Trivia – France Flashcards
Bordeaux vintages
- hot and dry
- frost
Hot and dry
- 2003
- 2005
- 2016
Frost
- 1956
- 1991
- 2017
Name of forest on left bank of Bordeaux
Landes
Names of rivers in Bordeaux
Garonne and Dordogne both flow into Gironde
Left bank Bordeaux soils
gravel ‘croupes’
+ clay, sand, minerals
- well draining, heat retaining
Right bank Bordeaux soils
more clay
+ limestone in Pomerol
- higher water-holding capacity, cooler
wood ageing for premium Bordeaux
18 to 24 months in barriques
training in Bordeaux
Left bank - doube Guyot
Right bank - single Guyot
1855 classification Bordeaux
60 chateaux
5 tiers
Saint Emilion Classification
Premier Grand Cru Classe A
Premier Grand Cru Classe B
Grand Cru Classe
Grand Cru
Cru Bourgeois du Medoc classification
level below Cru Classe, awarded annually to individual wines
Cru Bourgeois
Cru Bourgeois Superieur
Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel
La Place de Bordeaux
Estate/Cooperative
Broker/Courtier 2%
Negociant 15%
Wholeseller
Retailer
Customer
Anjou and Touraine soils
sand, gravel, clay, limestone
Sancerre soils
Caillottes - shallow soil over limestone - aromatic, less ageworthy Terres Blanches - limestone + marl - structured, need time Silex - flint - accumulates heat, mineral, smoky
River flowing through Loire Valley
Layon
Training system req by AOC in Alsace
Guyot
Sweet styles in Alsace
Vendage Tardive (no botrytis req)
Selection de Grains Nobles (higher RS req)
- Muscat, Riesling (lower RS), Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer
Chablis soils
Petit Chablis
- Portlandian soils - hard limestone and clay
Chablis
- Kimmeridgian soil - limestone/clay with fossilized sea shells
Grand Cru
- crumbly marl with clay
Training in Chablis
Double Guyot
- if one cane dies due to frost
Hills creating Burgundy
Morvan Hills
River flowing through Chablis
Serein
Training in Burgundy
Cordon - Cordon de Royat - lower vigour, a lot of wood
Traditionally Guyot
Modern - Poussard-Guyot - same sap route (less wounds)
Barrels used in Burgundy
Piece 228l
or 500-600l barrels
Cap management techniques in Burgundy
Remontage (pump over)
Pigeage (punch down)
Beaujolais soils
fast draining granite, schist and sand