Bordeaux / SW Flashcards
Worst vintages in Bordeaux
All the 7’s
Best vintages in Bordeaux
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Which rivers influence barsac and Sauternes?
•La Garonne
And
•Le Ciron
Name the satellite apps of St. Emilion
- Lussac
- Puisseguin
- Montagne
- St. Georges
Where’s Cerons?
It’s on the left bank graves
Before barsac and Sauternes
Where’s Cadillac?
It’s on entre deux mers
Where’s loupiac?
Entre deux mers
Where’s st croix du mont?
Entre deux mers, right across from Sauternes only separated by the garone
Where’s premier cotes de Bordeaux?
Entre deux mers
Where’s Graves de Vaires?
North entre deux mers, across from cannon fronsac
Where’s cotes de Castillón?
Right bank , Rigth of st emilion
Where’s cotes de blaye?
North right bank
Which one is north? Listrac or moulis
Listrac is north (highest point)
Moulis is South
Name of the biggest man made forest that protects bdo from the bad weather and sand dunes
Les landes
Soils in the left bank
Gravel and sand
Warm soils
G-tannin/ structure
S-easy/ fruit
Soil in the right bank
Clay and limestone
Cold soils
C-prune/walnuts
L-acidity
Name the IGP zones of southwest France
W-E
- Cotes de Gascone IGP
- Cotes du Lot IGP
- Aveyron IGP
What’s the main grape of Madiran?
•Tannat,
Accessory grapes are
- Cab Franc aka Bouchy
- Cab Sauvignon
- Fer aka Pinenc
What type of wine is Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh?
Covering the same area as Madiran
Where’s Chateau La Fleur and what’s it’s classification?
None, pomerol
What’s special about chateau Figeac?
Located in St Emilion, it’s predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon
Premier grand cru classe B in 1954
What are the 2 types of soils in St Emilion?
The cotes and the graves
Cotes are steep limestone hillsides
Graves are gravelly limestone plateaus that resemble the Medoc
In what year was the classification of St Emilion established?
1954, published in 55
What does Grand Cru mean on a label of ST Emilion?
- Grand Cru Classe -It’s an appellation rather than a classification, it only requires .5% higher alcohol and a longer elevage
- Grand Cru on its own means nothing