Bordeaux Wine Region Flashcards
What is the climate of Bordeaux?
Maritime
True or False
Bordeaux is the largest producer of AOC wines in France by volume.
True
Château Haut-Brion is situated in ———
Graves
—— red and —— white varieties are permitted for Bordeaux AOC wines.
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What are the main black grape varieties of Bordeaux?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Merlot
Malbec
Petit Verdot
Carmenère
Bordeaux blend is often a blend of…
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Merlot
What is the better known red variety of Bordeaux?
Cabernet Sauvignon
What is the most widely planted red variety in Bordeaux?
Merlot
What are the white grape varieties of Bordeaux?
Sauvignon Blanc
Sémillon
Muscadelle
The red wine of Bordeaux are known in English-speaking countries as ———
Claret
What are the white wines of Bordeaux called?
White Bordeaux
Bordeaux Blanc
A large number of the smaller châteaux bottle their own wines at the châteaux winery and these will be labeled ———
Mise en bouteille au Château
What is the type of barrels used for Bordeaux wines?
Barriques (225L)
What percentage of Bordeaux barrels used for aging the wines are new?
20 to 50 percent
What kind of oak is used for aging red Bordeaux?
Limousine
What is the name of the cellar in Bordeaux where the wines will be kept to mature slower?
Chai or barrel hall
Ture or false?
Red wines of Bordeaux will go under malolactic fermentation.
True
How often red Bordeaux will be racked into clean casks?
Every three months
What is the expression for blending wines?
Assemblage
How long will the wines of Bordeaux mature?
For two years in oak and then bottled until ready for drinking
What are the white grapes of Bordeaux?
Sémillon
SB
Muscadelle
The most famous dessert wines of Bordeaux come from?
Sauternes and Barsac
True or false
Only the top dry and sweet wines undergo some oak maturation.
True
Rose wine is Bordeaux is produced by running the fermenting wine off the skins when the required colour has been obtained.
True
Cérons
other district of Bordeaux
Premier cotes de Bordeaux,
Other districts of Bordeaux
St Croix du Mont
ODB
Cadillac,
ODB
Loupiac,
ODB
Entre-Deux-Mers,
ODB
Ste-Foy-Bordeaux,
ODB
Grave de Vayres,
ODB
Lalande de Pomerol,
ODB
Fronsac,
ODB
Cotes de Bourg,
ODB
Saint-Macaire,
ODB
Hait-Bénauge
ODB
Medoc is subdivided into two, —— & ——
Medoc
Haut-Medoc
The soil of Medoc is
Gravelly with some clay limestone
Which region of Medoc produces the top wines of this district?
Haut-Medoc
What grape varieties is predominant in the blends from Haut-Medoc?
Cabernet Sauvignon
How many communes are there in Haut Medoc?
16 Communes
What are the top six communes of Medoc that have their own AOCs?
Pauillac
Margaux
St-Estèphe
St-Julien
Moulis
Listrac
What are the grapes in a classic Bordeaux blend?
Cab Sauv
Merlot
Cab Franc
What is the main cause of for the differences in the wines ?
Soil
What is the best soil in Bordeaux?
Alluvial gravel
This soil deposited by glacial erosion of the last ice age and deposited along the left bank of the Gironde.
Alluvial gravel
How long would left bank wines aged?
1 1/2 to 2 years in oak
How many years can left bank Bordeaux wines from top chateaux be aged?
20 yrs or more
The bouquet of these wines is often said to resemble blackcurrents cassis, cedar wood, graphite, pencil shavings, wet leaf, wet soil character.
Left bank Bordeaux
Many wines of Medoc are made to be ready for drinking within —— years.
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What is the French equivalent of growths?
Grand Cru Classé
How many Grand Crus or growths are there is Bordeaux?
5
The only major change to the 1855 classification took place in 1984 when ——— was upgraded from Deuxième Cru to Premier Cru.
Chateau Mouton Rothschild
This classification was established in 1933 in Bordeaux.
Cru Bourgeois
How many Chateaux are classified by Cru Bourgeois?
247
How many Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel are there ?
9
How many Cru Bourgeois Supérieurs are there?
87
How many Cru Bourgeois are there?
151
This classification was created in the nineteenth century but fell into disuse. This was re-established from the 2005 vintage and is now a legal classification of 36 châteaux.
Cru Artisan
Les Forts de Latour is the second wine of
Château Latour
Carruades de Lafite is the second wine of
Château Lafite-Rothschild
Le Clarence de Haut-Brion (red) and Le Clarte de Haut-Brion (white) are the second wines of
Château Haut-Brion
Pavillon Rouge (red) and Pavillon Blanc (white) are the second wine of
Château Margaux
Segla is the second wine of
Château Rauzan-Segla
Le Petit Mouton de
Mouton-Rothschild is the second wine of
Château Mouton-Rothschild
Where is Graves AOC/AOP located?
