General Bordeaux Flashcards
What style of wine is Graves Superieures?
Botrytized sweet wine. Sem, SB, SG, & Muscadelle. Min 34g/L RS. Min 12% acquired alcohol.
What style of wine can Graves de Vayres produce?
Dry red and Dry white.
Which 2 Chateaux from the 1855 Class of the Medoc do not have Second Labels?
d’Armailhac (5th, Pauillac)
St. Pierre (4th, St. Julien)
Where would you find the buttonhole? What type of soil? Name a producer located here.
Pomerol. Blue clay/sand. Ch. petrus.
Name 3 Graves chateaux are classified for both white and red.
Ch. Bouscaut, Ch Carbonnieux, Dom de Chevalier, Ch Latour-Martillac, Ch Malartic-Lagraviere, Ch Olivier
Name a classified producer in Preignac.
Premier: Ch. Suduiraut
Deuxieme: Ch de Malle
What is the Bordeaux Mixture?
A blend of copper, sulphur, & lime used to fight fungus in the vineyard.
What are the communes of Margaux?
(N>S) Soussans, Margaux, Cantenac, Labarde, Arsac
What is the role of Eleanor de Aquitaine in the Bordeaux wine industry?
She married Henry, the Duke of Normandy, who ascended to the English throne as King in 1154, bringing Bordeaux under British rule until 1453 after the Battle of Castillon ended the Hundred Years War.
Name 4 sweet white wine appellations within Entre-Deux-Mers.
Loupiac, Cadillac, St. Coix du Mont, Bordeaux Superieure, Côtes de Bordeaux- St Macaire, Côtes de Bordeaux - St. Foy
What are boulbenes?
Soil mixture of sand, gravel, & clay found in the Graves.
Which 4 chateaux in St. Emilion were promoted to Premier Grands Crus Classes B in 2012?
Canon-la-Gaffeliere, Lacris-Ducasse, La Mondotte, Valandraud
What is the name of the white wine produced by Mouton Rothschild? Margaux? Haut Brion?
Mouton-Roth: Aile d’Argent
Margaux: Pavillon Banc
Haut Brion: Haut Brion Blanc
What are the main varieties in Côtes de Blaye?
60-90% Ugni Blanc & Colombard (Closer to Cognac!)
What is the role of courtiers?
Courtiers are wine brokers that provide financial backing for the chateaux and are still powerful. They are in charge of ‘en primeur’ sales.
What does Raymond-Lafond produce and why is it special?
Raymond-Lafond is a Sauternes producer overlooked in the 1855 classification. It sits next door to Yquem, produces very small amounts, and sells for 1/3 the price of Yquem, yet high quality wines.
Name the 5 classed growths of the Haut-Médoc.
3rd: La Lagune
4th: La Tour Canet
5th: Belgrave, de Camensac, Cantemerle
Name a classified producer in Barsac.
Premier Crus: Ch Climens, Ch Coutet.
Deuxiemes Crus: Ch. de Myrat, Ch Doisy-Daene, Ch. Doisy-Dubroca, Ch. Doisy-Vedrines, Ch. Broustet, Ch Nairac, Ch Caillou, Ch Suau,
What are croupes and where would you find them?
Croupes are mounds of graved in the Médoc. Pauillac has the 3 deepest.
What is the synonym for Cab Franc on the right bank?
Bouchet
Put the following in order from most expensive to least generally speaking: Petrus, Mission Haut Brion, Margaux, Latour,
Petrus
Latour
Margaux
Mission Haut Brion
What is the approximate elevation for Pauillac?
30 meters above sea level. (basically sea level)
What is the approximate assemblage for Vieux Château Certan?
approx. 60% Merlot, 30% Cab Franc, & 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
What is ‘Crème de Tête’ and who makes it?
Château Gilette produces a Sauternes that is aged for decades in concrete vats before released.
What are the boulbenes and where would you find them?
mix of sand, gravel, & light clay located in the Graves
What is the size of a Bordeaux barrique?
225L
What year in the 1950s is known for its SEVERE frost?
1956 - Pétrus only made 1 barrel
What are the communes of Sauternes?
Sauternes, Barsac, Preignac, Bommes, Fargues
What are the Satellites of St. Emilion?
Puissequin, Lussac, Montagne, St. George
What are the communes of Sauternes?
Sauternes, Barsac, Preignac, Bommes, Fargues
Name 3 vintages that Ch d’Yquem was not produced.
2012, 1992, 1974, 1940, 1930, 1915, 1910
Which year since 2000 did Bordeaux experience a severe frost? Name 2 Chateaux that did not produce a first wine in that vintage due to the frost.
- Ch Courbin (st emilion) & Ch Fieuzal (graves)
What is the northernmost classified growth?
Calon-Segur (3rd, St. Estephe)
What are the 5 communes of Margaux?
Cantenac, Labarde, Arsac, Margaux, Soussans
Describe the Cotes and the Graves.
Cotes: limestone plateau near the town of St. Emilion. Most of the top chateaux are here.
Graves: “gunzian gravels” on the NW alluvial terrace. Cheval Blanc and Figeac are located here.
The sandy, alluvial plain is the 3rd subzone, but no grands crus are located here.
Which 2 châteaux in St. Julien share the same cellars?
Langoa-Barton & Léoville-Barton (both were owned by Anthony Barton)
Which 2 Bordeaux AOPs can label with Haut Benauge?
Bordeaux & Entre-Deux-Mers
What soil type is found in Entre-Deux-Mers?
gravelly loam
Name 3 requirements for Cremant de Bordeaux.
9% MPA (11% acquired), 9mo sur lie/ 12mo til release, manual harvested, blanc or rose permitted, Traditional method required.
Name the 3 chateaux classified for white only in the Graves.
Ch. Couhins, Ch Couhins-Lurton, Ch. Laville Haut Brion (now owned by Mission Haut Brion)
What is the name of the forest West of the Medoc?
Landes forest. Pine trees.
In what year did LaTour Haut Brion stop producing wine?
2005
What style of wine is Cadillac AOP?
Sweet white wine (Trick: Cotes de Bordeaux Cadillac is dry red!)
Which First Growth producer opted out of En Primeur sales in 2012?
Ch. Latour
Which Château took over the production of Laville Haut Brion & Latour Haut Brion?
La Mission Haut Brion took over production.
What is the cool river that starts in the Londes forest that separate Barsac & Sauternes, creating the mists responsible for botrytis when it hits the Garonne?
Ciron River
Name a classified producer in Bommes.
Premier Crus: Ch La Tour Blanche, Ch Lafaurie-Peyraguey, Ch Clos Haut Peyraguey, Ch Rayne-Vigneau, Ch Rabaud-Promis, Ch Sigalas-Rabaud
NO DEUXIEMES CRUS IN BOMMES.
In what year did Laville Haut Brion stop producing wine?
2008
