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Pomerol/Saint Emilion/Bourg and Blaye Flashcards

1
Q

When was St Emilion Granted Grand Cru status

A

1955

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2
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Last revision of St Emilion Grand Cru

A

2022

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3
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Capital city of Dordogne departement

A

Bergerac

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4
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This river separates St emilion from Its Satellites North of Town

A

Barbanne river

Also a linguistic boundary, dividing langue d’oc in the south from langue d’oil in the North

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5
Q

Gros Vidure is this grape

A

Carmenere

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6
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What is the Boutinere

A

The blue clay buttonhole where Petrus is situated

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7
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Lalande de Pomerol and ____ are the only two communes permitted to produce wine under Lalande de Pomerol AOP

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Néac

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8
Q

This St Emilion producer has a considerable amount of Cabernet Sauvignon planted, in the “graves zone” on Saint Emilion’s perimiter

A

Figeac

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9
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AOPs of right bank Bordeaux

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Saint Emilion
Saint Emilion Grand Cru
Lussac-St. Emilion
Montagne-St. Emilion
Puisseguin -St. Emilion
Saint-Georges-St Emilion
Pomerol
Lalande de Pomerol
Canon Fronsac
Fronsac

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10
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This river separates Fronsac from Lalande de Pomerol

A

Isle

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11
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Communes of production for Pomerol

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Libourne
Pomerol

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12
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Commune of Production for Saint-georges-Saint Emilion AOP

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Montagne (merged with Montagne in 1973)

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13
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Crasse de Fer is found here

A

Pomerol
Iron rich sand deposits that is interweaved with clay

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14
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First vintage of Le Pin

A

1979

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15
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Jean Luc Thunevin is the producer of this estate in St. Emilion

A

Chateau Valandraud
(Classe B)
“L’Interdit V……..D”
released wine in an illegal year
Blue plastic wrap on vines

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16
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Name for Cabernet Franc in Pomerol

A

Bouschet

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17
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Planting density right bank Bordeaux:

A

Saint-Émilion and Pomerol mandate 5,500 vines per hectare, and rows are separated by 1.3-1.5 meters

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18
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What is the Jurade of St. Emilion

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A fraternity of Jurats, or eldermen, started in 1199 and banned after French Revolution of 1789, reinstated in 1948 as a wine brotherhood dedicated to advancement and promotion of St. Emilion, specifically
Saint Emilion, Lussac Saint Emilion, Puisseguin Saint Emilion

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19
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Soil types of St Emilion

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Cotes: steep limestone slopes, historic growing areas near the commune of Saint émilion itself

Graves: Gravelly limestone plateau resembling soils of Medoc, more Cabernet Franc, on perimeter

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20
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Classification of St Emilion was penned in 1954, but published in this year

A

1955

Revisions in 1969, 1985, 1996, 2006, 2012, 2022

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21
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St Emilion Premiers Grand Cru Classé A

A

Château Pavie
Château Figeac (Promoted in 2022)

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22
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How big is Pomerol?

A

5 square miles

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23
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Best producers of Pomerol (no classifications)

A

Le Pin
Petrus
Vieux-Chateau-Certan
Chateau Lafleur
Chateau Trotanoy

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24
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Satllelites of St Emilion (4)

A

Lussac
St-Georges
Montagne
Puisseguin

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25
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Producers of Pomerol (Not classified)

A

Petrus
L’Eglise-Clinet
La Fleur
L’Evangile
Vieux-Chateau-Certan
Chateau Le Pin
Chateau Trotanoy

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26
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Two Villages of Pomerol

A

Liborne
Pomerol

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27
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Neighboring AOPs of Pomerol

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Lalande de Pomerol
Fronsac
Canon-Fronsac

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28
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third most planted grape in bordeaux

A

Cabernet Franc 11%

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29
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Right bank river

A

Dordogne

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30
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Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot and cab Franc make up this percentage of entire red grapes in Bordeaux

A

99%

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31
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Merlot and Carmenere share this parent

A

Cabernet Franc

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32
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common genetic parent of Merlot and Malbec

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Magdeleine Noire des Charentes

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33
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Most planted red grape in Bordeaux

A

Merlot 63% (70,711 ha)

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34
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Why does Merlot benefit from clay soil

A

cool soil:

restrains ripening
Requires major pruning

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35
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This right bank Natural wine producer is petitioning for AOP from INAO

A

chateau le Puy

36
Q

Malbec originated on this bank in 1730s and had the same name

A

Right bank, Pressac Noir was the name

37
Q

Would one find Petit Verdot on the right bank?

A

Barely, almost non existent

38
Q

petrus encepagement

A

100% Merlot

39
Q

Is there white wine on the right bank?

A

NO it is all red

40
Q

General encepagement of Right bank wines

A

70% merlot 30% Cabernet Franc

41
Q

These two events in Bordeaux led to mass plantings of Merlot

A

Phylloxera
Frost of 1956

42
Q

This Christian Moueix property in St. Emilion was consolidated with Moueix’s Belair-Monange as a consolidated 23.5 ha premier grand cru classé

A

Chateau Magdelaine

43
Q

What year was St. Emilion designated a UNESCO heritage site?

44
Q

This right bank AOP rose to prominence before Saint Emilion

45
Q

Cheval Blanc has this kind of soil, in this zone of Saint Emilion, and has a high percentage of this grape

A

More gravelly soil
Graves Zone (outskirts, near the gravelly terraces of Pomerol “tertres”)

Cabernet Franc

46
Q

Regions of Saint Emilion closest to the river Dordogne only call themselves this

A

Bordeaux AOP

47
Q

When was Saint Emilion AOP established

A

Saint Emilion AOP: 1936

48
Q

What is the Ban de Vendanges?

