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Bordeaux Left Bank Flashcards

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AOPs of Médoc?

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Médoc AOP
    Haut-Médoc AOP
    Saint-Estèphe AOP
    Pauillac AOP
    Saint-Julien AOP
    Listrac-Médoc AOP
    Moulis/Moulis-en-Médoc AOP
    Margaux AOP
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Médoc AOP Styles and Encépagement?

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Rouge: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Carmenère

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Médoc AOP Requirements?

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Minimum Potential Alcohol: 11%
Minimum Must Weight: 180 g/l (189 g/l for Merlot)
Maximum Residual Sugar: 3 g/l
Élevage: Wines may not be released until June 15 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density: 5,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 55 hl/ha

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Haut-Médoc AOP Styles and Encépagement?

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Rouge: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cot (Malbec), Carmenère

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Haut-Médoc AOP Requirements?

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Minimum Potential Alcohol: 11%
Minimum Must Weight: 180 g/l (189 g/l for Merlot)
Maximum Residual Sugar: 3 g/l
Élevage: Wines may not be released until June 15 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density: 6,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 55 hl/ha
AOC Established: 1936 (last updated 2015)

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Listrac-Médoc AOP Styles and Encépagement?

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Rouge: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Carmenère

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Listrac-Médoc AOP Requirements?

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Minimum Potential Alcohol: 11%
Minimum Must Weight: 180 g/l (189 g/l for Merlot)
Maximum Residual Sugar: 3 g/l
Élevage: Wines may not be released until September 15 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density: 7,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 57 hl/ha
AOC Established: 1957 (last updated 2011)

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Moulis/Moulis-en-Médoc AOP Styles and Encépagement?

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Rouge: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Carmenère

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Moulis/Moulis-en-Médoc AOP Requirements?

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Minimum Potential Alcohol: 11%
Minimum Must Weight: 180 g/l (189 g/l for Merlot)
Maximum Residual Sugar: 2 g/l
Élevage: Wines may not be released until June 15 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density: 7,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 57 hl/ha
AOC Established: 1938 (last updated 2011)

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Saint-Estèphe AOP Styles and Encépagement?

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Rouge: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Carmenère

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Saint-Estèphe AOP Requirements?

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Minimum Potential Alcohol: 11%
Minimum Must Weight: 180 g/l (189 g/l for Merlot)
Maximum Residual Sugar: 2 g/l
Élevage: The wines may not be released before June 15 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density: 7,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 57 hl/ha
AOC Established: 1936 (last updated 2011)

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Pauillac AOP Styles and Encépagement?

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Rouge: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Carmenère

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Pauillac AOP Requirements?

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Minimum Potential Alcohol: 11%
Minimum Must Weight: 180 g/l (189 g/l for Merlot)
Maximum Residual Sugar: 2 g/l
Élevage: Wines may not be released before June 15 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density: 7,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 57 hl/ha
Primary Soil Type: gravelly soils
AOC Established: 1936 (last updated 2011)

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Saint-Julien AOP Styles and Encépagement?

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Rouge: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cot (Malbec), Carmenère

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Saint-Julien AOP Requirements?

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Minimum Potential Alcohol: 11%
Minimum Must Weight: 180 g/l (189 g/l for Merlot)
Maximum Residual Sugar: 2 g/l
Élevage: The wines may not be released until June 15 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density: 7,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 57 hl/ha
AOC Established: 1936 (last updated 2011)

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Margaux AOP Styles and Encépagement?

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Rouge: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Carmenère

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Margaux AOP Requirements?

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Minimum Potential Alcohol: 11%
Minimum Must Weight: 180 g/l (189 g/l for Merlot)
Maximum Residual Sugar: 2 g/l
Élevage: The wines must be aged until at least June 1 of the year following the harvest (and not released until at least September 1 of the year following the harvest)
Minimum Planting Density:7,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 57 hl/ha
Principal Soils:
AOC Established: 1954 (last updated 2011)

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AOPs of Graves?

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Graves AOP
    Graves Supérieures AOP
    Pessac-Léognan AOP
    Cérons AOP
    Barsac AOP
    Sauternes AOP
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Graves AOP Blanc?

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Blanc: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle
Blanc: 10.5%
Blanc: 170 g/l (178 g/l for Sauvignon Blanc and Gris)
Blanc: 4 g/l
Blanc: 58 hl/ha

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Graves AOP Rouge?

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Rouge: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cot (Malbec), Carmenère
Rouge: 11%
Rouge: 180 g/l (189 g/l for Merlot)
Rouge: 3 g/l
Rouge: 55 hl/ha
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Sauvignon Gris?

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Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris are the same variety.

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Graves Supérieures AOP Styles and Encépagement?

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Blanc: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle. Grapes are affected by botrytis and/or passerillage, and must be hand-harvested in successive tries.

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Graves Supérieures AOP Requirements?

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Minimum Potential Alcohol: 13.5% (12% acquired)
Minimum Must Weight: 221 g/l
Minimum Residual Sugar: 34 g/l
Minimum Planting Density:5,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 40 hl/ha
AOC Established: 1937 (last updated 2011)

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Pessac-Léognan AOP Blanc?

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Blanc: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle
Blanc: 178 g/l (187 g/l for Sauvignon Blanc and Gris)
Blanc: 4 g/l
Blanc: Wines may not be released until March 30 of the year following the harvest

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Pessac-Léognan AOP Rouge?

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Rouge: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cot (Malbec), Carmenère
Rouge: 180 g/l (189 g/l for Merlot)
Rouge: 2 g/l
Rouge: Wines may not be released until October 1 of the year following the harvest

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Pessac-Léognan AOP General Requirements for both styles?

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Minimum Planting Density: 6,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 54 hl/ha
AOC Established: 1987 (last updated 2011)

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Cérons AOP Styles and Encépagement?

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Blanc: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle.
Grapes may be affected by botrytis and/or passerillage, and must be hand-harvested in successive tries.

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Cérons AOP Requirements?

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Minimum Potential Alcohol: 14.5% (12% acquired)
Minimum Must Weight: 221 g/l
Minimum Residual Sugar: 45 g/l
Élevage: Wines may not be released until April 30 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density:5,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base): 40 hl/ha
AOC Established: 1936 (last updated 2011)

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Barsac AOP Styles and Encépagement?

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Blanc: Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Sémillon.
Botrytis-affected grapes must be hand-harvested in successive tries.

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Barsac AOP Requirements?

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Minimum Potential Alcohol: 15% (12% acquired)
Minimum Must Weight: 221 g/l
Minimum Residual Sugar: 45 g/l
Élevage: The wines may not be released until June 30 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density: 6,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base): 25 hl/ha
AOC Established: 1936 (last updated 2011)

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Sauternes AOP Communes of Production?

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Barsac, Sauternes, Fargues, Preignac, Bommes

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Sauternes AOP Styles and Encépagement?

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Blanc: Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Sémillon.
Botrytis-affected grapes must be hand-harvested in successive tries

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Sauternes AOP Requirements?

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Minimum Potential Alcohol: 15% (12% acquired)
Minimum Must Weight: 221 g/l
Minimum Residual Sugar: 45 g/l
Élevage: The wines may not be released until June 30 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density: 6,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base): 25 hl/ha
AOC Established: 1936 (last updated 2011)

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