Right Bank Appellations of Bordeaux

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Chateau Valandraud in Saint-Emilion

Question 2

What are the prerequisites for being a Garagiste producer?

Answer 2

Small production
Low yields
Severe selections
New oak

Question 3

List 5 Garagiste Producers.

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What are the appellations of the Right Bank?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What is the climate of the Right Bank?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Soils of the Right Bank

Answer 6

Cool clay and calcareous clay

Question 7

Grapes of the Right Bank

Answer 7

70% Merlot
30% Cabernet Franc

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Pomerol

Question 9

Grapes of Pomerol

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What is Pressac?

Answer 10

Malbec

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Lowest level by Dordogne-sand
2nd Terrace-gravel, crasse de fer (iron-rich sand)
3rd Terrace: higher elevation in Eastern Pomerol-butonniere (deep blue clay)

Question 12

2nd Terrace Soil Structure

Answer 12

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

Question 13

1st Terrace Soil Structure

Answer 13

Light and sandy closer to Dordogne

Question 14

3rd Terrace Soil Structure

Answer 14

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

Question 15

What type of soil is Petrus planted to?

Answer 15

Buttoniere (Blue Clay)

Question 16

What is the cepage of Petrus in most years?

Answer 16

100% Merlot

Question 17

How many hectares is Petrus?

Answer 17

11.5ha

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Chateau de Sales (Pomerol’s largest producer)

Question 19

List some important producers in the Northern Plateau of Pomerol.

Answer 19

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

Question 20

List some properties in Pomerol of “lesser” terroir.

Answer 20

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

Question 21

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

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Grapes of St-Emilion:

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Climate of St-Emilion.

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Major Geographic features of St-Emilion.

Answer 24

Dordogne
Barbane
Isle

Question 25

Soil structure of St-Emilion

Answer 25

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

Question 26

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

Answer 26

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

Question 27

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

Answer 27

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

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Cabernet Franc

Question 29

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

Answer 29

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

Question 30

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

Answer 30

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

Question 31

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

Answer 31

1984

Question 32

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

Answer 32

1955

Question 33

When was the St-Emilion Classification enacted?

Answer 33

1958

Question 34

What are the St-Emilion satellite appellations?

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Soil structure of satellites of St-Emilion.

Answer 35

Clay, gravel, limestone

Question 36

What satellite of St-Emilion produces the most volume?

Answer 36

Montagne-St-Emilion

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Lavie Rau

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Wines of Fronsac

Question 39

What is larger? Fronsac or Canon Fronsac?

Answer 39

Fronsac

Question 40

What separates Fronsac from Lalande-de- Pomerol?

Answer 40

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

Question 41

What divides Fronsac from the Entre-Deux-Mers?

Answer 41

The Dordogne

Question 42

Where are the best hillside sites in Fronsac?

Answer 42

In the communes of Saillans and La Rivère.

Question 43

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

Answer 43

80-100% Merlot

Question 44

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

Answer 44

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.

Question 45

What is Fronsadais molasse?

Answer 45

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

Question 46

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

Answer 46

Limestone

Question 47

Top estates of Canon-Fronsac?

Answer 47

Château Grand-Renouil Château Gaby

Question 48

Top estates in Fronsac?

Answer 48

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

Question 49

What is the largest property of Fronsac?

Answer 49

Château de La Rivière

Question 50

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

Answer 50

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

Question 51

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

Answer 51

Satellites are hillier and cooler

Question 52

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

Answer 52

The Barbanne River

Question 53

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

Answer 53

Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion

Question 54

What is the northernmost satellite of Saint-Èmilion?

Answer 54

Lussac

Question 55

What is the highest elevation satellite?

Answer 55

Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion

Question 56

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

Answer 56

Cooperative Producteurs Réunis

Question 57

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

Answer 57

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

Question 58

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

Answer 58

Lalande-de-Pomerol

Question 59

What are the communes of Lalande-de-Pomerol?

Answer 59

Lalande-de-Pomerol Néac

Question 60

Soils of Lalande-de-Pomerol?

Answer 60

Clay and gravel Crasse de fer

Question 61

What is crasse de fer?

Answer 61

Iron rich sand deposits

Question 62

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

Answer 62

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

Question 63

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

Answer 63

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

Question 64

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

Answer 64

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

Question 65

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

Answer 65

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

Question 66

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

Answer 66

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