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Bordeaux Flashcards

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Location and Climate

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  • Located on the Atlantic coastline of southwest France

- Temperate-maritime climate that keeps conditions from getting too hot or cold through the year

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Bordeaux top white grapes

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  • Sauvignon Blanc

- Sémillon

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Bordeaux top red grapes

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  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
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“claret”

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-term used often in England to refer to red bordeaux

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A winery or estate in Bordeaux is known as

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Château

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Major bodies of water in Bordeaux

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  • Gironde Estuary (flowing northwest)
  • Dordogne River (northeast)
  • Garonne River (southwest)
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Bordeaux’s bodies of water divide it into

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left bank, right bank and Entre-Deux-Mers

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Bordeaux: left bank

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  • located south west of the Gironde Estuary and the Garonne River
  • city of Bordeaux
  • made up of gravel and sand, retains heat and drains well
  • since it extends into the Atlantic climate here is slightly cooler than inland vineyards of the right bank
  • ideal for Cabernet Sauvignon
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Bordeaux: Important left bank regions

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Médoc
Haut-Médoc (subregion of Médoc)
Graves

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Bordeaux: AOC/Ps Left bank

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Médoc
-Médoc AOC/P
Haut-Médoc
-Haut-Médoc AOC/P
-Saint-Estèphe AOC/P*
-Pauillac AOC/P*
-Saint-Julien AOC/P*
-Listrac-Médoc AOC/P
-Moulis/Moulis-en-Médoc AOC/P
-Margaux AOC/P* 
Graves
-Graves AOC/P
-Graves Supérieures AOC/P
-Pessac-Léognan AOC/P
-Cérons AOC/P
-Barsac AOC/P
-Sauternes AOC/P*
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Margaux AOC/P

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  • southernmost commune of 4 important in Haut-Médoc
  • wines often very elegant and smooth w/ soft tannings and intense aroma
  • most important Premier Cru estate: Château Margaux
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Saint-Estèphe AOC/P

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  • northernmost commune of 4 important in Haut-Médoc, north of Pauillac
  • produces some of the most age worthy wines because of its powerfull tannin structure
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Pauillac AOC/P

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-between Saint-Julien to the south and Saint-Estèphe to the north
-has 3/5 recognized premier cru estates in the left bank:
Château Latour
Château Lafite-Rothchild
Château Mouton-Rothchild
-wines are powerful, full flavored, and long-lived

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Saint-Julien AOC/P

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  • south of Pauillac
  • smallest commune of the important ones in left bank
  • wines have great power and structure
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Graves

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  • top-quality reds and whites
  • along the banks of the Garonne River
  • “gravel”
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Pessac-Léognan AOC/P

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  • northern Graves

- Cabernet Sauvignon-based and Sauvignon Blanc wines

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Bordeaux: Right bank

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  • located east and north of the Gironde estuary and Dordogne River
  • soils dominantly clay, holds onto moisture and provides fertile condition for grapevines
  • more suitable for Merlot grape
  • Cabernet Franc does well
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Bordeaux: AOC/Ps Right bank

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  • Saint-Émilion AOC/P*
  • Pomerol AOP*
  • Lalande-de-Pomerol AOP
  • Canon Fronsac AOP
  • Fronsac AOP
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-Pomerol AOC/P

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-smallest of top quality communes in Bordeaux
-wines considered softer than in the left bank, w/ lush fruit and less tannin
-Château Pétrus
not officially classifies, but considered top estate and is the most expensive in Bordeaux

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Saint-Émilion AOC/P

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-one of the oldest wine producing region in Bordeaux
-largest of top communes in Bordeaux
-left out of the 1855 Classification of Bordeaux, organized its own classification “Appellation Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Contôlée”
Château Ausone
Château Cheval Blanc
-ringed by 4 AOC/P regions, known as satellites:
Lussac-St-Émilion AOC/P
Montagne-St-Émilion AOC/P
Puisseguin-St-Émilion AOC/P
St-Georges-St-Émilion AOC/P

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Entre-Deux-Mers

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  • “between the seas”
  • between Dordogne and Garonne rivers where they feeed the Gironde
  • significant amounts of Merlot
  • “Appellation Entre-Deux-Mers Contrôlée” wines are exclusive dry white wines often made with sauvignon blanc
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Bordeaux noteworthy sweet wines are produced in:

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Barsac
Cadillac
Loupiac
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont

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Highest Quality Sweet wine in Bordeaux

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Sauternes AOC/P
-southernmost region of Bordeaux
-legendary late harvest botrytized wines
-rich and complex
-made only in the very best of vintages
-most important estate in Sauternes AOC/P
Château d’Yquem(unique designation premier grand cru)

