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Bordeaux Left Bank Flashcards

1
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What department is Bordeaux AOP loacted within?

A

Girdonde

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2
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What weather condition brings warm waters up from the Caribbean?

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Atlantic Gulf stream

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What type of trellising are vines trained on in Bordeaux?

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Most vines are trained on vertical trellises in the Guyot system; double is common on
the left bank and simple on the right.

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what type of trellising is used in the production of sweet wine in Bordeaux?

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Cordon-training is rare throughout Bordeaux, save for those vines
intended to produce sweet wines. Traditional in Sauternes, cordon-training produces smaller berries that
attract botrytis

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What technology is employed in BDX when water content is too high?

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When water content is too high, some well-funded estates choose to concentrate must through other
means, like vacuum distillation or reverse osmosis. (When employed in California, such technologies
reduce alcohol content; in Bordeaux, the intent is usually the opposite.

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On average how many months does the “raising”(Elevage) of the wine typically last for a top red Grand Vin ?

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“raising” of wine in barrel—typically lasts around 18-24 months.

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Bordeaux AOP Haut-Benauge Blanc is made in what style?
what is the RS ?

Bordeaux AOP Haut-Benauge Blanc

A

sweet style, Blanc “Haut Benauge”: 5-60 g/l

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what is the enepagement of Bordeaux AOP Haut-Benauge Blanc?

Bordeaux AOP Haut-Benauge Blanc

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Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Muscadelle

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9
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What are the 6 AOP’s of Graves?

Graves

A
  • Graves AOP
  • Graves Superieures AOP
  • Pessac-Leognan AOP
  • Cerons AOP
  • Barsac AOP
  • Sauternes AOP
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10
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what is the min RS of Sauternes?

Graves-Sauternes

A

45 g/l

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11
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What is the maximum yield (Rendement de Base):?

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25 hl/ha

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12
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What are the AOP’s of Entre Deux Mers AOP?

Entre Deux Mers

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  • Entre Deux Mers AOP
  • Cadillac AOP
  • Graves de Vayres AOP
  • Loupiac AOP
  • Cotes De Bordeaux Saint Macaire AOP
  • Sainte Croix du MOnt AOP
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What are the sweet wine producing AOP’s of EDM?

Entre Deux Mers

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  • Cadillac AOP (Liquoreaux)
  • Loupiac AOP(Liquoreaux)
  • Cotes De Bordeaux Saint Macaire AOP (Sec, Molleaux, Liquoreaux)
  • Sainte Croix du MOnt(Liquoreaux)
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St-Estèphe

Cotes De Bordeaux Saint Macaire AOP (Sec, Molleaux, Liquoreaux) which is the sweetest?

Entre Deux Mers

A

Residual Sugar:
Sec: max. 4 g/l
Moelleux: 34-45 g/l
Liquoreux: min. 45 g/l (51 g/l prior to 2011)

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15
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St-Estèphe

Château Cos d’Estournel?

Second Lables

A

Les Pagodes de Cos

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16
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St-Estèphe

Château Montrose

Second Lables

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17
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St-Estèphe

Château Calon-Ségur

Second Lables

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Le Marquis de Calon-Ségur (Prior to the 2013 vintage, this was labeled simply as Marquis de Calon.)

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18
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St-Estèphe

Château Lafon-Rochet

Second Lables

A

Les Pélerins de Lafon-Rochet

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St-Estèphe

Château Cos Labory

Second Lables

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Le Saint Estèphe de Cos Labory (since 2011, previously Charme de Cos Labory)

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20
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Pauillac

Château Lafite-Rothschild

Second Lables

A

Carruades de Lafite

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21
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Pauillac

Château Latour

Second Lables

A

Les Forts de Latour

22
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Pauillac

Château Mouton-Rothschild

Second Lables

A

Le Petit Mouton de Mouton-Rothschild

23
Q

Pauillac

Château Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville

Second Lables

A

Les Griffons de Pichon Baron (debuted with 2012 vintage)
Les Tourelles de Longueville (debuted in 1983 as “Baronet de Pichon”)

24
Q

Pauillac

Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Second Lables

A

Pichon Comtesse Réserve (renamed in 2017 previously Réserve de la Comtesse)

