Bordeaux - Left Bank Wine Appellations Flashcards
List the Left Bank Appellations
- Medoc AOC & Haut-Medoc AOC
- Saint-Estephe AOC
- Paulliac AOC
- Saint-Julien AOC
- Margaux AOC
- Listract AOC & Moulis AOC
Describe Medoc + HM
where
yield
sold when
grape %
HM where
includes?
soil?
North of City
Max Yield 50 hL/ha
Sold mid-June yr after harvest
50% both Merlot/Cab Sav
Haut-Medoc closer to city
includes famous 1st growths
Gravel for Cab Sav
Where are the 4 1st growths?located
influence
soil
result?
yield
Haut-Medoc
Close to Gironde
moderating influence
hi proportion gravel soil
enables Cab Sav to ripen
57 hL/ha
Tasting note for single commune appellations (1st growths)
quality
price?
Pronounced intensity blackcurrant, green bell pepper (cooler yrs), red plum fruit
vanilla + cedar from oak
med-hi alcohol
hi tannins
med+body
Good-Outstanding
premium - super premium
Describe Saint-Estèphe AOC
Most northerly
coolest (closest to Atlantic)
40% merlot (more than others)
can ripen due to clay soil
cab sav 50% on gravel bank
Rustic wine
needs years to soften tannins
No 1st growths, but Cru Bourgeois
Describe Paulliac AOC
Has 3 of 5 1st growths
Hi Proportion of Cab Sav 62%
gravel banks close to gironde
Top estates 70-80% Cab Sav
= high concentration/longevity
regarded as most-structured w/hi tannin/acidity = ageability
Hi Proportion Cru Classé wine (85%)
Saint-Julien AOC
Hi proportion Cab Sav
Hi proportion Cru Classé
described as, stylistically, Pauillac and finesse of Margaux
No 1st growths, 5 x 2nd growths
Margaux AOC
Hi proportion Cru Classé
1 x 1st Growth
Cab Sav dominant, but higher Merlot vs other 1st growths
Ripens earlier (more south)
Reputation for perfumed wines with silky tannins.
Describe Listrac-Médoc & Moulis AOC
Further from Gironde river
= less moderating influence
less gravel
can release earlier
good to v good, mid-priced-premium
