Bordeaux Left Bank Flashcards
What department is Bordeaux AOP loacted within?
Girdonde
What weather condition brings warm waters up from the Caribbean?
Atlantic Gulf stream
What type of trellising are vines trained on in Bordeaux?
Most vines are trained on vertical trellises in the Guyot system; double is common on
the left bank and simple on the right.
what type of trellising is used in the production of sweet wine in Bordeaux?
Cordon-training is rare throughout Bordeaux, save for those vines
intended to produce sweet wines. Traditional in Sauternes, cordon-training produces smwhat type of trellising is used in the production of sweet wine in Bordeaux?aller berries that
attract botrytis
What technology is employed in BDX when water content is too high?
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.
On average how many months does the “raising”(Elevage) of the wine typically last for a top red Grand Vin ?
“raising” of wine in barrel—typically lasts around 18-24 months.
Bordeaux AOP Haut-Benauge Blanc is made in what style?
what is the RS ?
Bordeaux AOP Haut-Benauge Blanc
sweet style, Blanc “Haut Benauge”: 5-60 g/l
what is the enepagement of Bordeaux AOP Haut-Benauge Blanc?
Bordeaux AOP Haut-Benauge Blanc
Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Muscadelle
What are the 6 AOP’s of Graves?
Graves
- Graves AOP
- Graves Superieures AOP
- Pessac-Leognan AOP
- Cerons AOP
- Barsac AOP
- Sauternes AOP
what is the min RS of Sauternes?
Graves-Sauternes
45 g/l
What is the maximum yield (Rendement de Base):?
25 hl/ha
What are the AOP’s of Entre Deux Mers AOP?
Entre Deux Mers
- Entre Deux Mers AOP
- Cadillac AOP
- Graves de Vayres AOP
- Loupiac AOP
- Cotes De Bordeaux Saint Macaire AOP
- Sainte Croix du MOnt AOP
What are the sweet wine producing AOP’s of EDM?
Entre Deux Mers
- Cadillac AOP (Liquoreaux)
- Loupiac AOP(Liquoreaux)
- Cotes De Bordeaux Saint Macaire AOP (Sec, Molleaux, Liquoreaux)
- Sainte Croix du MOnt(Liquoreaux)
St-Estèphe
Cotes De Bordeaux Saint Macaire AOP (Sec, Molleaux, Liquoreaux) which is the sweetest?
Entre Deux Mers
Residual Sugar:
Sec: max. 4 g/l
Moelleux: 34-45 g/l
Liquoreux: min. 45 g/l (51 g/l prior to 2011)
St-Estèphe
Château Cos d’Estournel?
Second Lables
Les Pagodes de Cos
St-Estèphe
Château Montrose
Second Lables
St-Estèphe
Château Calon-Ségur
Second Lables
Le Marquis de Calon-Ségur (Prior to the 2013 vintage, this was labeled simply as Marquis de Calon.)
St-Estèphe
Château Lafon-Rochet
Second Lables
Les Pélerins de Lafon-Rochet
St-Estèphe
Château Cos Labory
Second Lables
Le Saint Estèphe de Cos Labory (since 2011, previously Charme de Cos Labory)
Pauillac
Château Lafite-Rothschild
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Carruades de Lafite
Pauillac
Château Latour
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Les Forts de Latour
Pauillac
Château Mouton-Rothschild
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Le Petit Mouton de Mouton-Rothschild
Pauillac
Château Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville
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Les Griffons de Pichon Baron (debuted with 2012 vintage)
Les Tourelles de Longueville (debuted in 1983 as “Baronet de Pichon”)
Pauillac
Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Second Lables
Pichon Comtesse Réserve (renamed in 2017 previously Réserve de la Comtesse)
Pauillac
Château Duhart-Milon
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Moulin de Duhart
Pauillac
Château Batailley
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Lions de Batailley (debuted with 2015 vintage)
Pauillac
Château Clerc-Milon
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Pastourelle de Clerc-Milon (new in 2009)
Pauillac
Château Croizet-Bages
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Alias Croizet-Bages (2011-onward)
La Tourelle de Croizet-Bages (1998-2010)
Pauillac
Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse
Second Lables
Prélude a Grand Puy Ducasse
Pauillac
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Second Lables
Lacoste Borie
Pauillac
Second Lables
Geography
What two rivers does the GIRONDE ESTUARY turn into?
- Dordogne (Right bank)
- Garone (Left Bank)
Geography
What appelation is on the WESTERN banks of the Gironde Estuary & Garonne River?
Medoc & Graves (left bank)
Geography
The Right bank is on the Eastern bank of what river?
Dordogne River
Geography
What appellations are on the Eastern Bank of the GIRONDE ESTUARY?
Blaye & Bourg
Geography
What appelation is in between the Garonne and Dordogne?
Entre Deux Mers
Climate
What viticultural challenges does rainfall cause for Bordeaux?
Rain can interrupt flowering, reducing yields and inviting rot.
Climate
What does the Atlantic Gulf Stream do for Bordeaux?
Brings warm waters up from the Caribbean, keeping Bordeaux’s Climate mild.
AOP
What are the 3 regional appellations that apply to the entire area of Brdx?
- Bordeaux AOP
- Bordeaux Superieur AOP
- Cremant De Bordeaux AOP
AOP
What appellations would be considered as SUB appellations that fall as the “middle tear” for regional?
- Medoc AOP
- Entre Deux Mers AOP
- Cotes de Bordeaux AOP
Terroir
Gravel Croupes?
Mounds of warm gravel soil that could drain easily in Bordeaux’s unpredictably wet Atlantic wather.
Vintages
What relationship in terms of Vintages does 2002 and 2007 have?
Rainier interludes, thin wines came out of it. nb
Bordeaux
There are 2 lightliy pigmented wines that can be produced in bordeaux?
Rose (pink)
Clairet (semi red)
What is Jalle Du Breuil? what chateauxs does it seperate?
Marks the Southern Boundary of Saint-Estephe and divides CH. COS d’Estournel from Paulliac’s Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Viticulture in Bordeaux
Bordeaux’s vine training is relatively uniform, what would be commonly found?
Most vines are trained on vertical trelisses in the Guyot system
Double is common on the left bank. Simple on the right.
Viticulture
What type of vine training systemis used for sweet wine in BDX?
Coron System: Traditional in Sauternes, cordon training produces smaller berries that attract botrytis.
Wine making
What methods do some estates choose to employ to conventrarte must when water is too high?
Vacumm Distillaion.
or
Reverse Osmosis
Wine making
What is CLIQUAGE?
- Where moderate doses of oxygen are applied to finished wine in barrel.
- Used to simulate the larger oxygen exposure traditonallyt acoomplished through racking
Medoc
Which is the broadest appelation in the Medoc?
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.
Medoc
Name the 6 smaller commune appelations within the HAUT-MEDOC?
- Saint-Estephe
- Paulliac
- Saint-Julien
- Margaux
- Listrac-Medoc
- Moulis
Medoc
