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Right Bank Appellations of Bordeaux Flashcards

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Who started the Garagiste movement on the Right Bank of Bordeaux?

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Chateau Valandraud in Saint-Emilion

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What are the prerequisites for being a Garagiste producer?

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Small production
Low yields
Severe selections
New oak

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List 5 Garagiste Producers.

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Chateau Valandraud
Chateau Le Dome
Chateau La Forge
Chateau L’Hermitage

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What are the appellations of the Right Bank?

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

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What is the climate of the Right Bank?

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Drier than the left bank.
Greater temperature swing from summer to winter.
Spring and fall frosts are a concern.

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Soils of the Right Bank

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Cool clay and calcareous clay

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Grapes of the Right Bank

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70% Merlot
30% Cabernet Franc

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What is considered the smallest “village” appellation of Bordeaux?

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Pomerol

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Grapes of Pomerol

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Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Pressac (Malbec), and Petit Verdot

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What is Pressac?

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Malbec

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What are the three separate terraces of Pomerol and their soil types?

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Lowest level by Dordogne
2nd Terrace
3rd Terrace: higher elevation in Eastern Pomerol

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2nd Terrace Soil Structure

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Glacial deposits of gravel, more fragmented, less rounded than Medoc and shallower; warms soils and allows grapes to ripen a few days earlier than Saint-Emilion
Surface of gravels - crasse de fer: iron rich sand deposits

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1st Terrace Soil Structure

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Light and sandy closer to Dordogne

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3rd Terrace Soil Structure

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Higher Elevation
Buttoniere (Buttonhole): Deep blue clay at Pomerol’s eastern and highest point; only 20ha

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What type of soil is Petrus planted to?

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Buttoniere (Blue Clay)

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16
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What is the cepage of Petrus in most years?

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100% Merlot

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17
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How many hectares is Petrus?

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11.5ha

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Where is most of the Cabernet Sauvignon that is planted in Pomerol located?

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Chateau de Sales (Pomerol’s largest producer)

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List some important producers in the Northern Plateau of Pomerol.

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Vieux Chateau Certan
l’Evangile
Trotanoy
Clinet
Le Pin
Petrus
Lafleur
La Conseillante

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List some properties in Pomerol of “lesser” terroir.

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Chateau de Sales
Chateau l’Enclos
Chateau Clos Rene
Chateau Bellegrave

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21
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What is the difference between Michel Roland’s style and Christian Mouieux (Petrus) style?

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Rolland: riper fruit, malo in barrel, more new oak
Mouieux: picks earlier, less new oak

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Grapes of St-Emilion:

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Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, Carmenère and a max. 10% Petit Verdot

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Climate of St-Emilion.

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Oceanic micro-climate
Evenly distributed rainfall
Hot and dry summers
Rivers moderate heat and protect against frost

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24
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Major Geographic features of St-Emilion.

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Dordogne
Barbane
Isle

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Soil structure of St-Emilion

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Tertiary era: Silty clay, calcareous
Quarternary era: gravel and sand

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Soil structure in the commune of St-Emilion on the slopes or cotes.

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Limestone plateau with clay - top Chateaus are here
Chateau Angelus
Chateau Pavie
Chateau Ausone

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27
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How does the soil structure shift in St-Emilion when you get closer to Pomerol?

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The top soil shifts from clay to warmer gravel - more Cabernet Franc is here. “Graves” zone.
Chateaus Figeac and Cheval Blanc are located here.

28
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Does Chateau Cheval Blanc have more Cabernet Franc or Merlot in its Grand Vin?

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Cabernet Franc

29
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What are the 2 red wine only appellations of Saint-Emilion?

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St-Emilion AOP
St-Emilion Grand Cru AOP
(same boundaries)

30
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What are the requirements for a Chateau to be St-Emilion Grand Cru AOP?

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St Emilion est 1934
St Emilion Grand Cru 1954
Must be estate bottled - most important
Lower maximum yields
Longer elevage

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When were St-Emilion Grand Cru Classe and Premier Cru Classe eliminated as appellations?

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1984

32
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When was the first list of St-Emilion Classifications completed?

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1955

33
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When was the St-Emilion Classification enacted?

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1958

34
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What are the St-Emilion satellite appellations?

