| Leo Bueno |
http://www.cellarnotes.net/bordeaux_blend.htm
A Bordeaux Blend is a blended red wine that contains only those
varieties that are authorized for use in the red wines of the Bordeaux
region of France. The six varieties are: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot,
Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Carmenere.
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| Michael Pronay |
Leo Bueno <REMOVETHISleobueno@usa.net> wrote:
> A Bordeaux Blend is a blended red wine that contains only those
> varieties that are authorized for use in the red wines of the
> Bordeaux region of France. The six varieties are: Cabernet
> Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and
> Carmenere.
Carmenère is authorized (although rarely, if ever, used) on the
left bank (Graves, Médoc), but not on the right bank (St-Émilion,
Pomerol).
M.
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| Leo Bueno |
On 7 Sep 2004 08:11:32 GMT, Michael Pronay <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>Leo Bueno <REMOVETHISleobueno@usa.net> wrote:
>
>> A Bordeaux Blend is a blended red wine that contains only those
>> varieties that are authorized for use in the red wines of the
>> Bordeaux region of France. The six varieties are: Cabernet
>> Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and
>> Carmenere.
>
>Carmenère is authorized (although rarely, if ever, used) on the
>left bank (Graves, Médoc), but not on the right bank (St-Émilion,
>Pomerol).
>
>M.
Are the French wine laws and regulations available online, if so,
where?
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| Michael Pronay |
Leo Bueno <REMOVETHISleobueno@usa.net> wrote:
> Are the French wine laws and regulations available online, if
> so, where?
For AOCs:
<http://www.inao.gouv.fr/public/home.php>
Site in French (and complicated to navigate), however.
M.
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| Leo Bueno |
On 7 Sep 2004 08:11:32 GMT, Michael Pronay <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>Leo Bueno <REMOVETHISleobueno@usa.net> wrote:
>
>> A Bordeaux Blend is a blended red wine that contains only those
>> varieties that are authorized for use in the red wines of the
>> Bordeaux region of France. The six varieties are: Cabernet
>> Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and
>> Carmenere.
>
>Carmenère is authorized (although rarely, if ever, used) on the
>left bank (Graves, Médoc), but not on the right bank (St-Émilion,
>Pomerol).
>
>M.
Thanks for the info. Dug up the following at the site you suggested:
www.inao.gouv.fr/public/produits/sh...Nat=1&id_txt=29
Art. 2. - (Modifié, D. 10 août 1954, D. 8 novembre 1955, D. 18 mars
1988). - Les vins ayant droit à l'appellation contrôlée " Bordeaux "
devront provenir des cépages suivants : Pour les vins rouges :
Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc, Carmenère, Merlot rouge, Malbec,
Petit Verdot. Pour les vins blancs : Cépages principaux : Sémillon,
Sauvignon, Muscadelle. Cépages accessoires : Merlot blanc, Colombard,
Mauzac, Ondenc, Ugni blanc. Le pourcentage global de ces cépages
accessoires dans l'encépagement ne pourra dépasser 30 %.
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