Bordeaux Flashcards
Bordeaux Soil
Médoc & Graves - Gravel
Saint-Émilion - Gravel, limestone, sand
Pomerol - iron pan under sand & clay
Bordeaux (Whites)
Sauvignon Blanc
Sémillon
Muscadelle (small quantities)
Bordeaux (Reds)
Merlot
Cabernet Saivignon
Cabernet Franc
Malbec
Petit Verdot
Carmenère
Bordeaux 1855 Classification
61 properties or châteaux
Rated & categorized by price
First through fifth growths
First Growth Châteaux
-Châteaux Lafite-Rothschild
-Châteaux Latour
-Châteaux Mouton-Rothschild
-Châteaux Margaux
-Châteaux Haut-Brion (Graves)
Graves
South of the Médoc and the city of Bordeaux
Gravel soil
Grape Varieties:
Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cab Franc
Sub-Regions
Pessac-Léognan AOP
Sauternes AOP
Pessac-Léognan
Northernmost part of Graves (left bank)
Location of the most highly-regarded châteaux = Château Haut-Brion
Vinification:
Dry white wines
Dry red wines
New French Oak
Sauternes
Southern Graves (left bank)
Two rivers
Humid climate
-attracts Botrytis
Grape Varieties: (sweet whites)
Sémillon
Sauvignon Blanc
Muscadelle
Viticulture/Vinification
Botrytis-affected sweet wines (pokes holes in skin and shrivels grapes to concentrate the sugary flavor) “noble rot”
Oak-aged often new French barrique
Entre-Deux-Mers
Land between two seas (right in the middle of both banks)
Soil very fertile silt
Grapes: (dry whites)
Sauvignon Blanc
Sémillon
Muscadelle
Vinification:
AOP for dry white wines only
Stainless steel- little to no oak
Saint-Émilion
Along the Dordogne River near the town of Libourne
Soil:
Silt, Clay, gravel
Limestone plateau
Sand
Appellations:
St-Émilion AOP
St-Émilion Grand Cru AOP
Classification
Premier Grand Cru Classé A (4 wines)
Premier Grand Cru Classé B (13 wines)
Grand Clu Classé (most everything else)
Grapes:
Merlot & Cab Franc
Pomerol
Location:
Along the Dordogne River (Right Bank)
Very small appellation only 3 Square miles
Soils:
Sand, clay, gravel
Sub-soil of iron pan & clay
Grapes: (Dry Reds)
Merlot & Cab Franc
Appellations:
Pomerol AOP- red wines only
