France Flashcards
Name three bodies of water in Bordeaux region
Garonne, Dordogne, Atlantic ocean
What’s the major soils in Pessac Léognan and how its influence the grape
Pessac leognan is composed of graves which retains heat and permit a good water draining which is perfect for Cabernet Sauvignon that’s needs heat to ripen
Name the five 1st growth of Bordeaux and their villages
Pauillac (3) - Latour - mouton Rothschild - lafitte Rothschild
Margaux - chateau Margaux
Pessac leognan - chateau Haut- Brion
Names one 2nd growth per villages left bank
Margaux - Chateau Razan Segla
Pauillac - Pichon longue ville comtesse de Lalande
Saint Julien - Leoville las cases
Saint estephe- chateau Montrose
Name the three levels of classification of cru bourgeois
CRu bourgeois / cru bourgeois supérieur / cru bourgeois exceptionnels
Names 2 first growth in Sauternes classification
Château suduiraut / château rieussec / château lafaurie -peyraguey
Name the three différents grades of the saint emillion classification
Premiers cru classe À / premiers crus classe B / premiers crus classés
Names 5 top producers in Pomerol
Petrus / Le Pin / château Lafleur / Clos l’eglise / la conseillante
Names 5 top producers in Saint emillion
Château Cheval blanc
Château Ausone
Château figeac
Château Angelus
Château pavie
Name the type of soils in Chablis
Kimmeridgian marls
Name the 7 grand cru in chablis
Les clos / les preuses / bougros / blanchots / grenouilles / vaudesir / valmur
Names three famous premiers cru in Chablis
Montée de tonnerre , montmains, vaillons
what’s the difference betweeen left and right bank of Chablis and where are situated all the grand cru ?
Grand cru on right bank
Left bank is cooler with north exposure while righ bands is south west exposure and warmer
Name three top producers in Chablis
Raveneau , dauvissat, drohin
What the n’a.e of the river that cross Chablis
Serein
Name 3 grand cru in puligny Montrachet
Le montrachet
Bienvenues batards montrachet
Batards montrachet
Name 4 top producers from cote de nuits
Armand Rousseau, DRC, domaine Leroy, Frédéric Mugnier , roumier
Name 4 top producers cote de Beaune
Domaine Leflaive, coche dury, pierre Morey, roulot
Name two AOC in center vineyard subregion of Loire Valley
Pouilly fume, sancerre, menetou salon