France- Bordeaux Flashcards
What are the production levels in Bordeaux in terms of cases of wine
61 million cases (12th in total production as if it was a separate country)
Total acreage in Bordeaux
just under 300,000 acres (121,000 hectares). Almost all produced as AOC
Bordeaux represents what percentage of AOC production total in France
25%
Main grape varieties in decending order
Merlot, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Semillon, SB
Percentage of red wine production in Bordeaux
89%
Total number of AOCs in Bordeaux
60
The four regions for AOC Cotes de Bordeaux on the right bank in 2009
Blaye, Cadillac, Castillon, Francs
Satellites of St Emilion
Lussac, Puisseguin, Saint-Georges, Montagne
Regional AOCs of Bordeaux (3) and total % production
Bordeaux, Bordeaux Superior, Cremant de Bordeaux- 55% production
Regional AOCs of Left Bank Medoc (8) and total % production
St Estephe, St Julien, Margaux, Moulis en Medoc, Listrac en Medoc, Pauillac, Medoc, Haut-Medoc- 5% production
Regional AOC of Left Bank Graves (6) and total % production
Graves, Graves Superior, Pessac-Leognan, Barsac, Cerons, Sauternes- 7% production
Regional AOC of Entre du Mers (8) and total % production
Entre-Deux-Mers, Cadillac, Cotes d B St Macaire, Graves de Vayres, Loupiac, Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux, Ste Croix du Mont, Ste Foy Bordeaux- 9%
Regional AOC of the Right bank (Libourne) (10) and total production
Canon-Fronsac, Fronsac, Lalande de Pomerol, Pomerol, St Emilion, Lussac SE, Puisseguin SE, Montagne SE, Saint-Georges SE, St Emilion Grand Cru
10%
Right bank Cotes AOC and total production
Cotes de Bordeaux, Boug/Cotes de Bourg- 14%
The practice of selling wines before bottling in Bordeaux
En primeur
Total number of red wine estates in the 1855 classification
61 crus or classified growths
Classified number of growths for sweet wines
15 second growths, 11 first growths, and one superior first growth- Chateau d’Yquem
Number of first growths in 1855
4 originally (Latour, Lafitte, Haut Brion, Margaux). Mouton Rothschild elevated in 1973
Number of second growths in 1855
14 growths
Number of third growths in 1855
14 growths
Number of fourth growths in 1855
10 growths
Number of fifth growths in 1855
18 growths
Graves Cru Classe classification
first in 1953- then 1959. 16 properties for white, red, or both. Haut Brion is included among properties
St Emilion Cru classe system
originally 1954 (one year after Graves), but requires reclassification every 10 years. New system established in 2010 in wake of 2006 reclassification lawsuits. Now two categories: S.E Grand Cru Classe, and Premier Grand Cru Classe (higher designation with A and B sub-categorization)
St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe A houses
4- Angelus, Ausone, Cheval Blanc, Pavie
St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe B houses
14
St Emilion Grand Cru Classe houses
64
Cru Bourgeois classification
1932- broker-listed 444 houses (for houses not listed in 1855 classification)
2003- ranking of 247 houses
now two levels: Cru Bourgeois, Cru Bourgeois Superior with classification in place for 5 years. New system takes effect in 2018
Cru Artisan designation
a 19th century designation recognized by EU in 1994 for Medoc estates. 44 producers in 2006 with reevaluation every 10 years.
