Bordeaux Flashcards
(27 cards)
What parallel runs north of Bordeaux
45
How many classified growths are there
61
What is significant about the wine trade of Boreadux
The courtiers—brokers of wine—became a powerful force in the Médoc, supplying the châteaux with financial backing. They do this by offering En Primeur, or wine futures, of the great bordeaux wines yearly
//What chateau noteably opted out of En Prrimeur
Latour
Vineyard Management
Trained on vertical trellises in the Guyot system. Double Guyot is common on left bank and Simple is common on the right
Remontage
Pumpover
Pigeage
Punchdown
How many AOP in Medoc and what are they
8: Medoc, Haut Medoc, St Estephe, Pauillac, St Julien, Moulis, Listrac, Marguax
Margaux is made up of what four communes
Cantenac, Soussas, Arsac, Labarde
Graves
Stretching 50km from the city of Bordeaux to the south of Sauternes this region is comprised of Pessac-Leognan, Ceron, Barsac, and Sauternes
Sauterne is at the convergence of what to rivers
Ceron and Garrone
Communes of Sauternes
Barsac,Sauternes, Preignac, Bommes, Farques
Important Sauterne Producers
Chateau Climens, Chateau Coutet, Chateau Doisy, Chateau Guiraud, Chateau Suduirat, Chateau d’Yquem
What recent years did sauternes not make their grand vin
1992/2012
Important Pessac-Leognan Producers
Chateau Carbonnieux, Domaine de Chevalier, Chateau Haut-Bailly, Chateau Haut-Brion
Important Moulis Producers
Chateau Chasse-Speen, Chateau Poujeaux
Important Listrac Producers
Chateau Clarke, Chateau Fourcas-Dupre
St-Emilion Soil
Can be broken down into two regions: Cotes, or slopes of the plateau that has clay and loam over limestone.
The western section of the plateau, the graves, has more gravel and tends to have a higher proportion of Cab Franc(Cheval Blanc)
Pomerol Soil
Three terraces with varying soil types. Lowest ara near the Dordogne is sandy soils. The surface and middle of the Plateau gravel begin to accumulate and clay interweaved with iron-rich sand called crasse de fer shows. The highest point consists of clay over iron-rich crasse de fer. Most notably in the vineyards of Petrus and Vieux Chateau Certan where there are thick bands of blue clay. Ideal for merlot production
1855 Changes
1973 Mouton goes to first growth. 1856 Cantemerle goes to 5th growth. Chateau Dubignon is absorbed by 3rd growth Malescot st Exupery
St Emilion Classifcation
1955 classification that requires wineries to submit wines every 10 years for re-evaluation
St Emilion Satellite
Lussac, Montagne, St George, Puisseguin
Coulure
poor fruit set where flowers do not open
millerandage
poor fruit set resulting in large and small berries in the same bunch
