Right Bank Flashcards
AOPs of the Right Bank
Saint-Émilion AOP
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOP
Lussac-St-Émilion AOP
Montagne-St-Émilion AOP
Puisseguin-St-Émilion AOP
St-Georges-St-Émilion AOP
Pomerol AOP
Lalande-de-Pomerol AOP
Canon Fronsac AOP
Fronsac AOPMinimum Potential Alcohol of St Emilion.
11%
Minimum Potential Alcohol Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOP
11.5%
Styles of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOP
Grand Cru
Grand Cru Classé
Premier Grand Cru Classé
Satellites of St Emilion?
Lussac-St-Émilion AOP
Montagne-St-Émilion AOP
Puisseguin-St-Émilion AOP
St-Georges-St-Émilion AOP
Alcohol % of:
Lussac-St-Émilion AOP
Montagne-St-Émilion AOP
Puisseguin-St-Émilion AOP
St-Georges-St-Émilion AOP
11%
Alcohol % of Pomerol AOP
11%
Principle Soils of Canon Fronsac AOP.
sandstone & limestone (w/ clay) in the north (higher elevation; more quality wines). Closer to the Dordogne, alluvial clay.
St-Émilion Premiers Grands Crus Classés A
Château Angélus**
Château Ausone
Château Cheval-Blanc
Château Pavie
St-Émilion Premiers Grands Crus Classés B
Château Beau-Séjour Bécot
Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse)
Château Bélair-Monange
Château Canon
Château Canon-la-Gaffelière***
Château Figeac
Clos Fourtet
Château La Gaffelière
Château Larcis-Ducasse***
La Mondotte***
Château Pavie-Macquin*
Château Troplong-Mondot*
Château Trottevieille
Château Valandraud***INAO Scoring Criteria for St Emilion
“Grand Cru Classé”: 14/20 total points
50% tasting of 10 vintages of the wine 20% analysis of topography and soil 10% analysis of viticulture and winemaking 20% reputation of the estate
“Premier Grand Cru Classé”: 16/20
All candidates considered for inclusion first met the above requirements for "Grand Cru Classé." 30% tasting of an additional 5 vintages of the wine (with greater maturity) 30% analysis of topography and soil 5% analysis of viticulture and winemaking 35% reputation of the estate
St-Émilion soil
diversity of soils broadly categorized into two types: the côtes and graves. As a simplification, the hillside côtes are steep limestone slopes and graves is a gravelly limestone plateau resembling soils of the Médoc
soil of Pomerol
dominated by sand, clay and gravel, with a subsoil of iron pan and rich clay (crasse de fer). Merlot is particularly successful in Pomerol’s clay-based soils
Producer of Pomerol
Class One
Château Pétrus and Château Lafleur
Class Two Château Trotanoy, Château L'Évangile, Vieux Château Certan, Château L'Église-Clinet, Château Clinet, Château La Fleur-Pétrus, Château Clos l'Église, Château La Conseillante, Château Certan de May, Château Latour à Pomerol, Château Nenin and Château La Fleur-de-Gay.
Class Three
Château Petit-Village, Château Feytit-Clinet, Château Rouget, Château Bon-Pasteur, Château La Croix du Casse, Château Gazin, Château La Grave-à-Pomerol, Château le Gay, Château Hosanna and Château la Croix-de-Gay.
Molasse and Crasse de fer in Pomerol
Within the region of Pomerol lies what is described as a bouttonière (or “buttonhole”) of unique blue-clay (known as molasse) sitting on top of band of sand rich in iron deposits that is known as crasse de fer or machefer. This is a small region of only about 20 hectares (50 acres) that is very atypical of the soils found in rest of Pomerol, but because the vineyard of the noted estate of Château Pétrus is planted on more than half of these hectares, its influence on the wine has been much discussed in the literature. Other vineyards which have at least some planting on this bouttonière include Château La Conseillante, Château L’Évangile, Château Lafleur, Château Gazin, Château Trotanoy, Château Clinet, Château le Gay and Vieux Château Certan.[3]