25
Q

Pauillac

Château Duhart-Milon

Second Lables

A

Moulin de Duhart

26
Q

Pauillac

Château Batailley

Second Lables

A

Lions de Batailley (debuted with 2015 vintage)

27
Q

Pauillac

Château Clerc-Milon

Second Lables

A

Pastourelle de Clerc-Milon (new in 2009)

28
Q

Pauillac

Château Croizet-Bages

Second Lables

A

Alias Croizet-Bages (2011-onward)

La Tourelle de Croizet-Bages (1998-2010)

29
Q

Pauillac

Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse

Second Lables

A

Prélude a Grand Puy Ducasse

30
Q

Pauillac

Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Second Lables

A

Lacoste Borie

31
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Pauillac

Second Lables

A
32
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Geography

What two rivers does the GIRONDE ESTUARY turn into?

A
  • Dordogne (Right bank)
  • Garone (Left Bank)
33
Q

Geography

What appelation is on the WESTERN banks of the Gironde Estuary & Garonne River?

A

Medoc & Graves (left bank)

34
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Geography

The Right bank is on the Eastern bank of what river?

A

Dordogne River

35
Q

Geography

What appellations are on the Eastern Bank of the GIRONDE ESTUARY?

A

Blaye & Bourg

36
Q

Geography

What appelation is in between the Garonne and Dordogne?

A

Entre Deux Mers

37
Q

Climate

What viticultural challenges does rainfall cause for Bordeaux?

A

Rain can interrupt flowering, reducing yields and inviting rot.

38
Q

Climate

What does the Atlantic Gulf Stream do for Bordeaux?

A

Brings warm waters up from the Caribbean, keeping Bordeaux’s Climate mild.

39
Q

AOP

What are the 3 regional appellations that apply to the entire area of Brdx?

A
  • Bordeaux AOP
  • Bordeaux Superieur AOP
  • Cremant De Bordeauz AOP
40
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AOP

What appellations would be considered as SUB appellations that fall as the “middle tear” for regional?

A
  • Medoc AOP
  • Entre Deux Mers AOP
  • Cotes de Bordeaux AOP
41
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Terroir

Gravel Croupes?

A

Mounds of warm gravel soil that could drain easily in Bordeaux’s unpredictably wet Atlantic wather.

42
Q

Vintages

What relationship in terms of Vintages does 2002 and 2007 have?

A

Rainier interludes, thin wines came out of it. nb

43
Q

Bordeaux

There are 2 lightliy pigmented wines that can be produced in bordeaux?

A

Rose (pink)
Clairet (semi red)

44
Q

What is Jalle Du Breuil? what chateauxs does it seperate?

A

Marks the Southern Boundary of Saint-Estephe and divides CH. COS d’Estournel from Paulliac’s Chateau Lafite Rothschild

45
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Viticulture in Bordeaux

Bordeaux’s vine training is relatively uniform, what would be commonly found?

A

Most vines are trained on vertical trelisses in the Guyot system

Double is common on the left bank. Simple on the right.

46
Q

Viticulture

What type of vine training systemis used for sweet wine in BDX?

A

Coron System: Traditional in Sauternes, cordon training produces smaller berries that attract botrytis.

47
Q

Wine making

What methods do some estates choose to employ to conventrarte must when water is too high?

A

Vacumm Distillaion.
or
Reverse Osmosis

48
Q

Wine making

What is CLIQUAGE?

A
  • Where moderate doses of oxygen are applied to finished wine in barrel.
  • Used to simulate the larger oxygen exposure traditonallyt acoomplished through racking
49
Q

Medoc

Which is the broadest appelation in the Medoc?

A

Medoc AOP

The Médoc AOP itself is the broadest appellation but is generally
reserved for wines from the most challenging vineyard sites—i.e., the Bas-Médoc, those vineyards north
of the commune of Saint-Estèphe, where the forest’s ability to buffer Atlantic winds and rain is reduced.

50
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Medoc

Name the 6 smaller commune appelations within the HAUT-MEDOC?

A
  1. Saint-Estephe
  2. Paulliac
  3. Saint-Julien
  4. Margaux
  5. Listrac-Medoc
  6. Moulis
51
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Medoc

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