BORDEAUX Flashcards
What is Bordeaux climate?
- Moderate-Maritime
What is the term for Red Bordeaux Wines known in English-speaking countries?
- Claret
What type of vats are used for Red Bordeaux fermentations ?
- Vats made of stainless steel or wood and then run off into barrels called barriques (225L) usually made of French Limousin oak.
- Between 20-50% of the barrels are new.
What are the climate moderators of Bordeaux?
- Atlantic Ocean (West)
- Varios Rivers (Gironde Estuary, Dordogne and Garonne River)
- Pine Forest-La Foret des Landes (South), protects Bordeaux from strong, salt-bearing winds coming off the Atlantic Ocean, although there is a risk of still winter air getting trapped and bringing frost to the Bordelais vineyards.
What is the most planted red grape variety of Bordeaux?
- Merlot (accounting 65% of the plantings)
What are the grape varieties for Bordeaux white wines?
Usually a blend of:
- Semillon
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Muscadelle
What is the main soil of Médoc (Left Bank)?
- Alluvial Gravels, well-drained, light-reflective soils which resulted are ideal for growing slow-ripening red wine grapes (Cab. Sauvignon, Petit Verdot)
Name the Médoc sub-regions:
- Saint-Estephe
- Pauillac
- Saint-Julien
- Listrac
- Moulis
- Margaux
- Haut-Médoc
What is the dominant grape variety of the Médoc?
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- What blend is often referred to as Bordeaux blend?
- Cab. Sauvignon
- Cabernet Franc
- Merlot
When was the Classification of the Medóc created and by whose request?
- 1855 -(Modified in 1973 promotion of Chateau Mouton Rothschild to Premier Cru status )
- Requested by Napoleon III
When was the Cru Bourgeois Classification initiated?
- 2003 - Modified/Revised in 2020
Name the list of 1st Classified Growths from the Médoc:
First Growths (Premiers Crus)
- 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.
Name the list of 3rd Classified Growths from the Médoc:
Third Growths (Troisièmes Crus)
- Château Calon-Ségur, Saint-Estèphe
- Château Lagrange, Saint-Julien
- Château Langoa Barton, Saint-Julien
- Château Malescot-Saint-Exupéry, Margaux
- Château Desmirail, Margaux (Cantenac)
- Château Ferrière, Margaux (Margaux)
- Château Marquis d’Alesme Becker, Margaux (Margaux)
- Château Kirwan, Margaux (Cantenac)
- Château d’Issan, Margaux (Cantenac)
- Château Boyd-Cantenac, Margaux (Cantenac)
- Château Cantenac-Brown, Margaux (Cantenac)
- Château Palmer, Margaux (Cantenac)
- Château Giscours, Margaux (Labarde)
- Château La Lagune, Haut-Medoc (Ludon)
When was Cru Artisan Classification initiated?
- 2002- Revised in 2012
What is the Second Label of Château Mouton Rothschild?
- Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild
What is the second label of Château Latour?
- Le Forts de Latour
What is the second label of Château Lafite-Rothschild?
- Carruades de Lafite
What is the second label of Château Haut-Brion?
- Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
What is the second label of Château Margaux?
- Pavillon Rouge de Château Margaux
What is the second label of Château Rauzan-Ségla?
- SÉGLA
What is the second label of Château Palmer?
- Alter Ego
When was the Classification of Graves created?
- 1953 modified in 1959
What is the soil of Graves?
- Gravels
What are the grape varietals in Graves?
Red blends:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cabernet Franc
- Merlot
Whites:
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Semillon
The wines of Graves were classified into:
- CRUS CLASSÉS ROUGES
- CRUS CLASSÉS BLANCS
Name the list of the 2nd classified growths from the Médoc:
Second Growths (Deuxièmes Crus)
- Château Cos d’Estournel, Saint-Estèphe
- Château Montrose, Saint-Estèphe
- Château Pichon Longueville Baron, Pauillac
- Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac
- Château Léoville-Las Cases, Saint-Julien
- Château Léoville-Poyferré, Saint-Julien
- Château Léoville Barton, Saint-Julien
- Château Gruaud-Larose, Saint-Julien
- Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien
- Château Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux (Margaux)
- Château Rauzan-Gassies, Margaux (Margaux)
- Château Durfort-Vivens, Margaux (Margaux)
- Château Lascombes, Margaux (Margaux)
- Château Brane-Cantenac, Margaux (Cantenac)
Which district produces some of the world’s greatest sweet wine?
- Sauternes
The best Sauternes are made from which grapes?
- Grapes which have been attacked by Botrytis Cinerea (pourriture noble)
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Sémillon (80% plantings)
- Muscadelle