chapter nine: bordeaux Flashcards
three main rivers of bordeaux
garonne
dordogne
gironde (estuary)
main town on bordeaux’s right bank
libourne
area north of the city of bordeaux, on the left bank
the médoc
three regional appellations of bordeaux
bordeaux AOC
bordeaux supérieur AOC
crémant de bordeaux AOC
area south of the city of bordeaux, on the left bank
graves
the médoc: 8 AOCs
médoc AOC
haut-médoc AOC
saint-estephe AOC
pauillac AOC
saint-julien AOC
listrac-médoc AOC
moulis-en-médoc AOC
margeaux AOC
graves: 6 AOCs
graves AOC
graves supérieures AOC
pessac-leognan AOC
cerons AOC
barsac AOC
sauternes AOC
location (within bordeaux) of fronsac and canon-fronsac
right bank
two leading (most prestigious) appellations of the right bank
saint-emilion
pomerol
four satellites of saint-emilion
lussac-st-emilion
montagne-st-emilion
puisseguin-st-emilion
st-george’s-st-emilion