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Bordeaux |
a wine region in france best known for its red wine |
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Bordeaux climate |
moderate maritime climate . it benefits from the Gulf stream which brings warm water from the Caribbean to northern Europe. the vineyards are protected from the Atlantic storms by the coastal sand dunes and the Landes forest high rainfall which falls through out the year averaging 950 mm per year. |
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bordeaux viticulture |
quality has been improved by the gradual introduction of better root-stocks as the vine yards have been replanted VSP (vertical shoot positioning ) green harvesting leaf striping |
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Bordeaux grape varieties |
RED -Cabernet Sauvignon,
Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère white - Sémillon, Sauvignon blanc and muscadell . |
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grape growing in Bordeaux |
high density planting lower yields for high quality wines key challenges are grape ripeness and fungal diseases |
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wine making in Bordeaux red |
varieties are are fermented separately then blended after fermentation maturation in vats or in new or used oak barriques (225 liters or 60 gallon) high priced wines use the traditional fermentation and they have a higher proportion of new oak for maturation , these wines will need maturing in bottles for several years |
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wine making in Bordeaux white
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stainless steel is used to retain the varietal characteristics of the dry white wine , e.g sauvignon blanc oak is often used to ferment and or mature blends of semillon /savignon blanc and sweet wines thy is also a great reduction of sulfur |
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wine making in Bordeaux sweet wines |
great sweet wines are made from fruit that has been affected by noble rot they are high in alcohol and the best examples are fermented and matured in new oak barrels for anything up to 3 years |
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left bank |
divided into two by the city of Bordeaux north lies the Medoc and south Graves within these sub-regions the best quality wine is made in Haut-Medoc and Pessac leognan |
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Haut-Medoc and pessac leognan |
the vineyards are dominated by cabernet sauvignon. the best wines are very structured with high tannin and acid have a concentrated core of blackcurrant fruit overlaid by flavors of toasted oak can age for decades and develop cigar box and cedar aromas |
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Bas-Medoc |
the most northern part of the Medoc sub region wines are simple labelled Medoc AC |
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pessac Leognan AC |
gravelly soils wines are lighter in body and more fragrant they tend to mature quickly |
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reds of Liborne |
st-Emillon and satellites Pomerol Fronsac cote de Bordeaux
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reds of Medoc and Graves |
Haut Medoc st-julien Marguax st-estephe Paulliac Pessac-Leognan |
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premium dry white wines are found |
Enre-duex-mers Graves Pessac-leognan |
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sweet white wines |
Sauternes Barsac |