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South to North clockwise to the East
St-Georges-St-Emilion AOP
Montagne-St-Emilion
Lussac-St-Emilion
Puisseguin-St-Emilion

35
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Soil structure of satellites of St-Emilion.

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Clay, gravel, limestone

36
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What satellite of St-Emilion produces the most volume?

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Montagne-St-Emilion

37
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What river separates Montagne-St-Emilion from Lussac-St-Emilion?

A

Lavie Rau

38
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What wines were the most prized of all the right bank in the 18th and early 19th centuries?

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Wines of Fronsac

39
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What is larger? Fronsac or Canon Fronsac?

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Fronsac

40
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What separates Fronsac from Lalande-de- Pomerol?

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The Isle River
-a tributary flowing south into the Dordogne,

41
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What divides Fronsac from the Entre-Deux-Mers?

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The Dordogne

42
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Where are the best hillside sites in Fronsac?

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In the communes of Saillans and La Rivère.

43
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What is the typical encépagement of Fronsac and CAnon Fronsac’s top estates?

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80-100% Merlot

44
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Styles, Encépagement and assemblage of Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac.

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Rouge
Encépagement
Principal Varieties: Min. 80% combined Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot
Accessory Varieties: Cot (Malbec), max. 10% Petit Verdot, max. 10% Carmenère
Assemblage (Fronsac): Principal varieties must account for at least 50% of the blend.
Assemblage (Canon-Fronsac): The principal varieties must compose the majority of the blend.

45
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What is Fronsadais molasse?

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A mixture of soft limestone and clay found in Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac.

46
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Vineyards high on the slopes and plateaus of Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac have a greater proportion of what?

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Limestone

47
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Top estates of Canon-Fronsac?

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Château Grand-Renouil
Château Gaby

48
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Top estates in Fronsac?

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Cháteau Dalem
Château de La DAuphine
Château Fontenil (Michel Rolland-owned)

49
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What is the largest property of Fronsac?

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Château de La Rivière

50
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What two original satellite AOCs of St Emilion no longer exist?

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Sables - absorbed by Libourne and its vineyards shifted to the Saint-Émilion AOC
Parsac - disappeared as an administrative commune in 1973

51
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What is different in climate between Saint-Émilion and its satellites?

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Satellites are hillier and cooler

52
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What is the river that separates Saint-Émilion from its satellites?

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The Barbanne River

53
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Which satellite can label its wines as Montagne-Saint-Émilion?

A

Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion

54
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What is the northernmost satellite of Saint-Èmilion?

A

Lussac

55
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What is the highest elevation satellite?

A

Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion

56
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What is the largest producer in Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion?

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Cooperative Producteurs Réunis

57
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What are the most serious producers of Lussac-Saint-Émilion?

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Château La Rose Perrière - owned by the Bordeaux-based tonnellierie Sylvain

58
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What is accross the Barbanne river west of Montagne-Saint-Émilion?

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Lalande-de-Pomerol

59
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What are the communes of Lalande-de-Pomerol?

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Lalande-de-Pomerol
Néac

60
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Soils of Lalande-de-Pomerol?

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Clay and gravel
Crasse de fer

61
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What is crasse de fer?

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Iron rich sand deposits

62
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What are the Minimum Planting Density and Max yields of Saint-Émilion vs Saint-Émilion Grand Cru?

A

Saint-Émilion
Minimum Planting Density: 5,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 53 hl/ha

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru:
Minimum Planting Density: 5,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 46 hl/ha

63
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What are the Minimum Planting Density and Max yields of Saint-Émilion vs the satellites?

A

Same
Saint-Émilion and satellites:
Minimum Planting Density: 5,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 53 hl/ha

64
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What are the Minimum Planting Density and Max yields of Pomerol vs Saint-Émilion?

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Saint-Émilion
Minimum Planting Density: 5,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 53 hl/ha

Pomerol
Minimum Planting Density: 5,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 49 hl/ha

65
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What are the Minimum Planting Density and Max yields of Pomerol vs Lalande-de-Pomerol?

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Pomerol
Minimum Planting Density: 5,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 49 hl/ha

Lalande-de-Pomerol
Minimum Planting Density: 5,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 53 hl/ha

66
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What are the Minimum Planting Density and Max yields of Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac?

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Minimum Planting Density: 5,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 53 hl/ha

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