Bordeaux History and Laws Flashcards
When was Cru Bourgeois started
When was it nullified
When was it reinstated?
Cru Bourgeois introduced in 1932
Nullified in 2003
Reinstated 2008
2020: terms “crus bourgeois exceptionnels” and “crus bourgeois supérieurs” were reinstated.
The classification will be reviewed every five years, with a new list appearing in 2025.
When was cru Artisan created, when was it formally recognized
Cru Artisans work an average of this many ha each
1944
Formally recognized in 2002
From 2005 onward, 44 producers can use the designation
Cru Artisans work an average of 6ha each
Bordeaux is this on the Winkler scale
II
hottest month in bordeaux
August
does Bordeaux experience diurnal shift
No
IGP Bordeaux Atlantique spans these departments
Gironde
Dordogne
Western Lot et Garonne
Charente*
Charente-Maritime*
*Cognac departments
this year ended Dutch primacy in Bordeaux trade ,also the year savage winter and spring frost wiped slate clean in Pays Nantais for Melon de Bourgogne
1709
first Bordeaux Estate to make it to England
Haut Brion
Led to the “Pontacs head” pub
When was the treaty of Methuen signed?
1703
Portugese ended taxes on English textiles
English lessened taxes on Portugese
Helping the English beat the French
King Louis XIV ordered planting forests in these places to provide oak for ships in order to compete with the Dutch
Troncais and Limousin
this category created in 1949 was eliminated in 2011
VQDS “vin delimite de qualite superiure”
What is société civile, how does it function?
Created to protect the estates from government takeover of Estates (Lafite used them)
eliminates the actual transfer of property by creating shares in a real estate-owning company.
In inheritance law (Napoleonic code) when equal shares of inheritance amongst heirs, they must pay property tax and it can be untenable for most. Most sell, this prevents it.
These seven grapes are new in Bordeaux as of 2019 and approved for 5% of vineyard area and 10% of their production to find blends
Arinaroa (tannat x cab sauv)
Touriga nacional, Castets, Marselan, (Cab Sauv x Grenache)
Alvarinho
Petit Manseng
Liliorila
What are croupes
Gravel Mounds in Bordeaux
Average rainfall in Bordeaux
35 inches
As of this 2008, these preexisting Bordeaux appellations can be consolidated as Cotes de Bordeaux
2008:
Francs
Castillon
Blaye
Cadillac (Subregion of Cotes de Bordeaux, not sweet wine like Cadillac AOP)
This Nobleman owned Leoville Estates in St Julien and Chateau Palmer
Alexander de Gasp
This nobleman presided over Chateau Lafite Latour and Calon in early 1700s
Nicolas-Alexandre de Segur
Of Calon segur
Only two grapes of Bordeaux that aren’t related to the others
Petit Verdot and Muscadelle
Why did Merlot plantings surge in Bordeaux?
The terrible winter in 1956 laid waste to many Bordeaux varieties