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LEFT BANK GRAPES SOIL NOTABLE VINTAGES WHY DO WE CARE? NOTABLE PRODUCERS Cabernet Sauvignon A myriad of soils, but there is St. Estephe Merlot Chateau Montrose more clay in this region than ‘82 ‘89 ‘90 ‘96 ‘00 ‘03 It’s not ‘highly’ classified, so there are lots of 1377 HA under vine Cos d’Estournel a bit of Cabernet Franc any other Left Bank ‘05 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘14 ‘15 great values within this region. 56 Chateau Petit Verdot appellation. Cabernet Sauvignon dominant, but also: Merlot Cabernet Franc Pauillac Predominantly gravel, but there ‘82 ‘85 ‘89 ‘90 ‘95 ‘96 Chateau Pontet Canet Petit Verdot Textbook examples of Bordeaux wine. 119 HA under vine is some notable clay and iron ‘00 ‘03 ‘05 ‘06 ‘08 ‘09 Chateau Pichon Lalande Malbec & Carmenere Ageworthy. 115 Chateau deposits. ‘10 ‘14 ‘15 Sémillon Sauvignon Blanc Muscadelle Cabernet Sauvignon is the Leoville Las Cases More classified producers than any other Left best performer, but all 5 Leoville Barton (original St. Julien ‘82 ‘90 ‘96 ‘00 ‘03 ‘05 Bank appellation; you can also see the allowable grape varietals Mix of gravel, sand, & clay. family still owns the 910 HA under vine ‘06 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘14 ‘15 original ditches built by the Dutch from the are grown chateau from 1851) main highway. Cabernet Sauvignon dominant, although all Although diverse, it is mostly Margaux allowable 5 grape Chateau Margaux gravel which means that ‘83 ‘90 ‘95 ‘96 ‘99 ‘00 There is evidence that this was one of the 1st 1355 HA under vine varietals are present Chateau Palmer Margaux doesn’t do well in hot, ‘05 ‘06 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘15 regions planted by the Romans. 80 Chateau Whites are sold as generic dry vintages. Bordeaux Blanc All 5 allowable red grape Several reasons! Chateau La Tour Carnet is varietals are present one of the oldest producers from the 12th Chateau Fourcas (Listrac) Haut Medoc century; Haut Medoc is further divided into Once again, whites are ‘90 ‘95 ‘96 ‘00 ‘05 ‘06 Chateau Chasse Spleen 4198 HA under vine Gravel with a bit of limestone. several smaller appellations: Listrac, Moulis; sold as generic Bordeaux ‘09 ‘10 ‘12 ‘14 ‘15 (Moulis) 400 Chateau Haut Medoc Haut Medoc wouldn’t exist Blanc without those handy drainage ditches built by the Dutch. Cabernet Sauvignon (plantings are increasing) Pessac Leognan Chateau Haut Brion Gravel soil mostly pebbles, 1199 HA under vine Merlot (losing out to ‘82 ‘89 ‘90 ‘95 ‘96 ‘98 and sand washed down from Chateau Haut Lafite 400 Chateau Cabernet Sauvignon) ‘00 ‘01 ‘05 ‘06 ‘08 ‘08 The entire region is located within the city of the Pyrenees a million years Domaine de Chevalier Cabernet Franc ‘09 ‘00 ‘01 ‘05 ‘06 ‘08 Bordeaux. ago. Graves ‘09 ‘10 ‘12 ‘14 ‘15 Chateau Pape Clement Small plantings of Malbec It’s a hot area. 3,098 HA under vine & Carmenere The terroir in the appellation is Sauternes/Barsac Located at the southern end of the Graves Semillon varied, with different degrees 2,002 HA under vine ’59 ’67 ’83 ’88 ’89 ’90 wine district. The wines can be enjoyed on Chateau d’Yquem Sauvignon Blanc of chalk, limestone, sand, clay ’01 ’03 ’05 ’07 ’09 ’10 release, in their youth, or middle years, or Chateau Coutet Muscadelle and gravel in the soils which Barsac ‘11 ’14 ’15 ‘17 they can age in the best of cases for rest over an alluvial bed. 403 HA under vine decades or longer. RIGHT BANK GRAPES SOIL NOTABLE VINTAGES WHY DO WE CARE? NOTABLE PRODUCERS Merlot The village of St Emilion is a UNESCO World Chateau Cheval Blanc St. Emilion 3 distinct soil areas; ‘85 ‘89 ‘90 ‘98 ‘00 ‘01 Cabernet Franc (which is Heritage Site; The Jurade Society is one of the Chateau Ausone 5564 HA under vine predominantly limestone & ‘03 ‘08 ‘06 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 increasing in plantings) oldest wine societies - founded in 1199; First 800+ producers clay. ‘12 ‘15 Chateau Figeac region to export their wine. Pomerol: The most famous clay soil in wine producing regions is the blue clay (over 400 million years old), and Pomerol Petrus owns a vineyard that is Pomerol: ‘82 ‘85 ‘89 ;90 Pomerol: Home to 3 of the most sought after, Chateau Petrus 800 HA under vine Merlot mostly blue clay. ‘95 ‘98 ‘00 ‘01 ‘05 ‘06 expensive Bordeaux wines...and not part of 150 producers Cabernet Franc ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘12 ‘15 Chateau Clinet the 1855 classification. Lalonde de Pomerol: The soils Chateau Le Pin a smattering of Cabernet Lalonde de Pomerol around Lalande are sandier Lalonde de Pomerol: Sauvignon Lalonde de Pomerol: Excellent value at a Vieux Chateau Certan 1133 HA under vine and more alluvial in nature ’00 ’01 ’05 ’06 ’08 ’09 fraction of the price of Pomerol wines. 200 producers (being closer to the Isle and ’10 ’12 ’15 ‘16 Dordogne rivers). This leads to a greater concentration of Cabernet grapes, which prefer free-draining soils. Fronsac 834 HA under vine Fronsac: Clay & limestone soils Merlot The terroir and soils are clay and limestone, 106 producers mostly. Cabernet Franc which is often similar what you find in St. La Dauphine ’95 ’98 ’00 ’03 ’05 ’09 Emilion. Both regions are ideally situated with Vrai Canon Bouche Canon Fronsac a smattering of Cabernet Canon Fronsac: A few ’10 ’15 slopes overlooking the Dordogne River (which 299 HA under vine Sauvignon & Malbec vineyards have sandy soil is the major water source of the area) 150 producers along with clay & limestone. Satellite Appellations Merlot (mostly) Cotes de Bordeaux Cabernet Franc Cotes de Bordeaux 12,500 HA under Also some Cabernet (Cotes de Franc, Cotes vine Sauvignon, Malbec, Some really great value and a diverse array de Blaye, Cotes de Limestone & gravel on ’95 ’98 ’00 ’03 ’05 ’09 1000+ producers Carmenere & Petit Verdot of wines as the appellations are spread Castillon, Cadillac, elevated slopes. ’10 ’15 Cerons) Sauvignon Blanc, throughout the regions Bordeaux Supérieur Semillon, Muscadelle Bordeaux Supérieur 11,375 HA under (whites) vine 5,500 producers .