BORDEAUX WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW APPELATIONS GRAPES VARIETALS CLASSIFICATIONS
APPELLATIONS The Médoc Blaye & Bourg The Libournais Entre-Deux-Mers Graves and Sauternais Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur
REDS: MERLOT 65%, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 23%, CABERNET FRANC 10% CARMÉNÈRE, MALBEC, PETIT VERDOT=2%
WHITES: SÉMILLON 49%, SAUVIGNON BLANC 43%, MUSCADELLE 6% COLOMBARD, MERLOT BLANC, SAUVIGNON GRIS, UGNI BLANC=2%
MEDOC-THE AOCS Haut-Medoc Medoc Saint-Estèphe Listrac-Médoc Moulis Saint-Julien Margaux Pauillac
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Haut-MĂŠdoc & Medoc GRAPE VARIETIES:Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Petit Verdot Merlot SOIL:Alluvial terraces of gravel deposits, light, good for Cabernet, and deep and clay-like, good for Merlot WINES:Nervy, lively, generous, powerful
Margaux GRAPE VARIETIESCabernet Sauvignon Malbec Petit Verdot Merlot SOIL:Gravel and silt plateau on a layer of limestone or silt on clay WINES:Powerful
Pauillac GRAPE VARIETIESCabernet Sauvignon Malbec Petit Verdot Merlot SOIL:Sand with small gravel WINES:Robust, rich, dense, and deep, with strong tannic structure
Saint-Estèphe GRAPE VARIETIES:Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot SOIL:Light upper soils on a layer of clay and limestone WINES:Rich, fruity, and well-structured, notes of currant and spice
BLAYE & BOURG A collection of appellations with distinct personalities are located across the right bank and Entre-Deux-Mers.
CLIMATE CHANGE - 3
BLAYE & BOURG
CLIMATE CHANGE - 3
Blaye-red: Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Malbec Petit Verdot Merlot Côtes de Blaye.white.Ugni Blanc Colombard Muscadelle Sauvignon Blanc Sémillon Côtes de Bordeaux reds.Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Carménère Malbec Petit Verdot. Bourg & Côtes de Bourg: red & white Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Malbec Merlot /Colombard Sauvignon Blanc Sémillon .
THE LIBOURNAIS Canon Fronsac, Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux, Francs Côtes de Bordeaux, Fronsac ,Lalande-De-Pomerol , LussacSaint-Émilion , Montagne Saint-Émilion, Pomerol, Puisseguin Saint-Émilion, Saint-Émilion , Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion ,
CLIMATE CHANGE - 3
Pomerol Grapes: Cabernet Franc Merlot Soils:Gravelly and sandy rock surface mixed with iron oxides, known as “crasse de fer” Wines:Refined, powerful, intense, and sensual
Saint-Émilion Grapes: Cabernet Franc Merlot Soils:Center: limestone plateau surrounded by chalky soils with a clay-loam texture. Northwest: sandy layer on top of rather clay-like soils. South: lighter soils formed by alluvial gravel and sand closer to the Dordogne valley Wines: Can be powerful and concentrated as well as refined and delicate
Entre-DeuxMers The Dordogne and The Garonne: two rivers influenced by ocean tides that behave like inland seas!. Dry White:Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon Sweet White:Muscadelle,Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon Red : Cabernet Sauvigno, MerlotÂ
GRAVES AND SAUTERNAIS The Dordogne and The Garonne: two rivers influenced by ocean tides that behave like inland seas!. Dry White:Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon Sweet White:Muscadelle,Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon
Graves- dry white GRAPE VARIETIES: Sauvignon Blanc Sémillon SOIL:Sand and sandstone, pebbles, rocks, light clays and silts WINES: Powerful, round, and lively
Sauternes GRAPE VARIETIES: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, MUSCADELLE SOIL:Gravel and pebbles on limestone with clay veins WINES: Powerful, full-bodied, but elegant, with an entrancing sweetness and exceptional aromatic finish
Barsac GRAPE VARIETIES: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, MUSCADELLE SOIL:Limestone WINES:Nervy, lively, generous, and powerful
BORDEAUX AND BORDEAUX SUPÉRIEUR IRed, Seet White, Dry White, Dry Rosé., Sparkling wWhite & Rose