AOP
Saint-Estèphe AOP
Pauillac AOP
Saint-Julien AOP
Listrac-Médoc AOP
Moulis/Moulis-en-Médoc AOP
Margaux AOP
** all rouge
What are the 2 sectors the Medoc is divided into
the northern “lower” Bas-Médoc and the southern “upper” Haut-Médoc
- Bas-Médoc, vineyards north of the commune of Saint-Estèphe, where the forest’s ability to buffer Atlantic winds and rain is reduced
- merlot does well up north
What are 1959 Graves Classification for reds only
(7)
* Château de Fieuzal (Leognan) - L’Abeille de Fieuzal
* Château Haut-Bailly (Leognan) - La Parde de Haut-Bailly
* Château Haut-Brion (Pessac) - Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
* Château La Mission Haut-Brion (Talence) - La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion
* Château Pape-Clément (Pessac) - Le Clémentin du Pape-Clément,
* Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte (Martillac) - Les Hauts de Smith
* Château La Tour-Haut-Brion (Talence)