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France - Bordeaux Flashcards

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Ten red varietals allowed in Bordeaux - identify original 6 and the 4 added in 2019.

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  • Cabernet Sauvignon - original
  • Cabernet Franc - original
  • Merlot - original
  • Carmeniere - original
  • Malbec - original
  • Petit Verdot - original
  • Marselan - 2019 addition
  • Touriga Nacional - 2019 addition
  • Castets - 2019 addition
  • Arinarnoa - 2019 addition
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Seven white varietals allowed in Bordeaux

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  • Semillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Muscadelle
  • Ugni Blanc
  • Colombard
  • Merlot Blanc
  • Sauvignon Gris
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Number of appellations in Bordeaux

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Sixty

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Bordeaux Climate

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Maritime

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Médoc Communes

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  • Haut-Médoc
  • Saint-Estèphe
  • Pauillac
  • Saint-Julien
  • Listrac-Médoc
  • Moulis/Moulis-en-Médoc
  • Margaux
  • Médoc
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Graves AOPs

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  • Graves
  • Graves Supérieures
  • Pessac-Léognan
  • Cérons
  • Barsac
  • Sauternes
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1855 Classification - 5 facts

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  1. Commissioned by Napoleon III for the Universal Exposition in Paris
  2. Based on historical marketplace prices and demand moreso than quality
  3. Only communes on the Left Bank included in classification
  4. Of the 5 First Growths, 4 are in Medoc, one is in Graves
  5. 61 Chateaux ranked in 5 growths. The rankings stand today but are outside of the AOP.
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Pomerol general info

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  • Very small, only 5 square miles
  • Sand, clay, gravel on iron pan
  • Primarily Merlot and Cabernet Franc blends
  • No classification
  • Wines may not be released until Nov. 15 of the year following harvest.
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Five major Chateaux in Pomerol

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  • Château Pétrus
  • Vieux-Château-Certan
  • Château Lafleur
  • Château Le Pin
  • Château Trotanoy
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Primary varietals in Listrac and Moulis

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Cabernet Sauvignon blended with Merlot and/or Cabernet Franc

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Château Certan de May

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Pomerol

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Château Lafleur

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Pomerol

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Château Latour

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Pauillac

First Growth

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Château la Conseillante

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Pomerol

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Château Margaux

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Margaux

First Growth

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Château Lafite-Rothschild

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Pauillac

First Growth

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Château L’Évangile

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Pomerol

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Pauillac First Growths

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  • Château Lafite Rothschild
  • Château Latour
  • Château Mouton Rothschild
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Château Trotanoy

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Pomerol

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Saint-Émilion minimum ABV

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  • AOP - 11%
  • Grand Cru - 11.5%
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St.-Julien overview

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Produces less wine than the other communes, but the quality is very good: approximately 80% of the AOP is cru classé wine due largely to soil consistency throughout the commune.

There are no First Growths, however St.-Julien has the highest concentration of classified growths.

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Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

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  • St.-Juilen
  • Second Growth
  • Super Second
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Château Gruaud-Larose

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  • St.-Julien
  • Second Growth
24
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Château Léoville-Barton

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St.-Julien

Second Growth

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Château Léoville-Las Cases

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  • St.-Julien
  • Second Growth
  • Super Second
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Château Léoville-Poyferré

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St.-Julien

Second Growth

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Five communes producing sweet wines

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  • Sauternes
  • Barsac
  • Bommes
  • Fargues
  • Preignac
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Château Le Pin

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Pomerol

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Côtes de Bordeaux overview

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Debuted in 2009 to rebrand and unify numerous outlying appellations in Bordeaux under a common banner.

The appellation comprises three disconnected sectors:

  • the Premières Côtes de Bordeaux on the western fringe of the Entre-Deux-Mers
  • the area adjacent to the eastern borders of the Saint-Émilion and Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion AOPs
  • a massive zone north on the eastern bank of the Gironde that conforms exactly to the boundaries of Blaye AOP
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Château Pichon Longueville Baron

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  • Pauillac
  • Second Growth
  • Super Second
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Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

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  • Pauillac
  • Second Growth
  • Super Second
32
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Château Rauzan-Ségla

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Margaux

Second Growth

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Château Rauzan-Gassies

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Margaux

Second Growth

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Château Durfort-Vivens

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Margaux

Second Growth

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Château Lascombes

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Margaux

Second Growth

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Château Brane-Cantenac

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Margaux

Second Growth

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Château Cos d’Estournel

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St.-Estèphe

Second Growth

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Château Montrose

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St.-Estèphe

Second Growth

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Entre-Deux-Mers wines

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Principal Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle, and Sémillon

At least two principal varieties must be present and account for at least 70% of the blend.

Red wine from the region is released under Bordeaux or Bordeaux Superieur.

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Château Haut-Brion

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Graves

First Growth

41
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Château Lafleur de Gay

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Pomerol

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Château Mouton-Rothschild

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Pauillac

First Growth

43
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Cotes de Nuit AOP that allows rose.

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Marsanney

44
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Cites de Nuits AOP that allow red only.

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Gevrey-Chambertin AOP - Rouge

Chambolle-Musigny AOP - Rouge

Vosne-Romanée AOP - Rouge

45
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Which famous wine label carries an illustration of The Keys of St Peter?

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Petrus

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