Medoc Flashcards
Elevage for Pauillac
Wines may not be released before June 15 of the year following harvest
northernmost city of Bordeaux
Saint Vivien de Medoc
widest part of Bordeaux In kilometers
75 km
what percentage of Bordeaux is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon
25%
First certified biodynamic producer on left bank
Pontet-Canet
Two Village communes in Haut Medoc that don’t touch the estuary
Listrac-Medoc
Moulis-en-Medoc
This producer encouraged estate bottling in Bordeaux in the 1920s
Mouton Rotschild
Margaux AOP established this year
1954
Min potential alc for Pauillac AOP
11%
Best cru Bourgeois wine of Moulis en Medoc AOP from these producers
Chasse-Spleen
Chateau Poujeaux
Communes of Margaux (4)
Margaux-Cantenac
Soussans
Arsac
Labarde
MC SAL
Moulis and LIstrac Medoc are located between these two major communes set back from the shoreline
St. Julien and Margaux
Are there classified growths of Moulis-Medoc and Listrac-Medoc?
NO
AOPs of Medoc North to South
Medoc
Saint Estephe*
Pauillac*
Saint Julien *
LIstrac-Medoc*
Moulis/Moulis en medoc*
Margaux*
(This is ALL called Haut Medoc)*
Last of the great gravel “Croupes” run their course here
(gravely mounds draining)
Saint Estephe
This Jaille de Breuil marks the Southern boundary of Saint Estephe dividing Cos d’Estournel from Pauillac’s Chateau Lafite Rothschild in this Commune
Saint Estephe (Pauillac border)
Deepest croupes of gravel in Medoc are here
Pauillac
What year was Mouton banned in US
1993, Balthus
Most expensive wine in Bordeaux
Liber Pater
Old vine, pre phyloxerra left bank amphorae aged
What protects Bordeaux from West and Northwest winds
Coastal Pine forest
“Landes”
The marshy, forested region (Medoc) North of St. Estephe is also referred to as
the Bas-Médoc
Premier appellations of the Medoc require this vine density
7000 vines per hectare
1x1 meter spacing, similar to the vineyards of the Côte d’Or
Where is Sociando Mallet (Haut Medoc) located?
North of St. Julien, on a small strip of land. Most other producers labeled “Haut Medoc” are West of the major producing communes
This AOP, with 11 classified growths, has the highest proportion of classified growths in Medoc
Saint Julien
How many classified growths in Margaux
21 classified châteaux of Margaux (the most in Medoc)
How many acres in Medoc Left bank are planted to white grapes?
Approximately 123 acres
How many producers in Medoc’s appellations have the right to the term Cru Artisan
44
St. Estephe tends to see more % of this varietal in red wines in general
Merlot, more clay in the soil mixed with Gravel
Merlot may account for this % of the blend in Medoc/Haut medoc AOC wines
50%
Biodynamic producer of Pauillac
Pontet-Canet
Don’t green harvest
Winemaker Jean-Michel Comme
What is saignage
bleeding liquid to concentrate sugar
in Bordeaux was common practice
For a Grand Vin, how long is elevage
18-24 mos
Medoc AOP wines have improved in recent decades with more of this grape in the blend, that loves clay and wetter conditions of the Medoc’s Northern reaches
Merlot
Wines labeled Haut Medoc AOP are typically produced here
West of St Estephe, Pauillac and Saint Julien, or South of Margaux
The Northern Boundary of Pauillac is this Chateau:
The Southern Boundary is this:
Northern: Chateau Lafite-Rothschild
Southern: Chateau Latour
Saint Julien AOP includes this commune
Saint Julien-Beychevelle
Saint Julien AOP has parcels in these neighboring communes
Cussac-Fort-Medoc
Pauillac
Saint-Laurent
(1955 classification, could retain their parcels when neighbors could not)
How many classified growths in St Julien?
11
What separates the southern edge of Saint-Julien from Margaux
10Km of land classified only as Haut-Medoc
Which is lower in elevation: Margaux or Saint-Julien
Margaux, shallower gravel beds than in Pauillac, ripens earlier
Margaux and Cantenac have more of this kind of soil than the rest of the communes
clay and limestone
When was Moulis AOC granted
1938
Moulis shares the Western edge of the Grand Poujeaux croupe with this AOC
Saint Julien
Last commune in Medoc to acheive AOC status in 1957
Northernly Listrac
