Zraly Test Red Wines of Bordeaux Flashcards
What is the English word for red Bordeaux?
“Claret” - refers to dry red wines from Bordeaux
How many wine regions are in Bordeaux and what are they called?
7 (2 right bank and 5 left bank) Right Bank: Pomerol St-Emilion Left Bank: Medoc Graves Pessac-Leognan Sauternes Entre-Deux-Mers
What is the approximate percentages of red and white wine produced in Bordeaux?
85% red and 15% white
What are the 3 most important red wine grapes in Bordeaux? What are the 2 secondary red wine grapes?
Primary: Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot Secondary: Petit Verdot Malbec
What is the primary red grape on the left bank of Bordeaux?
Cabernet Sauvignon
What is the primary red grape on the right bank of Bordeaux?
Merlot
Name the 3 quality levels of Bordeaux wines
Bordeaux
Region (Ex. Paulliac or St Emilion)
Region + Chateau (individual vineyards)
Approximately how many wine-producing chateaux are there in Bordeaux?
7,000
Does Bordeaux cover more or less acreage than Burgundy?
Covers more
What percentage of Bordeaux wine is priced between $8-$25 retail?
80% of production
In what year were the best chateaux of the Medox classified and how many are there?
1855
61
What percentage does the Grand Cru Classe Chateaux represent of the total volume of Bordeaux?
less than 5%
Name 1 of the 5 First Growths (Premiers Crus) of Bordeaux
Lafite-Rothschild Latour Margaux Haut-Brion Mouton-Rothschild
Name 1 of the 14 Second Growths (Deuxiemes Crus) of Bordeaux
Rausan-Segla Rausan Gassies Leoville-Las-Cases Leoville-Poyferre Leoville-Barton Durfort-Vivens Lascombes Gruaud-Larose Brane-Cantenac Pichon-Longueville-Baron Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Ducru-Beaucaillou Cos D-Estournel Montrose
Name 1 of the 14 Third Growths (Troisiemes Crus)
Kirwan
Lagrange
Palmer
Ferriere
Name 1 of the 10 Fourth Growths (Quatriemes Crus)
St Pierre
Talbot
Pouget
LaTour-Carnet
Name 1 of the Fifths Growths (Cinquiemes Crus)
Belgrave
Carmensac
Cantemerle
In what year were the wines of the Graves first classified and what are the 11 red Grands Cru Classes?
1959 Bouscaut Carbonnieux De Chevalier de Fieuzal Haut-Bailly La Mission-Haut-Brion La Tour-Martillac Malartic-Lagraviere Olivier Pape-Clement Smith-Haut-Lafit
In what year were the wines of St-Emilion first classfieid?
1955
What is the primary grape used in production of St Emilion wines?
Merlot
Name 3 great recent vintages of left bank Bordeaux wines?
2010 2009 2005 2003 2000
Name 3 great vintages of the right bank of Bordeaux wines?
2010 2009 2005 2001 2000
Name 2 of the 11 second-label wines from Bordeaux
Chateau Bahans Haut-Brion Chateau Carruades de Lafite Chateau Hat Bages-Averous Chateau Les Forts de Latour Clos du Marquis La Reserve de Leoville-Barton Les Tourelles de Longueville Pavillon Rouge deu Chateau Margaux Petit Mouton Reserve du General Reserve de la Comtesse