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Bordeaux: Classification of 1855(red wines)

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  • wineries ranked with in 1855 are often referred to as “classified growth”
    -categories from premier cru to cinquième cru
    -Premiers Crus
    Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac
    Château Latour, Pauillac
    Château Margaux, Margaux
    Château Haut-Brion, Graves (Pessac-Léognan since 1987)
    Château Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac
    (reclassified from Second Growth in 1973)
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Bordeaux: Classification of 1855(sweet wines)
-Barsac and Sauternes -3 categories: Deuxième cru, premier cru, and premier grand cru -only one premier grand cru Château d'Yquem
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Bordeaux: Cru Bourgeois
- classification system established in the 1930s by the estates of Médoc left out of 1855 classification. - under 250 estates Cru Bourgeois
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Bordeaux: Cru Classé
- 1950s, estates in Graves - no rankings within the cru classé - simply a list of the best estates for white and/or red wines - Château Haut-Brion only that belongs to this and the 1855 classification
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Bordeaux: Saint-Émilion Classification
-1950s, estates of Saint-Émilion -2 ranks: Grand Cru Classé(great classified growth) and Premier Grand Cru Classé (first great classified growth) -"Appellation Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé" -4 top ranking estates (Classé): Château Angélus*(2012) Château Haussons Château Cheval-Blanc Château Pavie*(2012) -14 Classé B
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1855 Classification Premiers Crus
* Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac * Château Latour, Pauillac * Château Margaux, Margaux * Château Haut-Brion, Graves (Pessac-Léognan since 1987) * Château Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac (reclassified from Second Growth in 1973)
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1855 Classification: Deuxièmes Crus (Second Growths)
* Château Cos d'Estournel, St.-Estèphe * Château Montrose, St.-Estèphe * Château Pichon Longueville Baron, Pauillac * Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac * Château Léoville-Las Cases, St.-Julien * Château Léoville-Poyferré, St.-Julien * Château Léoville Barton, St.-Julien * Château Gruaud-Larose, St.-Julien * Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St.-Julien * Château Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux * Château Rauzan-Gassies, Margaux * Château Durfort-Vivens, Margaux * Château Lascombes, Margaux * Château Brane-Cantenac, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
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1855 Classification: Troisièmes Crus (Third Growths)
* Château Calon-Ségur, St.-Estèphe * Château Lagrange, St.-Julien * Château Langoa Barton, St.-Julien * Château Malescot St. Exupéry, Margaux * Château Desmirail, Margaux * Château Ferrière, Margaux * Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker, Margaux * Château Kirwan, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux) * Château d'Issan, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux) * Château Boyd-Cantenac, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux) * Château Cantenac-Brown, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux) * Château Palmer, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux) * Château Giscours, Labarde-Margaux (Margaux) * Château La Lagune, Ludon (Haut-Medoc)
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1855 Classification Premiers Crus in Pauillac
* Château Lafite Rothschild * Château Latour * Château Mouton Rothschild (reclassified from Second Growth in 1973)
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1855 Classification Premier Cru in Graves
* Château Haut-Brion, Graves (Pessac-Léognan since 1987)
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1855 Classification Premier Cru in Margaux
* Château Margaux
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1855 Classification: Deuxièmes Crus in St.-Estèphe
* Château Cos d'Estournel | * Château Montrose
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1855 Classification: Deuxièmes Crus in Pauillac
* Château Pichon Longueville Baron | * Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
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1855 Classification: Deuxièmes Crus in St-Julien
* Château Léoville-Las Cases * Château Léoville-Poyferré * Château Léoville Barton * Château Gruaud-Larose * Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
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1855 Classification: Deuxièmes Crus in Margaux
* Château Rauzan-Ségla * Château Rauzan-Gassies * Château Durfort-Vivens * Château Lascombes * Château Brane-Cantenac, Cantenac-Margaux
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1855 Classification: Troisième Cru in St.-Estèphe
* Château Calon-Ségur
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1855 Classification: Troisièmes Crus in St.-Julien
* Château Lagrange | * Château Langoa Barton
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1855 Classification: Troisièmes Crus in Margaux
* Château Malescot St. Exupéry * Château Desmirail * Château Ferrière * Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker * Château Kirwan, Cantenac-Margaux * Château d'Issan, Cantenac-Margaux * Château Boyd-Cantenac, Cantenac-Margaux * Château Cantenac-Brown, Cantenac-Margaux * Château Palmer, Cantenac-Margaux * Château Giscours, Labarde-Margaux
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1855 Classification: Troisième Cru in Haut-Medoc
* Château La Lagune, Ludon
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