France (Bordeaux) Flashcards
What region were AOC wines modeled after
Chatenauf de Pape
5 AOPs from Graves
Graves Graves Superieures Cerons Barsac Sauternes
8 AOPs from Medoc
Medoc Haut Medoc Saint Estephe Pauillac Saint Julien Listrac Medoc Moulis/Moulisen Margaux
3 AOPs from Right Bank
Saint Emilion
Pomerol
Fronsac
River and tributaries/Ocean influence of Bordeaux
Gironde Estuary:
Garonne
Dardogne
Atlantic Ocean
What is a “second wine”
Grapes inappropriate for the Grand Vin wine will go towards making the second best wine
Bordeaux mixture for fighting rot
Lime
Copper Sulfate
Water
6 grapes for AOP Bordeaux
Cab Sauv Merlot Cab Franc Petit Verdot Malbec Carmenere
Soil of Haut Medoc
Gravel
6 communes of the Left Bank
Saint Estephe Pauillac Saint Julien Listrac Medoc Moulis en Medoc Margaux
What is the 1855 classification
From Emperor Napoleon 3
Top properties by price and international exposure by land itself instead of ownership
Northernmost commune of Left Bank
St Estephe
Super Second of St Estephe
Chateau d’Estournel
3 First Growths of Pauillac
Lafite Rothschild
Mouton Rothschild
Latour
2 St Julien Super seconds
Leoville Las Cases
Ducru Beaucaillou
1st and 3rd growth from Margaux
Margaux
Chateau Palmer
2 appellations of Left Bank
Pessac Leognan
Graves Superieur
3 sweet wine appellations of Left Bank
Cerons
Barsac
Sauternes
3 grapes made for sweet wine
Semillon
Sauvignon Blanc
Muscadelle
5 sauterne villages
Sauternes Barsac Fargues Preignac Bommes
2 bad vintages for Chateau Y’chem
1992-1974
3 major wine making laws for Sauterne
221g min must weight
45g RS
2 years new oak
Dominent blend Right Bank vs Left Bank
R: Merlot & Cab Franc
L: Cab Sauv & Merlot
Translation of Entre-Deux-Mers and type of wine they make
Land between two seas
dry white wines
