Chapter 9a-Table 1 Flashcards
The most widely planted white grape in France
Ugni Blanc (aka Trebbiano)
The most widely planted red grape in France
Merlot
The three levels of the French wine “quality pyramid”
AOC/AOP (top)
Vin de Pays (IGP/PGI)
Vin (fomerly “Vin de Table”)
Total acreage of vines in Bordeaux
300,000 acres
Annual porduction of Bordeaux in cases
Approx. 61 million cases
The three main rivers of Bordeaux
The Garonne
The Dordogne
The Gironde
Main town on the right bank of Bordeaux
Libourne
Area north of the city of Bordeaux, on the left bank
The Medoc
Area south of the city of Bordeaux, on the left bank
Graves
Area between the Dordogne and the Garonne
Entre-Deux-Mers
Percentage of Bordeaux’s vineyards planted to red grapes
89%
British term for red Bordeaux
Claret
Three main white grape varieties of Bordeaux
Sauvignon Blanc,
Sémillon,
Muscadelle
Three main red grape varieties of Bordeaux
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
Main red grape of Bordeaux’s left bank
Cabernet Sauvignon
Main red grape of Bordeaux’s right bank
Merlot
Three regional AOCs of Bordeaux
Bordeaux AOC,
Cremant de Bourdeaux AOC,
Bordeaux Superieur AOC
Four highrest-ranking communes of the Medoc
St. Estephe
Pauillac
St. Julien
Margaux
Large appellation for dry white wines in Graves
Pessac - Leognan
Term used for Bordeaux wines sold “in futures”
En primeur
Five properties that are classified as Bordeaux Premier Cru (as per the Classification of 1855)
Haut - Brion Lafite - Rothschild Mouton Rothschild (promoted in 1973) Margaux Latour
Year the wines of St.-Emilion were first classified
1954
Four properties classified as St-Emilion Grand Cru Classe’ Category A
Angelus
Ausone
Cheval-Blanc
Pavie
Classification for the best properties in the Medoc that were not incuded in the 1855 list
Cru Bourgeois
Classification for small, family-owned and operated wine estates in the Medoc
Cru Artisan
