Bordeaux Flashcards
What weather pattern helps prevent hard frost from effecting Bordeaux
Atlantic Gulf stream from the Caribbean
Merlot buds __ ripens__
Early/early
Merlot is prone to what maladies
Rot and Coulure
Name three synonyms of Cabernet Sauvignon within bordeaux
(Graves)
Petit Cabernet
Vidure
Petit Vidure
(Right bank)
Petit Bouchet
Cabernet Sauvignon buds__ Ripens__
Late/Late
Synonym for Cabernet Franc on the right bank and Left bank
Bouchet (right Bank)
Carmenet (left Bank)
What maladies is Cabernet Franc Suseptible to?
Downy and Powdery Mildew
CAbernet Franc Buds__ Ripens__
Early/Early
Synonym for Malbec on the right Bank
Pressac Noir
What three appellation cover the enitirity of Bordeaux?
Bordeaux
Bordeaux Superieur
Cremeant de Bordeaux
What styles of wine are allow under Bordeaux Superior?
Red
Med Sweet
What IGP does bordeaux fall with in?
Atlantique
What was the name of Bordeaux under English rule
Aquitaine
When did English rule end in Bordeaux?
1453
What are the Dutch contributions to Bordeaux?
Draing the Medoc
Use of sulfur prior to aging of wine
Name for the canals built by Dutch engineers in bordeaux?
Jalles
Name for gravel upcropping in the Medoc?
Croupes
When and wehre was Malbec first seen in Bordeaux?
St Emilion 1730
When did the current barrique size start to be employed?
the 1860s
What are the 3 vineyard diseases of American Origin?
Odium
Phylloxera
Peronospera
What was the first major disease to hit Bordeaux?
Oidium (1852)
What is the 4th most planted red grape of bordeaux?
Villard Noir
What is Bordeaux mixture and why is it used?
Copper sulfate
used to fight downy and powdery mildew
What bordeaux grapes graft poorly?
Malbec
Carmenere
Who wasthe weinfuhrer?
Herr Bomers
Sur Souches
Pricing based on the last vintage
What was the first chateau to estate bottle their production?
Mouton Rothchild (1924)
When did estate bottling become common practice?
1960s
What is considered the modern day break out vintage of Bordeaux?
1982
What are the string of three great vintages of the 80s?
88
89
90
Coutier
Broker
From what vintage onward will Latour no longer be participating in the En Primeur
2012
What is a societe civile? What is its purpose?
A way to avoid breaking proerty up by creating shares in a holding company for the property that are split between family members.
What are the common vine training methods on both the right and left bank?
Left bank - Double guyot
Right - Single guyot
Where in bordeaux would you most likely encounter cordon trained vine? Why?
Sauternes and other areas for sweet wine because cordon trained vines produce smaller berries that attract botrytis
What makes organic more challenging in bordeaux?
cool wet weather makes the vineyarrds prone to mildew and rot
Sweet and dry whites are typically undergo ____ fermentation?
Barrel fermentation
What type of cap management are you most likely to encounter in Bordeaux? Why?
Remontage whiich reduces the rick of over extraction
What is the typical elevage for red bordeaux?
18 to 24 months
When do the white wines of bordeaux go through Malolactic fermentation?
They don’t typically go through malo. only in aciditc vintages
What is the purpose of micro-Oxygenation?
soften green rustic tannic edges
What is cliquage?
Micro-oxygenation of finished wine in barrel
When are the wines of bordeaux bottled
in april after fininf and filtration
What is the name of the forest that separates the medoc from the Atlantic Ocean
Landes Forests
What are the communal appelactions of the Haut Medoc?
St Estephe
Pauillac
St Julien
Margaux
Listrac-Medoc
Moulis
What marks the southern barrier of the St Estephe?
Jalle de Breuil
Where in the Medoc will you find the deepest croupes?
Pauillac
What 2 Chateau mark the northern and southern borders of Pauillac?
North -Lafite-Rothschild
South - Latour
What are the communes of Production for Pauillac?
Pauillac
Saint-Sauveur
Saint Estephe
St Julien-Beychevelle
What commune of Bordeaux has the highest proportion of Classed growth?
St julien
What are the communes of production for St Julien?
Saint Julien Beychevelle
Cussac Fort Medoc
Saint Laurent Medoc
What are the five communes of Margaux?
Margaux
Soussans
Cantenac Labarde
Arsac
When was cru Artisan officially recognized?
2002
How often are the Cru Artisan ranking updated?
every 5 years
When was the Cru Bourgeois classification first introduced?
1932
When was the Cru Bourgeois label banned and when was it reinstated?
banned in 2007
reinstated in 2008
What forest separates Graves from the Atlantic?
Landes Forest
How does the soil change from the Northern part of Graves to the southern part of Graves?
The Southern part has a higher portion of sand and limestone
What styles of wine are made under the Graves AOP?
Dry white and red
What styles of wine are made in the Graves Superieures AOP?
Semi sweet to sweet whites
What can you infer from a producer that uses the Graves AOP?
The Producer is most likely from the south
Who can we credit with the reemergance of the Pessac Leognan Appellation?
Andre Lurton
When was the Pessac Leognan AOC created?
1987
What are the communes of production of Pessac Leognan?
Pessac
Leognan
Cadaujac
Canejan
Gradignan
Martillac
Merignac
Saint Medard d’Eyrans
Talence
Villenave d’Ornon
Pourritre Noble
Botrytis
What are the communes of Sauternes?
Barsac
Sauternes
Fargues
Priegnac
Bommes
What is the minimum Alc.of Sauternes?
15% (12% acquired)
What is the Minimum RS for Sauternes?
45g/l
What river influence the wine of Sauternes?
Garonne
Ciron
What is the common range of RS in Sauternes?
120-160
Historically what is the difference between the wine of Barsac and Sauternes?
Barsac has been drier but no longer much different
How are wine of Sauternes are labeled if Dry?
Bordeaux AOP