VEN 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Noble Rot, Phylloxera, Champagne Riots
25 Jun 2018
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Lecture II (b)
10.05.2018
-Last class we talked of Burgundy and its different regions which specialized in high class wines.
-Today we’ll discuss Bordeaux, which has a semi-continental climate.
-It also has a couple of rivers that run through it, all of which constitute to its prosperity.
-Its temperature is milder than that of Burgundy. But it also has some wet summers, which means
the grapes don’t ripen properly → We’ll have chaptalization.
- Vineyard ownerships is different in Bordeaux than Burgundy.
-The vineyards are larger.
-The inheritance customs are different because of British history.
-The wines are varietal blends. This means after each wine is separately made, they get blended
together:
-For instance, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon are blended together.
-Compared to Burgundy, the Bordeaux reds have more color, more tannin, and less alcohol.
-Pomerol:
-It’s a region in Bordeaux which uses Merlot as its default grape.
-A good vintage bottle goes for something between 1470 and 4670 dollars per bottle.
-St. Emilion:
-It’s another region that blends Merlot (40%) and Cabernet franc (60%).
-Sauternes and Barsac:
-It produces sweet and blend wines of Semillon and Sauvignon blanc.
-Graves:
-It produces white and red wines, but both are blended. For instance, of Bordeaux 5 and other
things.
-Medoc:
-It’s the place that has the most expensive and prestigious wines (AOC). [MEMORIZE THE
LIST]
-The area was at first just for sheeps to fuck on, but it turned out that its soil was suitable for
Cabernet Sauvignon.
-The appellation of Bordeaux is different than that of Burgundy:
-You have region, the subregion, and village. Instead of a vineyard, then, you have a
chateau.
-The chateaus; however, are not part of the AOC system. But still the name of the chateau is the
largest on the label.
-Therefore, the village AOC name is secondary.
-During the reign of Napoleon III, the chateaus were ranked based on prices.
-Only the first five can put the “grand cru” name on it. (?)
-One of the grand crus are the Rothschild family, the famous Jewish banking family.
-Graves is a chateau that is not in Medoc, but it can produce wines that have the same varietals as
Medoc.
-They also rank their wines according to quality, which means the lower crap is cheaper.
-The reason why south-western vineyards didn’t grow as much is due to the “Bordeaux rule,”
which basically stopped their growth.
-The Rhone Valley:
-It’s along the Rhone river.
-Two distinctive regions are the northern and the southern Rhone.
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Document Summary
Last class we talked of burgundy and its different regions which specialized in high class wines. Today we"ll discuss bordeaux, which has a semi-continental climate. It also has a couple of rivers that run through it, all of which constitute to its prosperity. Its temperature is milder than that of burgundy. But it also has some wet summers, which means the grapes don"t ripen properly we"ll have chaptalization. Vineyard ownerships is different in bordeaux than burgundy. The inheritance customs are different because of british history. This means after each wine is separately made, they get blended together: For instance, sauvignon blanc and semillon are blended together. Compared to burgundy, the bordeaux reds have more color, more tannin, and less alcohol. It"s a region in bordeaux which uses merlot as its default grape. A good vintage bottle goes for something between 1470 and 4670 dollars per bottle. It"s another region that blends merlot (40%) and cabernet franc (60%).
