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Bordeaux Flashcards

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1
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Bordeaux climate

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Moderate

Gulf stream

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Gulf stream effect Bordeaux

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Extends growing season

Spring frosts rarely problem

Ripening into October

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Atlantic effect Bordeaux

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High levels of rain and humidity

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Bordeaux vintage variation management

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Top chateaux reject unhealthy or unripe grapes

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5
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Bordeaux grape varieties

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13 allowed/Dominated by 3 black and 2 white

Blends almost necessary to deal with vintage variation

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6
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Bordeaux black varieties

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Franc

Merlot

Petit Verdot

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Cabernet Sauvignon (Bordeaux)

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Haut-Medoc, Bas-Medoc, Graves

Likes high stone and gravel soils in left bank (high enough temperature to ripen CS)

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Cabernet Franc (Bordeaux)

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Mostly Saint Emilion

Less body and tannin than CS

Prefers well drained warm soils

Herbaceous flavors when unripe

Fruit and floral when ripe

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Merlot (Bordeaux)

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Most widely planted variety

Saint Emilion and Pomerol

Good in cool clay soil

Softness = good in high volume inexpensive wine

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Petit Verdot (Bordeaux)

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Very hot years

Deep color

High tannins

Slow aging

Mainly used for tannin, color, or spicy notes

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Bordeaux blending time

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Usually in spring following vintage

Some keep different parcel separate until after maturation

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Sémillon (Bordeaux)

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Most important sweet

Blended with SB in Pessac Leognan and Graves to add body

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Sauvignon Blanc (Bordeaux)

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Citrus and green fruit aroma

Increasingly single variety wines

Adds acidity in blends

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Muscadelle (Bordeaux)

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Grapey and floral flavor

Blending partner

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15
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Low end Bordeaux whites

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Fresh and fruity

Temp controlled inert vessels

Minimum aging

Some have toasty oak notes

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16
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Premium whites Pessac Leognan

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Ferm and Mat in new oak

Rich

Concentrated nuttiness over fruit

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17
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Number of Bordeaux appellations

A

> 50

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Crus Bourgeois

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Non 1855 chateaux

Awarded for a specific vintage, not chateau itself

19
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Graves classification

A

All called crus classes

No rankings

All crus classes within Pessac Leognan

20
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Saint Emilion classification

A

In appellation system

Saint Emilion crus classe and Saint Emilion Grand Cru

21
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Saint Emilion Grand Cru

A

Two levels

SE Grand Cru Classe

SE Premier Grand Cru Classe

22
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Generic Bordeaux appellations

A

Bordeaux AOP

Bordeaux Supérieur AOP

23
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Diff between Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur

A

BS has higher minimum ABV

24
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Bordeaux rose appellations

A

Bordeaux Rosé

Bordeaux Clairet

25
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Bordeaux AOP and BS AOP typical style

A

Early drinking

Medium bodied

Ripe red and black fruit

Sometimes cedar from oak

26
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Bordeaux Rosé typical style

A

Fresh and fruity

27
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Clairet

A

Rose with deeper color from longer maceration

Fuller body

Popular in France

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White Bordeaux typical style

A

Sauvignon Blanc

Vibrant grassy character

29
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Médoc soil

A

Mostly clay with some gravel

30
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Medoc typical style

A

Higher Merlot than other Left Bank

Early drinking

31
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Best Haut Medoc communes

A

Saint Estephe

Pauillac

Saint Julien

Margaux

32
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Haut Medoc typical style

A

High CS

Blackcurrant with cedar from oak

Grippy tannins when young

Long aging potential

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Pessac Leognan typical style

A

CS (from gravel)

Lighter and more fragrant than Haut Medoc

34
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Graves typical style

A

Similar to PL

Less concentrated and complex

More Merlot

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Saint Emilion soils

A

Warm, well drained gravel and limestone (Plateau north and west of SE)

Clay limestone (Escarpment to south and east)

Sandy (foot of escarpment)

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Premium Saint Emilion typical style

A

Medium to high tannin

Soft and rich mouthfeel

Red berry and plum

Tobacco and cedar as evolve

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Pomerol typical style

A

Richer and spicier than SE

Blackberry

38
Q

Vin de garage

A

Right Bank

Full bodied and incredibly ripe

Tiny quantities from small plots

Garagistes

39
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Cotes de Bordeaux appellations

A

Blaye

Cadillac

Castillon

Francs

40
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Cotes de Bordeaux typical style

A

Merlot based

Early drinking

41
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Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux

A

Sweet wine

Not part of CdB

42
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Entre Deux Mers style

A

Only whites

Unoaked SB

43
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Pessac Leognan typical white style

A

Blend of SB and Semillon

Some new oak

Medium to full body

Toasty flavors

44
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Passerillage

A

Leaving grapes on vine to dry and concentrate flavors

WSET D3 from Henry P (112 decks)

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