The region is situated east and south of the town of Bordeaux extending south up the River Garonne to just south of Langon
What are the AOCs or Graves AOC/AOP?
encompasses the AOCs of Cerons, Barsac and Sauternes
What is the soil of Graves AOC/AOP?
The soil is gravelly, hence the name, with some sand and marine deposits rich in carbonates.
Graves AOC classification - 1959
Fifteen châteaux were classified,
six for red and white wines,
seven for red wine only, and
two for white wine only
When was the AOC of Pessac/Léognan created?
1987
What is the finest red Graves?
Château Haut-Brion, which was classified in 1855 as a first growth of the Medoc
What is the difference between Graves and Medoc wines?
Graves are slightly drier than the Medoc wines.
What is Graves Superieur AOC
Sweet wine
The best ———- are made from grapes which have been attacked by botrytis cinerea (pourriture noble).
Sauternes
What is another name for botrytis cinerea?
pourriture noble
What are the varieties used for the making of Sauternes/Barsac AOC/AOP?
Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon 80% and Muscadelle
a ——- is one pass through the vineyard for picking grapes that keeps happening over a number of weeks.
trie
what is the greatest of all Sauternes?
Château d’Yquem
Describe grape picking for the making of Sauternes at Château d’Yquem
the grapes are picked over an average of six to eight weeks at a must weight of
approximately 360 g/l, which is equivalent to 150° Oechsle or 35° Brix and averages one glass of wine per vine or 8 hl/ha picked
Château Ygrec?
It is a dry white wine produced by the
château d’Yquem and sold under the Bordeaux Superieur AOC
What are these? Sauternes, Fargues, Bommes, Preignac and Barsac
the 5 communes in the district of Sauternes and Barsac AOC/AOP
The wines produced in the commune of Barsac can be sold under the AOC of either Sauternes or Barsac. T/F?
True
Maturation of Barsac wines
matured in cask for up to three years and then matured in bottle for as long as 30 or 40 years
The 1855 classification graded the top châteaux into three growths. Chateau d’Yquem was graded alone as the only Premier Grand Cru Exceptionnel.
True
In the 1855 classification of Sauternes there are 11 Premiers Crus and 15 Deuxièmes Crus.
Ture
Where is Cérons AOC/AOP is situated?
between Graves and Sauternes
What is Cérons known for?
reasonably priced sweet wines
It is a commune of Graves but has its own AOC for its sweet wines.
Cérons
Cérons’ dry red and white wines may be sold under the Graves AOC.
True
Where is St-Emilion located?
on the right bank of the Dordogne
What are the soils of St-Emilion?
clay-limestone
sandygravel over iron pan,
limestone and sand
What is the soil of Château Cheval
Blanc and Château Figeac?
some deposits of gravel
Although smaller than the Medoc in
overall size, St-Emilion has 13,600 acres (5,500 ha) planted to vines compared to the Medoc’s 13,000 acres (4,900 ha).
True
The wines of this region are blended from Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and a small quantity of Malbec.
St-Emilion
There are —- communes entitled to use the St- Emilion AOC, and a further —- that can add St- Emilion to their names: these are called the satellite appellations.
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What are Montagne, Lussac, Puisseguin
and St-Georges?
منتها ساک جورج یک کویین پوسی لوس بود.
satellite appellations of St- Emilion AOC
What are the classifications of St Emilion?
Premier Grand Cru Glasse A/B
Grand Cru Glasse
Grand Cru
What are Ausone, Cheval Blanc, Pavie and Angelus?
four Premiers Grands Crus Classes chateaux in St-Emilion
Unclassified wines of AOC quality in St-Emilion are sold as
St-Emilion AOC
this district has 800 ha under vines and is the smallest wine-producing area in Bordeaux.
Pomerol
What are the soils of Pomerol?
Sandy/gravel and clay to the east and sand with “crasse de fer” ironstone to the west
On what soils is Chateau Petrus located?
Clay
Pomerol AOC is only for red wines
True
These wines are slightly softer than St-Emilion and are often ready for drinking after five years, with the best maturing for 12-15 years.
Pomerol
What is the distinguishing aromas of Pomerol wines?
a slight truffle smell
Pomerol does not have a classification
True
Chateau Petrus
Châteaux Le Pin,
Conseillante,
Trotonoy
Lafleur Petrus,
Lafleur,
Vielle Chateau Certan,
Chateau Certan de May,
Château Certan,
L’Eglise-Clinet,
Latour a Pomerol,
L’Evangile
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در پامرول پتروس فداکار با یک پین سوراخ سد کانسیل مورچه بست. بعد با فروش تروفی اش آرد پتروس تولید کرده که سه مدل سرطان رو درمان می کرد. کلینت ونجلیس همزمان در پمرول تور انجیل گذاشته بود
This district is larger than Pomerol and is situated to the north of Pomerol.
