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Bordeaux 1-50 Flashcards

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1
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How many appellations are in Bordeaux?

A

60

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2
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What is INAO?

A

Institut National des Apellations d’Origine
–
wine law system from 1935

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3
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Name the Generic Bordeaux appellations?

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1) Bordeaux AOP
2) Bordeaux Superior AOP
3) Cremant de Bordeaux AOP

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4
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How long must Cremant de

Bordeaux stay on its lees?

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9 months

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5
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Name the permitted red varieties?

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Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Carmenere

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6
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Name the permitted white varieties?

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Semillon, Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Merlot Blanc, Mauzac.

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7
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Chateau Clerc Milon, a fifth growth of Bordeaux is on of the few retaining one of the grape
varieties. Which variety?

A

Carmenere

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8
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How is Merlot related to Merlot Blanc?

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It is a crossing of Merlot x Folle Blanche

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9
Q

Medoc is influenced by harsh west and

nortwestern winds. What protects the area?

A

Costal Pine forest

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10
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What are „Jalles”?

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Drainage channels that prevent medoc from reverting to swampland.

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11
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What is the 1855 classification?

A

Classification ranked the top properties of Bordeaux by the average price
of past 100 years,
prior to Universal Exposition in Paris, covering Medoc and Sauternes

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12
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Name the soil type
a)
Left Bank–
b)
Right Bank–
c)
Between rivers-
A 
a)
Gravel
b)
Clay, limestone ( Some gravel and sand in some areas)
c)
Clay, sand
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13
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Name usual training styles in bordeaux?

A

Gordon and Guyot

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14
Q

How is Bordeaux blending called?

A

Assemblage

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15
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How is an appellation for white wines called in Medoc?

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Medoc makes only red wine

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16
Q

Name 4 appellations known mostly for producing sweet wines?

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1) Sauternes AOP
2) Barsac AOP
3) Laupiac AOP
4) St. Croix-du-Mont AOP

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17
Q

Most benefitial climatic condition for Sauternes?

A

Mist from Giron (part of Garonne ) river–allows Botrytis to form

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18
Q

What type of Fermentation vats is used in Ch Petrus?

A

Concrete

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19
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Name the rivers of Bordeaux?

A

Garonne, Dordogne, Gironde

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20
Q

Name 3 famous Bordeaux

dishes?

A

1) Foie Gras
2) Gigot d’Agneau–loin of lamb
3) Camprey de Bordelaise–eels in wine

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21
Q

What is Château Calon-Ségur’s symbol?

A

Heart, Marquis de Segur liked to say: “I make my wine at Lafite and Latour, but my heart is in Calon”

22
Q

What is bontemps?

A

A wooden bowl, which is made to hold
beaten egg whites that are used for fining
wines

23
Q

What is the most common pruning and trellising system in Bordeaux?

A

Guyot, with single guyot being more prevalent on the Right Bank, and the double
guyot being more prevalent on the Left Bank.

24
Q

What is the

official AOC classification for Chateau Pétrus?

A

The region of Pomerol does not have a classification system, and therefore
Pétrus remains unclassified.

25
Q

Which appellation is the site of communes such as Cadaujac, Tallac,
Martillac, and Villenave d’Ornon?

A

Pessac-Léognan

26
Q

What are the general soil characteristics of the Left Bank versus the Right Bank?

A

The Left Bank-features mostly gravel.

The Right Bank-is a mixture of limestone and clay

27
Q

Which Bordeaux property is known for having a famous artist design a
different label for each vintage?

A

Château Mouton Rothschild

28
Q

What two rivers contribute to the unique climate of Sauternes?

A

The Garonne and the Ciron

29
Q

What region is the home to the appellations of Fronsac, Néac, and Côtes-de-Castillion and Pomerol?

A

Libourne

30
Q

Who developed

Chaptalization?

A

French chemist Jean-Antoine Chaptal

31
Q

In 2006 44 producers from Médoc area were created nomination–Cru Artisans. What is the main criterion of being a member of this nomination?

A

Area of vineyard of these producers should not exceed 6 ha

32
Q

There is different “wine day”-s celebrated worlwide. In wich day is
celebrated International Sweet Wine Day ?

A

8ht of May

33
Q

What is the latitude of Bordeaux?

A

Bordeaux located in 45°latitute

34
Q

On which year the Appellation Controlee AC was established in Bordeaux?

A

1936

35
Q

For which vintage Ch. Mouton Rothschild

chose two different labels?

A

1978

36
Q

Name all IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée) nominations in Bordeaux
wine region.

A

NO IGP nominations in Bordeaux

37
Q

Name the Chateau Angelus second wine and first vintage?

A

Le Carillon d’Angélus. It was first made in 1987

38
Q

Name two main rivers in Bordeaux region
, which is on the left and which is
on the right bank!
What river they make as they unite?

A

Garonne (left bank)
Dordogne (right bank)
(Ühinevad Gironde’iks)

39
Q

What are main
soiltypes for left bank, right bank and Entre-DeuxMers?
Left bank-various types of gravel (pebbles mixed with clay, alluvial deposits, or sand)
Right bank-clay and limestone
Entre-Deux-Mers-clay and gravel

A

Left bank-various types of gravel (pebbles mixed with clay, alluvial deposits, or sand)
Right bank-clay and limestone
Entre-Deux-Mers-clay and gravel

40
Q

What does a term “chateau” is Bordeaux mean o
r what it takes to use the
term?

A

A chateau implies a vineyard owned by a sole proprietor cultivating their own vines and making their
own wine.

41
Q

What does a term “en primeur” mean?

A

Yearly offering Bordeaux wines as futures

42
Q

Under what appallation

can rosé be produced in Bordeax?

A

Bordeaux rosé, Bordeaux clairet

43
Q

What is the classification of Chateau d’Yquem, and what is the name of their
dry white wine?

A

Premier cru supérieur, “Y”

44
Q

Name three sweet wine appellations located within Graves Supérieur AOP?

A

Cérons, Barsac, Sauternes

45
Q

How many grams of residual sugar must Sauternes wines contain? Name
Sauternes grapes?

A

45g, Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle

46
Q

How is Bordeaux blend called in USA?

A

Meritage

47
Q

What is the Place de Bordeaux?

A

An exchange through which wineries work with brokers to sell their wine as
futures to négociants, who then distribute it worldwide.

48
Q

after with 2012
revision in October?

A

Château Angélus, Château Ausone, Château Cheval Blanc, Château Pavie

49
Q

Chateau Cheval Blanc original vineyards are purchased from other famous
St Emilion producer in 1832.
Name the
chateau?

A

Chateau Figeac

50
Q

Name the AOC with
the highest percentage of Malbec in any Bordeaux
appellation?

A

AOC Cotes De Bourg

Wine Basic (ABC 51-101 (26 decks)

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