FR_Bordeaux_Left Bank

Question 1

Grapes of Left Bank Bordeaux
* 1 Major
* 5 Minor

Answer 1

Major: Cabrernet Sauvignon
Minor: Cab Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Carmenere

Question 2

4 Styles of Left Bank Bordeaux

Answer 2

• Dry
• Varietal
• Blends
• Late Harvest

Question 3

Location of Left Bank Bordeaux

Answer 3

A 50-mile-long peninsula directly south of the Garonne River

Question 4

3 Landmarks of Bordeaux’s Left Bank

Answer 4

• Port City of Bordeaux (between Margaux and Pessac Leognan)

• Medoc Peninsula is mostly man made.

• The Lades de Gascogne (lond de gas-
cone-ya) is a man-made forest that
mitigates climate variations.

Question 5

What happened in Bordeaux during the mid 1600s

Answer 5

The Dutch drained the left bank marshlands, exposing large mounds of gravel

Question 6

Bordeaux Left Bank Appellations
4/6/4

Answer 6

• MÉDOC (may-dock)
  
  • Bas Médoc
  • Haut Médoc (oh may-dock)
    
    • St-Estèph (sant ess-teff)
    • Pauillac (poh-ee-yack)
    • Saint-Julien (san Joo-lee-yun)
    • Listrac-Medoc (lee-strack may-dock)
    • Moulis-en-Medoc (moo-lee on may-dock)
    • Magaux (mar-go)
• GRAVES (grav)
  
  • Pessac-Léognan (pay-sac lay-own-yon)
  • Cérons (say roan)
  • Barsac (bar-sack)
  • Sauternes (so-tairn)

Question 7

The 5 first growths of Bordeaux

Answer 7

• Château Latour (Pauillac): certified organic
• Château Lafite Rothschild (Pauillac)
• Château Mouton Rothschild (Pauillac):
  elevated from second growth in 1973
• Château Margaux (Margaux)
• Haut-Brion (oh bree-yon): Pessac Léognan

Question 8

6/14 Deuxièmes Crus
(doe-zyèm)

where they are from

Answer 8

• Château Montrose: Saint Estèph: most structured, powerful, dense in region
• Château Cos d’Estournel (coss des-tour-nel): Saint Estèph: ripest, most exotic in region
• Château Ducru-Beaucaillou.(do-cru boo-cah-you): Saint Julien
• Château Léoville-Las-Cases
  (leo-vil las cause-uh): Saint Julien
• Château Léoville-Barton: Saint Julien
• Chateau Brane-Cantenac
  (bran co-tuh-nack): Margaux

Question 9

2/14 Troisièmes Crus
(trwa-zyèm)
where are they from

Answer 9

• Château Kirwan (keer-wan):
  margaux
• Château Palmer: margaux

Question 10

Saint Esteph
5 Descriptors
Grapes
Soil

Answer 10

• Rich, powerful, stuctured, full-bodied, tannic wines meant to age
• Cabernet and Merlot dominant
• Gravel, Clay and Limestone more clay here than other appelations

Question 11

Pauillac (poh-ee-yack)
5 Descriptors
2 Facts

Answer 11

• Color: Deep, inky, concentrated
• Nose: Cassis, cedar, cegarbox
• Tannin: High and “grippy”
• Body: Full
• Ageing: Most need it. The best can age over 100 years
• Rich wines with excellent balance of power, elegance and complexity
• Highest Concentration of Bordeaux Cabernet found here

Question 12

Saint Julien
4 Descriptors
3/5 Second Growths

Answer 12

• Elegant, Smoke. tobacco and truffle
• Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Léoville-Las-Cases, Leoville Barton

Question 13

Margaux
• 2 Facts
• Number of 1st, 2nd, 3rd growths

Answer 13

• Shallower soils,
• Wines that are more elegant than
powerful
• 1, 5, 10

Question 14

Listrac Medoc / Moulis-en-Medoc
2 Facts

Answer 14

• Less gravel/more clay = more merlot and overall lighter wines
• Great quality for price, especially in great vintages

Question 15

Cérons (say roan)
Location
Compared to Sauternes

Answer 15

• North of the Ciron river (see-roan), a tributary of Garonne, but not as effected as Sauternes (south of Ciron)
• Less Botrytis = Less sweet, dryer and lighter

Question 16

Barsac
Grape/Style
Location
Soil

Answer 16

• Botrytis-effected sweet wines made from Semillon
• Within Sauternes, but is it’s own appelation
• More limestone here = more acidity