Bordeaux General Flashcards
What are the Jalles?
Drainage channels in the Medoc built by Dutch
Which current affect the climate of Bordeaux?
The Atlantic Gulf Stream current with warm water from the Caribbean
What’s the mosted planted W and R grape in Bordeaux?
Merlot (also most planted in France)
Semillon
Main soil of Right Bank Bordeaux
Cool clay and calcareous clay with some gravel patches in St Emilion
What are the Croupes?
Gravelly Plateau in Bordeaux, mostly Haut Medoc
Genetic parents of Cab Sav
Cab Franc X SB
Which IGP covers Bordeaux?
Atlantique IGP
What happened in 1956?
A devastating winter freeze and spring frost which damaged or killed existing vines
Which Chateau opted out from en primeur?
Chateaux Latour from 2012 ongoing
What is the Liv-ex classification?
The London international Vintners Exchange has published a biennial list of top wines of Bordeaux since 2009 only on left bank wines
Elevage Grand Vin?
- Limousin Oak (225l);
- R= 18 to 24 / W= 12 to 15;
- usually 20 to 50% new oak.
What is CHAI?
A single-story building for storing barriques.
Second Wines?
Since 1982, grapes rejected from “Grand Vin”
“En Primeur”?
Journalists, critics, and buyers give their prognostic on the most recent vintage, and chateaux see their prices accordingly, releasing them to the market around 12-18mth before the bottles become physically available.
What it means the term “ Cliquage”?
Micro-oxygenation during elevage to soften green, rustic, tannic edges.
