Bordeaux COPY Flashcards
Second label of Lafon-Rochet?
Les Pélerins de Lafon-Rochet
What is the fifth growth of Saint-Estèphe?
Cos Labory
What style of wine is made under Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux AOP?
Red
What are the Premieres Grands Crus Classés B of Saint-Emilion?
BeauSéjour Bécot Beauséjour Bélair-Monange Canon Canon-la-Gaffelière Figeac Fourtet La Gaffelière Lacris-Ducasse La Mondotte Pavie-Macquin Troplong-Mondot Trottevieille Valandraud
What is the third growth of the greater Haut-Médoc not located in any major commune?
Château La Lagune
What does Merlot contribute to a blend, what soils does it prefer, and is it early/late budding and early/late ripening? Biggest vulnerability?
Contributes a fleshy, juicy texture that can soften the austerity of Cabernet Sauvignon.
Prefers clay-based soils as they delay the grape’s natural vigor.
Late-budding, early-ripening. (prone to late spring frosts)
Second label of Ducru-Baucaillou?
La Croix du Beaucaillou
Second label for Haut-Batailley?
Château La Tour L’Aspic
Second label of Talbot?
Connétable de Talbot
Second label of Dufort-Vivens?
Vivens Rouge
Relais de Durfort Vivens
Second label of Pavie?
Espirit de Pavie (prior to 2008 was Aromes de Pavie)
Second label of Léoville-Las Cases?
Le Petit Lion du Marquis de Las Cases
Second label of Petrous?
none
What major threat does frost pose to the vines here in spring?
Leads to coulure and millerandage which reduce yields
What is the fourth growth of greater Haut-Médoc not within the major communes?
La Tour Carnet
What were the worst vintages for Bordeaux dating back to the 1980s
LB: ‘80, ‘83, ‘84 ‘87, ‘91-93, ‘97, ‘98 ‘02, ‘07 ‘08, ‘13
RB: ‘80, ‘83, ‘84, ‘87, ‘91-93, ‘96 ‘99, ‘02, ‘07, ‘13
Sauternes: ‘80-‘82, ‘84-85, ‘87, ‘91-‘92, ‘95, ‘00, ‘02, ‘12
(‘80, ‘84, ‘87, ‘91, ‘92 are the absolute worst)
Second label of Lagrange?
Les Fiefs de Lagrange
Second label of Montrose?
La Dame du Montrose
What are the fifth growths of Margaux? (2)
Dauzac
du Terte
What style of wine is made under the Entre-Deux-Mers AOP?
Dry white
Second label of Desmirail?
Château Fontarney (French market)
Initial de Desmirail (export)
What classification of Sauternes is Château d’Yquem?
Premier Cru Supérieur
Second label of Rauzan-Gassies?
Gassies (prior to 2009 was Chevalier de Rauzan-Gassies)
Second label of Tripling-Mondot?
Mondot
What style of wine is made under Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOP?
semi-sweet white
Second label for Latour
Les Forts de Latour
Which major commune of the Haut-Modoc does the best in drier years, but worst in wetter years?
Margaux due to its shallow soil.
Second label of d’Issan
Blasson d’Issan
Second label of Langoa-Barton?
Château Lady Langoa
When did Napoleon order the classification of top Bordeaux estates to be created? How many total Châteaux make up the clarification and how many categories are there? What is the only not located in the Haut-Modoc?
1855 61 total into 5 crus or growths categories
Haut-Brion is the only one not in Médoc.
Second label of Cantemerle?
Les Allées des Cantemerle
Second label of Pouget?
La Tour Massac
Second label for Longueville-Baron?
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron
Second label of Ferrière?
Les Ramparts du Ferrière
What are the fifth growths of Pauillac? (12)
Pontet-Canet Batailley Haut-Batailley Haut-Bages-Libéral Grand-Puy-Lacoste Grand-Puy-Ducasse Lynch-Bages Lynch-Moussas d'Armailhac Pédesclaux Clerc-Milon Croizet-Bages
Second label of Kirwan
Les Charmes de Kirwan
Second label of La Tour Carnet?
Douves de Carnet
What is the minimum RS for Sauternes?
45 g/L
Second label of Cantenac-Brown?
BriO de Cantenac-Brown
What major influence do the Atlantic Ocean and Gironde estuary provide for the vines of Bordeaux? What other geographic feature exists protecting the vines from harsh west and northerly winds?
Atlantic and Gironde moderate the temperature and protect the vines form winter freezes and spring frosts.
Coastal Pine forests protect the Médoc from fierce winds.
Second label for Grand-Puy-Ducasse?
Château Artigues-Arnaud or Prélude a Grand Puy Ducasse
What are the fourth growths of Margaux? (3)
Marquis de Terme
Pouget
Prieuré-Lichine
What does Cabernet Franc contribute to the blend in in Bordeaux? What soils does it prefer? Early/late budding? Early/late ripening?
Imparts herbal spice and red fruit aromatics. More tannic than Merlot, but less muscular or weighty than Cabernet Sauvignon.
Excels in limestone-based soils, which promote acidity and freshness in the wines.
Late-budding/Late ripening but earlier for both than Cabernet Sauvignon.
What are the three fifth growths of the Haut-Medoc not located within the major communes?
Belgrave
Camensac
Cantemerle
What are the three major grapes of Bordeaux Blanc and what does each contribute to the blend?
Sauvignon Blanc: gives the wines pungency, high acidity, and citrus flavors
Sémillon: used to soften the acidity of Sauvignon Blanc while also contributing honey and beeswax notes.
Muscadelle: lovely intense floral character
What style of wine is made in Cadillac, Loupiac, and Ste-Croix-du-Mont AOPs?
sweet wine
Second label for Longueville-Comtesse de Lalande?
Réserve de la Comtesse
Second label of Rauzan-Ségla?
Ségla
Second label for Pédesclaux?
Fleur de Pédesclaux (prior to 2007 was Sens de Pédesclaux)
What are the second growths of Saint-Estèphe? (2)
Montrose
Cos d’Estournel
What is the fourth growth of Saint-Estèphe?
Lafon-Rochet
Second label of Sociando-Mallet?
La Demoiselle de Sociando-Mallet
Second label of Figeac?
Petit-Figeac (prior to 2012 was La Grange Neuve de Figeac)