The Right Bank Flashcards
(29 cards)
Winemaking existed on the right bank of the Dordogne River long before-
the Médoc was drained
Château Ausone’s name is an homage to what?
Ausonius, a 4th century Roman poet who may (or may not) have planted his vines at the site of the current estate
When did the wines of the Right Bank reach the commerical level of the Médoc wines?
the post-war modern era
What Château is a notable exception of the right bank and includes CS as a major component?
Château Figeac in St-Émilion
St-Émilion contains a diversity of soils broadly categorized into what two types?
the côtes and graves
As a simplification, the hillside côtes of St-Émilion are what?
steep limestone slopes
As a simplification, the hillside graves of St-Émilion are what?
a gravelly limestone plateau resembling soils of the Médoc
When did St-Émilion create its own three-tier ranking of châteaux?
1954 (published in 1955)
The St-Émilion Classification was revised in what years?
1969, 1985, 1996, 2006, and 2012
What scuttled the 2006 St-Émilion Classification revisions?
legal challenges from a group of demoted châteaux
In 2009 what was the compromise reached to the 2006 St-Émilion Classification revision?
allowed promoted châteaux to retain their new status while ignoring any demotions
As of 2012, what are the St-Émilion Premiers Grands Crus Classés A ?
- Château Angélus
- Château Ausone
- Château Cheval-Blanc
- Château Pavie
As of 2012, what are the St-Émilion Premiers Grands Crus Classés B?
- Château Beau-Séjour Bécot
- Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse)
- Château Bélair-Monange (known simply as Belair until the 2008 vintage)
- Château Canon
- Château Canon-la-Gaffelière
- Château Figeac
- Clos Fourtet
- Château La Gaffelière
- Château Larcis-Ducasse
- La Mondotte
- Château Pavie-Macquin
- Château Troplong-Mondot
- Château Trottevieille
- Château Valandraud
After the St-Émilion Premiers Grands Crus Classés A&B, how many St-Émilion Grands Crus Classés are there?
64!
The misleading St-Émilion Grand Cru AOP is what?
an appellation, rather than a classification!
Wines labeled St-Émilion Grand Cru are required to show what?
an additional + 0.5% alcohol, and must undergo a longer élevage than wines simply labeled St-Émilion AOP
All Grand Cru Classé wines must meet the requirements of what?
the St-Émilion Grand Cru AOP
Compared to St-Émilion, Pomerol is what?
a tiny AOP, measuring just five square miles and 1,930 acres of vineyards!
The soil of Pomerol is dominated by what?
sand, clay and gravel, with a subsoil of iron pan and rich clay (crasse de fer)
What is unique about the soil of Château Pétrus?
the subsoil clay rises very close to the surface
Cabernet Franc is known as what in Pomerol?
Bouchet
What does not exist in Pomerol?
classification
Name the best properties of Pomerol
Château Pétrus, Vieux-Château-Certan, Château Lafleur, Château Le Pin, and Château Trotanoy
The latter decades of the 20th century saw the advent of what new trend?
the “microchâteau,” or garagistes movement
