Bordeaux Right Bank Flashcards
Chateaux promoted in 2012 from St. Emilion GC Classé to St.Emilion Grand Cru Classé B
Chateau Canon-la-Gaffelière
Chateau Larcis-Ducasse
Chateau Valandraud
La Mondotte
Communes of Lalande de Pomerol AOP?
Pomerol, Néac
Satellite of St Emilion
Montagne, Lussac, Puisseguin, St George
Is white wine allowed in St Emilion AOP?
No, the Satellites are red only too
What’s the characteristic of St. Emilion Grand Cru Aop?
Its an appellation, not a classification.
It does require + 0.5% min alcohol and longer elevage
What’s the particularity of Chateau Figeac?
Often, the majority of the blend will be Cab Sav
Are the 10 AOP of the Right Bank all for red wines?
Yes.
St Emilion AOP , St Emilion Grand Cru Aop,
Montagne St Emilion AOP , Lussac St Emilion AOP,
Pousseguin St Emilion AOP, St George St Emilion AOP.
Pomerol AOP, Lalande de Pomerol AOP,
Fronsac AOP, Canon Fronsac Aop
St Emilion Classification 1955
St-Émilion created its own three-tier ranking of châteaux in 1954 (published in 1955) with revisions made in 1969, 1985, 1996, 2006, and 2012.
St-Émilion Premiers Grands Crus Classés A (4)
Château Angélus(2012)
Château Ausone
Château Cheval-Blanc
Château Pavie(2012)
St-Émilion Premiers Grands Crus Classés B (14)
Château Beau-Séjour Bécot Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse) Château Bélair-Monange (known simply as Belair until the 2008 vintage) Château Canon Château Canon-la-Gaffelière*** Château Figeac Clos Fourtet Château La Gaffelière Château Larcis-Ducasse*** La Mondotte*** Château Pavie-Macquin(2006) Château Troplong-Mondot(2006) Château Trottevieille Château Valandraud***
Soil in St Emillion?
côtes: are steep limestone slopes
graves: is a gravelly limestone plateau resembling soils of the Médoc
Soil in Pomerol?
Dominated by sand, clay and gravel, with a subsoil of iron pan and rich clay (crasse de fer).
Top Chateaux in Pomerol?
Château Pétrus, Vieux-Château-Certan, Château Lafleur, Château Le Pin, and Château Trotanoy
Name three producers garagiste?
Le Pin in Pomerol, and Valandraud and La Mondotte in St-Émilion
Bourg/Cotes de Bourg?
- Romans 1st vineyards in limestone slopes;
- Château Roc de Cambes is one of the leading lights of the appellation.
Blanc: Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Sémillon, Muscadelle, Colombard
Rouge: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Cot, and Merlot
