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Bordeaux, France Flashcards

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Bordeaux location/ geography/ climate and viticulture

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Southwestern France, inland from Atlantic Ocean

Maritime, Bordeaux is located on the 45th parallel, climate is moderated by its waterways and proximity to Atlantic coast, weather is mild yet humid
Can suffer from rain and frost

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Bordeaux geography and climate influences including the two rivers

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Large pine forest along the coast protects from harsh storms and winds off the ocean
Two rivers garonne and dordogne meet north of the city of Bordeaux and form the gironde estuary which flows to the Atlantic

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What are the three sections of Bordeaux and how is it divided

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Left bank- west of the two rivers
Right bank- east and north of the two rivers
Entre-deux- Mers- between the two rivers

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Grape verities of Bordeaux (white)

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Sauvignon blank
Semillon
Muscadelle (small quantities)

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Grape verities of Bordeaux (red)

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Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon 
Cabernet franc
Petit Verdot- small quantities 
Malbec - allowed but rarely seen
Caremenere- allowed but rarely seen
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Grape blend of medic communes left bank

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70/30 cab Sauvignon/merlot
Also can franc and petit Verdot
Usually aged in French oak

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Grape blends of saint Emilio and pomerol right bank

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70/30 merlot /cab Sauvignon

Some French oak barrel aging

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Grapes blends from Graves( passacaglia-leognan) left bank and entre-deux-mers

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80/20 Sauvignon blanc/ semillion

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Grape blends from sautern and nervy communs

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80/20 semillion/ Sauvignon blanc
Muscadelle(small percentage)
Many are aged in new French oak

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AOP’s of Bordeaux

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Medoc (left bank)
Graves (left back)
Entre- deux- mers 
Saint - emillion (right bank)
Pomerol(right bank)
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What is Bordeaux’s most renowned red wine region?

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Medoc

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Medoc soil, grape varieties

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Gravel- great moisture draining properties perfect for Cabernet Sauvignon
Ride wine only cab Sauvignon based blends

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Medoc AOP’s

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Sub regions
Medoc
Haut- Medoc

Commune
Saint- estephe 
Pauillac 
Saint Julian
Margaux
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Graves grape varieties and soil

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Soil- gravel
White- Sauvignon blanc, semillon
Red- Cabernet Sauvignon, merlot, Cabernet frank

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Graves AOP’s

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Passac- leognan

Sauternes

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Entre -deux-mers soil, grape verities, and vinification

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Soil- very fertile silt
White- Sauvignon blanc, semillon, Muscadelle
Vinification- dry white only, little to no oak

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Saint emillion soil and grape verities

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Soil- large bed of silt, clay and gravel
Limestone plateau. Sand

Merlot, Cabernet franc

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Pomerol soil and grape varieties

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Soil- sand, clay, gravel, subsoil of iron pan and rich clay

Grape- merlot and Cabernet franc based blends

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Which is concidered the most important grape variety in Medoc

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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What soil in Bordeaux is most suitable for Cabernet Sauvignon

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Gravel

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In what year were the wines of Medoc first classified

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1855

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Where is chateau hair- brion located

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Passac-leognan

23
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Which region produces only dry white AOP wines

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Entre-deux-mers

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What grape typically dominates the wines of pomerol

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Merlot

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Which area of Bordeaux is best known for not having a classification of its chateau

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Pomerol

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Why were the French wines of Bordeaux better known internationally thank most other French wines

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The proximity to the Atlantic plus the wide Gironde estuary was large enough for ships to sail inland into the region for international trade

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Describe the difference between how the wines of Bordeaux and burgundy are classified

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Bordeaux- classified by chateau or producer

Burgundy- classified based on land and vineyard terroir

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List the 5 first growths of the 1855 classification of the Medoc

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Chateau lafite Rothschild 
Chateau latour 
Chateau margaux 
Chateau haut-brion 
Chateau mouton Rothschild
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Margaux location and wine style

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Left bank

Dry red

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Pomerol location and wine style

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Right bank

Dry red

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Sauternes location and wine style

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Left bank

Sweet white

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Passac- leognan location and wine style

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Left bank

Dry white

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Entre - deux- mers location and wine style

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In between the two rivers

Dry white

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