France Bordeaux & Burgundy Flashcards
What two regions of France have a temperate maritime climate
Loire Valley and Bordeaux
What main region of France has a warm Mediterranean climate
Rhone valley
What three regions of France have a cool continental climate
Champagne, burgundy, and Alsace
What are the top white grapes of Bordeaux
Sauvignon Blanc and semillon
What are the top red grapes of Bordeaux
Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon
What are the top regions on the left Bank of Bordeaux
Medoc
Haut-Medoc
Graves
What are the top regions on the right bank of Bordeaux
Pomerol
Saint-Emilion
What is a dessert wine from Bordeaux callEd
Sauternes
What subregion of bordeaux is makes Margaux
Haut-Medoc
What subregion of bordeaux makes Pauillac
Haut-Medoc
What region of Bordeaux makes Saint-Estephe
Haut-Medoc
What region of Bordeaux make Saint-Julien
Haut-Medoc
Describe a wine from Margeaux
Very elegant and smooth with soft hands and intense aroma
What are the three premier-cru estate in Pauillac
Château LaTour, château Lafite-Rothschild and Chateau Mouton-Rothschild
Describe a wine from Pouillac
Powerful, full flavored and long-lived
What are the top six regions of France
Bordeaux Burgundy The Rhone Valley Champagne The Loire Valley Alsace
Where is saint-estephe
On the left bank of Bordeaux in Haut-Medoc, produces age worthy wines because of their powerful tannin structure
Where is Saint-julienne
In Haut-Medoc, just south of Pouillac, it is the smallest region of this communes. Cabernet Sauvignon is the main grape giving these wines power and structure
Where is Graves?
In south Bordeaux on the left bank.
What is the only only area on the left bank of Bordeaux that produces white wines
Graves
Where is Pessac-Leognan
It is in Graves, Bordeaux. The best area of Gravres, granted its own AOC. These cabs are softer by nature than ones from Haut-Medoc because they blend more Merlot in Pensacola-leognan.
What is the main base grape for wines made on the right bank of Bordeaux?
Merlot
What is the smallest of the top quality producers of Bordeaux
Pomerol
The describe a wine from Pomerol
Considered to be softer than those of the left Bank with more lush fruit and less Tannin
Which of the communes is the smallest top producing one in Bordeaux
Pomerol
What is the main grape of Pomerol
Merlot
What is the largest of the top producing communes of Bordeaux
Saint-Emillion
What are two of the most important producers in Saint-Emilion
Chateau Ausone and chateau Chevalier Blanc