bordeaux general - study guide notes Flashcards
What are the 3 types of regional IGP zones?
Regional
Departmental
local
What are the Regional Vin de Pays (IGP) zones?
Pays d’Oc IGP, Languedoc-Roussillon Val de Loire IGP, Loire Comtés Rhodaniens IGP, Northern Rhône Valley, Jura and Savoie Méditerranée IGP, Southeast France Atlantique IGP, Bordeaux and Charente Comté Tolosan IGP, Sud-Ouest
What are the Current French Wine Classifications?
Appellation d’Origine Contrôlee / Protégée (AOC/AOP)
Vin de Pays / Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP)
Vin de France (Table Wine
What are the generic Bordeaux Appellations?
Bordeaux AOP
Bordeaux Supérieur AOP
Crémant de Bordeaux AOP
What is a Courtier?
A wine broker. Provide financial backing to Chateaux.
What is En Premier?
The yearly offering of Bordeaux wines as futures.
What is Bordeaux mixture and what is its purpose?
A mixture of lime, copper sulfate, and water. It is used to fight fungal problems in the vineyard. Throughout Bordeaux.
What causes coulure and millerandange
springtime frosts
What are the principal grape varieties for Bordeaux Blanc AOP?
Principal Varieties: Min. 70% combined Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Muscadelle
What are the Accessory Varieties for Bordeaux Blanc?
Max. 30% combined Ugni Blanc, Merlot Blanc, and Colombard
What are the minimum residual sugar requirements for Bordeaux Blanc?
Blanc (Sec): max. 3 g/l
Blanc (with residual sugar): 5-60 g/l
What is Bordeaux “Haut-Benauge”?
Subzones (Geographic Designations)
What are the principal grapes for Bordeaux “Haut-Benauge”?
Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Muscadelle
Minimum Potential Alcohol: Blanc Sec?
10%
Minimum Potential Alcohol: Blanc?
(with residual sugar): 10.5% (10% acquired)
Minimum Potential Alcohol:Rosé?
10%
Minimum Potential Alcohol: Rouge?
10.5%
Minimum Potential Alcohol: Blanc Moelleux?
10.5%
Minimum Potential Alcohol:Bordeaux “Haut Benauge”:
Bordeaux “Haut Benauge”: 11.5% (11% acquired)
What are the wine styles permitted for Bordeaux Superieur?
Blanc - min. 17 g/l rs
Rouge - max 3 g/l rs
What are the Styles and Encépagement for Cremant de Bordeaux?
Vin Mousseux Blanc:
Principal Varieties: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cot, Petit Verdot, Carmenère, Muscadelle, Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris
Accessory Varieties: Max. 30% combined Colombard, Merlot Blanc, and Ugni Blanc
Vin Mousseux Rosé: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cot, Petit Verdot, Carmenère
What is Assemblage?
Blend - refers to a blend of grapes used to make wine.
What is Encepagment?
Refers to a vineyard being planted to different grape varieties.
What is a barrique?
225 liter capacity barrel
What are the sparkling wine requirements for Cremant de Bordeaux?
Sparkling Wine Requirements: •Traditional Method Secondary Fermentation
•The wines must spend a min. 9 months on the lees prior to dégorgement, and may not be released for a min. 12 months after the date of tirage
•Min. 3.5 atmospheres of pressure
When were the wines of St. Emilion classified?
1954 - then they were published in 1955
When were the revisions of the St. Emilion Classification?
1969, 1985, 1996, 2006, 2012
When were the wines of Graves first classified?
1953, and then revised in 1959 - 6 additional wines added.