A

The harvest or vintage celebration the Jurade puts on to celebrate the end of the growing season and the beginning of harvest

49
Q

In 1954, four AOPs existed in Saint Emilion, these two were eliminated in 1984

A

Saint Emilion AOP
Saint Emilion Grand Cru AOP

Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé AOP
Saint émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé AOP
(eliminated as appellations, but not classifications in 1984)

50
Q

These formerly ranked Chateaux withdrew from classification in the 2022 classification of Saint Emilion

A

Cheval Blanc
Angelus
Ausone (all previously classe A)

Chateau la Gaffeliere (previously classe B)

51
Q

Wines of Saint Emilion must be
sold here, through these people

A

Place de Bordeaux, through negociants

52
Q

What is the smallest village appellation in Bordeaux

A

Pomerol

(double the vineyard acreage of Gevrey-Chambertin)

53
Q

Pomerol is on a rising plateau composed of three separate terraces composed of this:

A

Sand (low)
gravel (mid)
clay (top)

54
Q

The lowest level of Pomerol is near the town of Libourne and Dordogne and has this kind of soil

A

Light, sandy, lesser vineyards

55
Q

Mid slope Pomerol is this kind of soil

A

glacial deposits of gravel, fragmented, warms the plateau

56
Q

Third terrace of Pomerol is this soil

A

pure, water retaining clay with some gravel

57
Q

The buttioniere, deep blue clay at Pomerol’s highest and eastern most point, extends into these vineyards

A

Saint Emilion Vineyards of Chateau Cheval Blanc, Southeast of the Estate

58
Q

This grape was the most planted grape in Pomerol prior to distastrous winter of 1956

A

Cabernet Franc

59
Q

What is Pomerol’s largest producer

A

Chateau de Sales
(much of Pomerol’s Cabernet Sauvignon is here)

60
Q

These Pomerol wineries are at the Third level of plateau

A

Petrus
Vieux Chateau Certan
Lafleur
L’Evangile
Trotanoy
Clinet
La Conseillante
Petit Village
Le Pin

61
Q

Chateau le Bon Pasteur, formerly of Michel Rolland, lies due East of this estate in Pomerol, in this hamlet

A

Petrus, in the hamlet of Maillet

62
Q

What is the largest commune of the seven communes of Fronsac and Canon Fronsac AOPs?

A

Fronsac: named for the gravel terrace of Fronsac from Charlemagnes fortress

63
Q

What are the best hillside sites of Fronsac AOC

A

Saillans (typically best site)

La Riviere

64
Q

Which harvest is first? Fronsac and Canon Fronsac or Saint Emilion/Pomerol

A

Saint Emilion and Pomerol

65
Q

Typical encepagement for Fronsac and Canon Fronsac

A

80-100% Merlot

66
Q

Which is more highly regarded, Fronsac or Canon Fronsac

A

Canon Fronsac

67
Q

What is the soil of Fronsac and Canon Fronsac

A

Fronsadais molasse
a mixture of soft limestone and clay

68
Q

Top producers of Canon Fronsac

A

Chateau Grand Renouil and Chateau Gaby

69
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Top producers in Fronsac AOP

A

Chateau Dalem
Chateau de la Dauphine
Chateau Fontenil (michel rolland)
Chateau de la Riviere (largest property in the region)

70
Q

What were the six original AOC Satellites of Saint Emilion, before 1973

A

Montagne
Saint Georges
Puisseguin
Lussac

Parsac
Sables

71
Q

Today, vineyards that were once considered part of the Parsac Satellite are absorbed into this

A

Montagne-Saint-Emilion
(parsac erased fron INAO in 1994)

72
Q

How is the terroir of the satellites of Saint Emilion different from Saint Emilion

A

Hillier and Cooler

73
Q

This satellite produces the most wine of any Satellite in Saint Emilion and rises 100 m above the North Bank of the barbanne.

A

Montagne-Saint Emilion

74
Q

Smallest Satellite Appellation of Saint Emilion

A

Saint Georges

75
Q

Northernmost Satellite of Saint Emilion

A

Lussac (ties with Montagne in production volume)

76
Q

Highest elevation of Saint Emilion satellites

A

Puisseguin
(borders Castillon, one of the last places to harvest each year on right bank)

77
Q

Largest Producer in the Saint Emilion Satellites

A

Producteurs Réunis
(responsible for 20% and 40% of Puisseguin and Lussac production)

78
Q

Where is Chateau La Rose Perriere

A

Lussac-Saint-Emilion AOP
one of most serious properties, owned by Sylvain tonnelerie

79
Q

What is the satellite of Pomerol

A

Lalande de-Pomerol
Communes of Lalande de Pomerol and Néac

80
Q

What year was Bourg AOP established? What year was it expanded to include white wines

81
Q

Star producer of Bourg
est. 1987

A

Chateau Roc de Cambes
owned by Saint Emilion Vigneron Francois Mitjaville

82
Q

Blaye AOP:

A

Min. 50% combined Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot

48hl/ha

83
Q

Cotes de Blaye AOP:

A

Blanc Sec only: 60-90% combined Colombard and Ugni Blanc

84
Q

Soil of Blaye

A

LImestone and clay

85
Q

Bourg (Cotes de Bourg, Bourgeais) AOP:

A

Sec only

Blanc: Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris
Rouge: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc

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