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What is the difference between assemblage and encépagement?
Encépagement is the mix of vine varieties grown in the vineyard and assemblage is what is actually used in the finished wine. The are not always the same due to:
- different grapes varying in productivity
- flowering and frost can influence yield from year to year
What are barriques?
225-liter capacity barrels used in aging of wine in Bordeaux
What is the marshy region north of St-Estèphe referred to as?
Bas-Médoc
What is the Bas-Médoc?
marshy region north of St-Estèphe
What is boublenes?
soil in Graves: mixture of sand, gravel & light clay
What is bouchet?
Synonym used in Pomerol & much of Bordeaux for Cabernet Franc
What is a chai?
A term used in Bordeaux for a storage house for casks (aging wine)
What is a clairet?
a darker, more aromatic style of rosé that evokes the original claret wines shipped to England in the middle ages
What is coulure?
it is caused by springtime frost and creates a poor fruit set / after flowering berries fall off.
What are courtiers?
brokers of wine (are responsible for en primeur sales)
What is crasse de fer?
the subsoil of Pomerol of iron pan with rich clay
What are croupes?
the unearthed gravel mounds created by the Dutch during the drainage work in the 1600s. The better Chateaux are usually located
What is Cru Artisan?
a designation denoting their place as exceptional stewards of the land, craft of winemaking, without the financing or large-scale operations
What is Cru Bourgeois?
is not a classification but acts as a guarantor of quality & Chateaux must apply for it regularly
What is en primeur?
the yearly offering of Bordeaux wine as futures
by courtiers
What is encépagement?
mix of vine varieties, planted on a particular property. These proportions don’t always correspond to the proportions to the given wine. This is due to different grapes varying in productivity and because of flowering and frost can influence yield from year to year.
What are garagistes?
“microchâteau” / the movement began in the 20th century on the right bank. Small Chateaux top quality wine.
What is a grand vin?
the principal wine from a Chateau
What is a jalles?
(stream) drainage channels in the Medoc that criss-cross the low-lying landscape preventing it from reverting to swampland
What is the Lisbournais?
the french word for the Right Bank
What is millerandage?
is caused by springtime frost and creates abnormal fruit set (large & small berries)
What are négociants?
buy fruit or wine in barrel to age in their own cellars before selling the bottled wine.
What are the noblesse de la robe?
French aristocrats that established the great Chateaux in Bordeaux
What is passerillage?
French for leaving the grapes on the vine past normal harvest so they dry up & concentrate their flavors. Different from noble rot. Similar to passito
*** legal in Graves Supérieures
Cérons
NOT in Barsac & Sauternes
What are tries?
picking grapes in separate trips (used for grapes with Botrytis)
A 225-liter capacity barrel is a?
barriques
The marshy region north of St-Estèphe is often referred to as the ___ ______.
Bas-Médoc
The soil in Graves is often referred to as?
and is composed of what?
boublenes
mixture of sand, gravel & light clay
Synonym for Cabernet Franc on the Right Bank
bouchet
Synonym for Malbec in Bordeaux
Pressac on the right Bank
Cot
The storage house for casks (aging wine) in Bordeaux are called what?
chai
What is a a darker, more aromatic style of rosé that evokes the original wines shipped to England in the middle ages?
Clairet
What is caused by springtime frost and creates a poor fruit set / after flowering berries fall off?
Coulure
The brokers of wine (are responsible for en primeur sales) are called what?
courtiers
Wha is the the subsoil of Pomerol made of iron pan with rich clay called?
crasse de fer
What is the term for the unearthed gravel mounds created by the Dutch during the drainage work in the 1600s?
The better Chateaux are usually located on them.
croupes
What is the designation denoting their place as exceptional stewards of the land, craft of winemaking, without the financing or large-scale operations?
Cru Artisan
What was once a classification but now acts as a guarantor of quality in which a Chateaux must apply for it regularly?
Cru Bourgeois
The yearly offering of Bordeaux wine as futures is called what?
en primeur
What is the french term for the mix of vine varieties, planted on a particular property?
encépagement
What is the term for a “microchâteau” / the movement began in the 20th century on the right bank.
garagistes
A principal wine from a Chateau is labeled as?
grand vin
A drainage channels in the Medoc that criss-cross the low-lying landscape preventing it from reverting to swampland is called what in French?
jalles
How do the French often refer to the right bank?
Lisbournais
What is caused by springtime frost and creates abnormal fruit set (large & small berries)?
millerandage
Who (french term) buys fruit or wine in barrel to age in their own cellars before selling the bottled wine?
négociants
The French aristocrats that established the great Chateaux in Bordeaux are known as_______.
noblesse de la robe
What is similar to “passito” but the french term for leaving the grapes on the vine past normal harvest so they dry up & concentrate their flavors? Different from noble rot.
passerillage
The picking of grapes in separate trips (used for grapes with Botrytis) is called what?
tries
