Bordeaux - Côtes de Bordeaux Flashcards

1
Q

What is Cotes de Bordeaux

A

Collection of vineyard areas in Bordeaux that make an AOC

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2
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How are the vineyards of Cotes de Bordeaux?

A

All slope to the rivers or Gironde estuary
Cote = slope

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3
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What is the style of all Cotes de Bordeaux AOC?

A

Red Wine Only
Except for 3 DCGs

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4
Q

Where can producers source grapes?

A

Any of the 5 vineyard areas

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5
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Cotes de Bordeaux AOC red grapes

A

Merlot
CabFranc
CabSav
Cot
Petit Verdot
Carmenere

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6
Q

What DCGs can produce dry whites as well as reds?

A

Blaye
Francs
Saints-Foy

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7
Q

What are the major production in Blaye

A

White 60% (3% of all Bordeaux in 2018)
(Only 40% reds based on Merlot)

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8
Q

What are authorize white grapes in Blaye?

A

Semillon
SavBlanc
Muscadell
Colombard
Ugni Blanc

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9
Q

Name the 5 DCG in Cotes de Bordeaux AOC?

A

Blaye
Cadillac
Francs
Castillon
Sainte-Foy

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10
Q

Soils of Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux

A

Clay and limestone = Merlot
Some gravel = CabSav

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11
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What is the dominante grape of Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux?

A

Merlot and only RED WINES
Significant addition of CabSauv

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12
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What are the soils of Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux?

A

Clay

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13
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What Cotes de Bordeaux uses 70~80% Merlot? And why?

A

Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux
BC abundant of clay

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14
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What are the styles of Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux?

A

Red Only

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15
Q

What Cotes de Bordeaux is similar in style to Saint Emilion?

A

Castillon - Clay soils

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16
Q

What Cotes de Bordeaux makes sweet wines?

A

Francs > 5.1%
Sante-Foy >5.1%

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17
Q

What does Francs make?

A

Red, Dry and Sweet whites

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18
Q

What are approved white grapes in Franc?

A

1st
Semillon
SavBlanc
Muscadelle

2nd
Colombard
Ugni Blanc

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19
Q

What are the soils of Francs?

A

Limestone

20
Q

What soils to CabFranc like?

A

Limestone

21
Q

Which DCG has a significant portion of CabFranc in its Merlot dominant blend?

A

Francs

22
Q

Which DCG makes white, semi-sweet and sweet

A

Sainte Foy

23
Q

Which Cotes de Bordeaux is furtherest east

A

Sainte Foy

24
Q

What river and bank is Sainte Foy?

A

Dordogne Left Bank

25
Q

What river and bank is Castillon?

A

Dordogne Right Bank

26
Q

What river and bank is Francs

A

Dordogne Right Bank

27
Q

What river and bank is Cadillac

A

Garonne Right Bank

28
Q

What river and bank is Blaye

A

Dordogne and Gironde Right Bank

29
Q

What style is Blaye AOC

A

Red Only

30
Q

What type of soils in Blaye AOC

A

sandy gravel, clay and limestone

31
Q

Most widely planted grape in Blaye AOC?

A

Merlot

32
Q

Production rules for Blaye AOC?

A

At least 50% Merlot, CabFranc, and/or CabSav

33
Q

What AOC had 3 official names?

A

Bourg
Bourgeais
Cotes de Bourg

34
Q

What does Bourg AOC make?

A

Dry white and red

35
Q

Bourg AOC authorized grapes?

A

(W) - Semillon, SavBlanc, Muscadelle, Colombard, SavGris
(R) Merlot, CabFranc, CabSav, Cot

36
Q

What is Bourg’s dominate red grape?

A

Merlot 65%

37
Q

What is Bourg’s dominate white grape?

A

SavBlanc 40%

Colombard 20%
Sémillon 20%

38
Q

What are the red only DCG?

A

Cadillac
Castillon

39
Q

What is the majority of wine style in Francs Côtes de Bordeaux DGC?

A

Red vast majority

40
Q

Which vineyards of DGC of Côtes de Bordeaux AOC face east?

A

Sainte-Foy

41
Q

What direction most of the Côtes faces?

A

South

42
Q

What year did the Bordelais debut Côtes de Bourdeaux?

A

2009

43
Q

Which appellation within the Côtes produces only dry white wine?

A

Côtes de Blay AOC

44
Q

What appellation within the Côtes does not authorize Sémillon, SauvBlan and Mascadelle as P but only S?

A

Côtes de Blay AOC

45
Q

What are the primary white grape varieties of Côtes de Blay AOC?

A

Colombard
Unigi Blanc
(But currently in transition)