Lalande-de-Pomerol AOC/AOP
What are the communes of Lalande-de-Pomerol AOC/AOP?
Lalande-de-Pomerol
Néac
This AOC produces fruity red wines in the style of Pomerol and St-Emilion,
but of slightly lower quality.
Fronsac AOC & Canon Fronsac AOC/A0Ps
Where is Bourg AOC/AOP?
Right Bank Bordeaux
This appellation covers the old regions of Blaye, Cadillac, Cotes de Franc
and Cotes de Castillon. Red and White blended wines are produced.
Cotes de Bordeaux AOC/ AOP
This region specializes in dry white wine from Colombard, Ugni Blanc and
Sauvignon Blanc varietals, while the reds are produced from a blend of the
Bordeaux red varieties with Merlot as the dominant grape.
Blaye-Cotes de Bordeaux AOC/AOP
This appellation is located within the Entre-deux-Mers region.
Only red wines are produced for this appellation from Merlot, Cabernet
Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Malbec.
Cadillac-Cotes de Bordeaux AOC/AOP
کادیلاک قرمز وسط بردو پارک بود
This appellation is located east of St. Emilion. The wines are red made from a blend of the Bordeaux varieties with Merlot predominant.
Castillon-Cotes de Bordeaux AOC/AOP
Situated in the south of the Entre-deux-Mers, this region produces a very
small amount of sweet white wine.
Saint-Macaire AOC/AOP
What are the two AOCs of Haut-Benauge AOC/AOP?
Bordeaux-Haut-Benauge
Entre-Deux-Mers Haut-Benauge
What types of wine does Entre-Deux-Mers Haut-Benauge produce?
dry white wines from Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle
What types of wine does Bordeaux-Haut-Benauge produce?
botrytised Sweet and Moelleux wines
Where are these communes?
Arbis,
Cantois,
Escoussans,
Gornac,
Ladaux,
Mourens,
Saint-Pierre-de-Bat,
Soulignac and
Targon.
Haut-Benauge AOC/AOP
This is the most extensive district of Bordeaux and takes up the area between the rivers Garonne and Dordogne.
Entre-Deux-Mers AOC/AOP
A long, narrow district following the
northern bank of the Garonne, producing styles of wine related to those on the southern bank of the river.
Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux AOC/AOP
Where are Saint-Croix-du-Mont, Loupiac and Cadillac AOC/AOPs located?
within the Entre-Deux-Mers region
Saint-Croix-du-Mont, Loupiac and Cadillac AOC/AOPs wines are
produce similar but lesser sweet
white wines from Sauternes and Barsac. The wines must contain some botrytized grapes.
Where is Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux AOC/AOP located?
This is a very small district situated on the extremity of the Bordeaux
appellation boundary in the north eastern corner of Entre-Deux-Mers
bordering Bergerac.
This appellation produces sweet and dry white wines and an equal
amount of red wine from the Bordeaux varietals.
Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux AOC/AOP
Generic wines from the Bordeaux region may be sold under….
Vin de Pays / IGP de l’Atlantique
This region is located on the 45th parallel. The climate is moderated by its waterways and its proximity to the Atlantic Coast. The Gulf Stream current brings warm waters from the Caribbean, keeping the weather mild yet humid.
This is Bordeaux
What are the main hazards of Bordeaux?
rain and frost
bodies of water on the left bank
West of Garonne and Gironde
Bodies of water on the right bank
East and N of Dordogne and Gironde
Bodies of water that create Entre-Deux-Mers
Between the Garonne and Dordogne
Soil type of Medoc and Graves on the Left Bank
Gravel
Soil type of Saint Emilion on the Right Bank
Gravel, limestone, sand
Soil type of Pomerol
Iron pan under sand and clay
Dry White Wines of Bordeaux
mainly from Graves (Pessac-Léognan)
What are the three tiers of Bordeaux Appellations?
Bordeaux AOP
Sub-regional or district appellations
Commune appellations
A chateau name is more a brand than a specific vineyard location.
True
This soil type has great moisture draining properties and its perfect for Medoc Cabernet Sauvignon.
Gravel
Top vintages of Medoc
2015
2010
2009
2005
This AOP located south of Medoc and directly south and around of the city of Bordeaux.
Graves AOP
What is the soil of Graves AOP?
Gravel
What are the sub-regions of Graves?
Pessac-Leognan
Sauternes
What is the soil type of Entre-Deux-Mers?
very fertile silt
