Bordeaux Flashcards
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What is France’s largest AOP output region?
Bordeaux
Does an estate grand vin have to be produced from a single continuous parcel within Bordeaux?
No.
Primary climate of Bordeaux. Provide details.
Maritime climate. Winters are short, spring is wet. Summer can reach high temperatures. Becomes more continental towards Pomerol and St. Emilion.
What is in Bordeaux mixture?
Copper Sulfate, Lime, and Water
What styles of wine are permitted in Bordeaux AOC
Red, White, Rose and Clairet
Three major rivers in the Medoc?
Gironde, Garonne, Dordogne
Five major subregions in the Gironde department.
- Medoc
- Graves
- Entre-Deux-Mers
- Right Bank
- Blaye and Bourg
Haut Medoc North to South
- Medoc
- Haut Medoc
- Saint Estephe
- Paulliac
- Saint Julien
- Margaux
- Graves
- Pessac Leognan
When is rainfall the most challenging in Bordeaux?
Spring during flowering and fall during harvest…threat of rot.
What is Bordeaux on the Winkler scale?
Region II
Main climate differences between Bordeaux and Napa/US Cab producing regions?
Not as high of a diurnal shift, rainfall in Bordeaux is almost every month.
Which current helps to mitigate the weather patterns in Bordeaux?
The Atlantic Gulf Stream
Red and White Grapes authorized for AOP Bordeaux production?
Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Carmenere
Semillon, Sauv Blanc (and Gris), Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc, Merlot Blanc, and Colombard
Additional grapes approved for Bordeaux and Superieur are: Reds: Arinarnoa, Castets, Marselan, and Touriga Nacional—and two whites—Alvarinho and Liliorila—
Which type of soil does Merlot prefer? Cab Sauv?
Merlot: Cool clay soil.
CS: Warm gravelly soil.
Which is the most widely planted red grape in Bordeaux?
Merlot.
right bank, N. Medoc, inland graves, and many second wines are merlot dominant
Which grape ripens earlier, Merlot or Cab Sauv?
Merlot
What is Pressac Noir?
Malbec
Are there any single vineyard or single estate appellations in Bordeaux?
No
Requirements of Cremant de Bordeaux AOP?
Traditional Method
Aged minimum 9mo on lees
1855 Classification categories of Sauternes
21 Total
Second Crus
Premier Crus
Premier Cru Superieur
What does Liv-Ex stand for?
London International Vintners Exchange
Who was the first Chateau to do estate bottling? When?
Mouton-Rothschild 1924
What year did estate bottling become required for classified estates in Bordeaux?
1972
Which first growth famously decided to opt out of en primeur in 2012?
Chateau Latour
