Bordeaux Grapes Flashcards
What are the three main white grapes used in Bordeaux production?
Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, Muscadelle
Name the four varieties traditionally used in red Bordeaux blends
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
Is Cabernet Sauvignon known for expression of red fruit or black fruit flavours?
Black fruit
Which widely planted white grape variety, used in dry white blends or sweet wines, has thin skins making it susceptible to noble rot?
Sémillon
Which grape variety is Sémillon blended with to add acidic structure and distinctive grass and elderflower characteristics?
Sauvignon Blanc
Is Cabernet Sauvignon a thick or thin skinned grape?
Thick
Colombard is one of the lesser-known grapes accepted under the Bordeaux AC, but does it make red or white wine?
White wine
Is the lesser-known grape Muscadelle usually added to sweet or dry white wines?
Sweet white wines
Which grape variety adds a deeper color, tannins and a characteristic blackcurrant aroma, to a blend with Merlot?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Is Malbec permitted in Bordeaux AC blends?
Yes, it is one of the certified grapes for Bordeaux AC red wine blends
Is Cabernet Franc primarily used in blends on the Left or Right Bank?
Right Bank
What effect on the water and sugar content does Botrytis cinerea have on berries?
It reduces water content and concentrates sugars
This is a certified grape for Bordeaux AC red wines, but in reality, it’s far more popular in Chilean winemaking. What is it?
Carménère
This grape makes white Bordeaux wines, it has high acidity and a herbaceous character. What is it?
Sauvignon Blanc
Wines made in Barsac are entitled to have either one of two appellations on their labels, what are they?
Barsac or Sauternes
What do the grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot have in common?
They are typically used in red Bordeaux blends
What is the English translation of the wine region Entre-Deux-Mers?
Between two seas
Which First Growth château is located in Graves?
Château Haut-Brion
The communes of Bommes and Fargues are found in which appellation?
Sauternes
Carménère is a certified grape for Bordeaux AC red wines, but in reality it’s far more popular for winemaking in which country?
Chile
Sweet wines from Sauternes must adhere to regulations stipulating minimum levels of what alcohol percentage?
13%
Is Merlot an early or late ripening grape?
Early
Which grape variety dominates in Haut-Médoc?
Cabernet Sauvignon
A ‘green’ or herbaceous character is commonly associated with unripe grapes of which variety of red wine?
Cabernet Sauvignon
A Bordeaux red wine is dominated by Merlot, is it more likely to be from the Left or Right Bank?
Right Bank
Are you more likely to find Petit Verdot in Left Bank or Right Bank red wine blends?
Left Bank
Damp misty mornings followed by warm afternoons are ideal conditions for which type of rot?
Noble rot
A tendency towards flabbiness in the mouth with weak flavors and aromas is the potential flaw of single varietal white wines made with which grape?
Sémillon
Is Ugni Blanc one of the classified grapes in Bordeaux?
Yes, it is one of the classified grapes for Bordeaux AC white wines, which in reality is rarely used
Give another name for Malbec?
Cot or Côt
In which Bordeaux wine region is the maximum yield restricted to 25hl/ha (1.4 tons/acre)
Sauternes
Pavillon Rouge is a second wine of which château?
Château Margaux
What is Cot, or Côt another name for?
Malbec
What are the main red grapes in Bordeaux?
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Carménère
What are the main white grapes in Bordeaux?
Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle
What’s a typical left bank Bordeaux blend made of in order of proportion?
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc Malbec Petit Verdot
What’s a typical right bank Bordeaux blend made of in order of proportion?
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
