Bordeaux - Côtes de Bordeaux Flashcards
What is Cotes de Bordeaux
Collection of vineyard areas in Bordeaux that make an AOC
How are the vineyards of Cotes de Bordeaux?
All slope to the rivers or Gironde estuary
Cote = slope
What is the style of all Cotes de Bordeaux AOC?
Red Wine Only
Except for 3 DCGs
Where can producers source grapes?
Any of the 5 vineyard areas
Cotes de Bordeaux AOC red grapes
Merlot
CabFranc
CabSav
Cot
Petit Verdot
Carmenere
What DCGs can produce dry whites as well as reds?
Blaye
Francs
Saints-Foy
What are the major production in Blaye
White 60% (3% of all Bordeaux in 2018)
(Only 40% reds based on Merlot)
What are authorize white grapes in Blaye?
Semillon
SavBlanc
Muscadell
Colombard
Ugni Blanc
Name the 5 DCG in Cotes de Bordeaux AOC?
Blaye
Cadillac
Francs
Castillon
Sainte-Foy
Soils of Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux
Clay and limestone = Merlot
Some gravel = CabSav
What is the dominante grape of Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux?
Merlot and only RED WINES
Significant addition of CabSauv
What are the soils of Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux?
Clay
What Cotes de Bordeaux uses 70~80% Merlot? And why?
Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux
BC abundant of clay
What are the styles of Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux?
Red Only
What Cotes de Bordeaux is similar in style to Saint Emilion?
Castillon - Clay soils
What Cotes de Bordeaux makes sweet wines?
Francs > 5.1%
Sante-Foy >5.1%
What does Francs make?
Red, Dry and Sweet whites
What are approved white grapes in Franc?
1st
Semillon
SavBlanc
Muscadelle
2nd
Colombard
Ugni Blanc