Left Bank Flashcards
What year was the INAO formed?
1935
What grapes used in Bordeaux do not have a genetic link to any of the others used there?
Petit Verdot (Tressot / Duras) Muscadelle (Gouais blanc and ?)
What disease is Merlot most susceptible to in Bordeaux?
Eutypa dieback and esca
Merlot ripens earlier (2 weeks)
Stuggles in warm years as it has 16%
63% of plantings
What are the 3 regional AOP that apply to the entire region?
Bordeaux AOP
Bordeaux Supérieur AOP
Crémant de Bordeaux AOP
What are jalles?
Stone drainage ditches (canals) the Dutch built to drain the Medoc.
What was the first Chateau to have written documentation?
Haut Brion - 1660
cellar notes for King Charles II
What wineries was Alexander de Gasq the sole owner of?
Leoville Barton Leoville las Cases Leoville Poyferre Palmer 1730's
What year did Malbec arrive in Bordeaux?
1730
Cahors vigneron started Château de Pressac
When was the measurement of a barrique adopted as 225ltr?
1860’s
What regulation was established in 1764 for shipping Bordeaux wines?
barrels had to have chateau name and commune on it.
In 2015 what changes were made to the classification of the Liv Ex Classification?
La Mission Haut-Brion UP to 1st
Palmer / Lynch-Bages / Pontet-Canet
dropped to 2nd
When did Iodium 1st appear in Bordeaux?
1852
in Sauternes
Phyloxera 1886
Pernospera 1880’s
What are the top 4 platings for red grapes in Bordeaux?
merlot cab sauv cab franc VILLARD NOIR hybrid of Le Subereux and Chancellor Or Siebel 6905 and 7053
What was the first Chateau to do “Estate” bottling?
Mouton Rothschild 1924
What year did Chateau bottling become law?
1972
What well known California winery used to bottle and sell Bordeaux wines in California?
Ridge
What is the bio dynamic estate of the left bank?
Chateau Ponte Canet
What is the only Sauternes to embrace bio dynamics?
Chateau Climent
What is the Jalle de Breuil?
Dividing line between Cos d’Estournel and Lafite in Pauillac.
What are croupes?
Gravel outcrops found in the Medoc. Important for retaining heat to help grapes ripen.
What are the communes of production for AOP Pauillac?
Cissac-Médoc Pauillac Saint-Estèphe Saint-Julien-Beychevelle Saint-Sauveur
What area the communes of production for Saint Julien AOP
Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
Cussac-Fort-Médoc
Pauillac
Saint-Laurent-Médoc
What communes of production do Saint Julien and Pauillac share?
Pauillac
Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
What AOP has the highest proportion of classified vineyards in the Medoc?
Saint Julien
11 classified
What are the communes of production for the Margaux AOP?
Cantenac Labarde Arsac Margaux Soussans
Which AOP of th Medoc has the highest number of classified growths?
Margaux (21)
Which AOP was the last granted in the Medoc?
Listrac (1957)
What is the assemblage for Cotes du Blaye AOP?
min 50% combined Colombard Ugni Blanc \+ Muscadelle / Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Gris / Sémillon
