Bordeaux/Medoc/Graves Flashcards
State the climate of Bordeaux?
*Moderate Maritime climate.
Describe Medoc AOC/AOP?
*Situated on the left bank of the Gironde River, and divided into 2, Medoc & Haut-Medoc, producing red wine only.
*Gravelly soils, with some clay & limestone.
Name the top 6 Communes within Haut-Medoc?
*Pauillac
*Margaux
*St-Estephe
*St-Julien
*Moulis
*Listrac
Each of these Communes have their own Appellation.
How many wines are within 1855 Classification, created by the request of Napoleon 3?
*61 wines, graded into five growth scale (Grand Cru Classe)
In which year ‘Chateau Mouton Rothschild’ was upgraded from 2nd growth to 1st growth?
*1973
What you know about Cru Bourgeois Classification?
*Any Chateau from Medoc can apply, if it owns at least 7 ha in the Haut-Medoc area, or at least 5.4 ha in one of the communale appellations.
*The wines that are produced are classified by the alliance.
What you know about Cru Artisan Classification?
*Legal Classification of 36 Chateaux.
*Just bellow Cru Bourgeois Classification.
Give an example of 2nd wines produced from some of the best Chateaux?
*Chateau Latour=Les Forts de Latour.
*Chateau Lafite-Rothschild=Carraudes de Lafite.
*Chateau Haut-Brion=Clarence de Haut Brion (red). Le Clarte Haut-Brion (white).
*Chateau Margaux= Pavillon Rouge, Pavillon Blanc de Margaux.
*Chateau Rauzan Segla= Segla
*Chateau Mouton Rothschild=Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild.
What you know about Graves AOC/AOP?
*situated south of Bordeaux and west of the River Garone.
*Gravel soils mainly
*Established in 1953, and modified 1959.
*15 Chateaux where classified
*6 for red & white wine
*7 for red wine only
*2 for white wine only.
In which year the AOC Pessac-Leognan was created, and name the finest red wines produced in Grave?
*Pessac-Leognan was created in 1987.
*Chateau Haut-Brion is the finest red wine in Graves.
*Chateau Pape-Clement
