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29 Cards in this Set
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Bordeaux Weather |
Moderate Maritime Climate Annual Vintage Variations - Innsufficient Warmth - Too much rain at harvest - Humidity can cause mildew & rot - Mist & Autumn rain - noble rot |
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Soils of Bordeaux |
Medoc, & Graves - Gravel
Saint-Emillion, Pomeral - Clay w/ Limstone sub soil |
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Black Grapes of Bordeaux |
Merlot ** Most Planted Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot |
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White Grapes of Bordeaux |
Semillion Sauvignon blanc Muscadelle
All thin skinned - risk of botrytis |
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Grape growing of Bordeaux |
High density plantings, with lower yields for higher quality wines.
Ripeness and Fungal diseases an issue
Gentle sloping - machine harvested.
Hand picked for high end or noble rot wines |
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Red wine making in Bordeaux |
Varieties are fermented separately. Vat or oak (new/old) maturation
Ready to drink Merlot blends - Inexpensive
New oak used for expensive reds - will age well |
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White wine making in Bordeaux |
Stainless steel used to retain varietal character. Oak often used to mature wines. |
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Reds of Bordeaux |
Haut-Medoc Saint Estephe Pauillac Saint-Julien Margaux Pessac-Leognan |
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Haut-Medoc |
Red of Bordeaux - Medoc & Graves |
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Saint-Estephe |
Red of Bordeaux - Medoc & Graves |
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Pauillac |
Red of Bordeaux - Medoc & Graves |
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Saint-Juilen |
Red of Bordeaux - Medoc & Graves |
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Margaux |
Red of Bordeaux - Medoc & Graves |
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Pessac-Leognan |
Red of Bordeaux - Medoc & Graves |
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Saint-Emillion and Satellites ` |
Red of Libourne |
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Pomerol |
Red of Libourne - Right Bank |
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Fronsac |
Red of Libourne - Right Bank |
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Cotes des Bordeaux |
Red of Libourne |
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Entre Deux Mers |
Dry Whites of Bordeaux |
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Graves |
Dry Whites of Bordeaux` |
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Pessac-Leognan |
Dry Whites of Bordeaux |
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Sauternes |
Sweet white of Bordeaux |
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Barsac |
Sweet white of Bordeaux |
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Bergerac |
red, rose & white |
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Monbazillac |
Sweet white wine of SW France |
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Cahors |
Malbec & Merlot |
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Madiran |
Tannat, Cab Franc, Cab Sauv |
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Jurancon |
Dry, sweet wines made from Petit Manseng |
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Cotes de Gascognne IGP |
local and international varietals. SW FRANCE |
