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BORDEAUX Flashcards

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How much of AOC production comes from Bordeaux?

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~25%

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What is annual case production of Bordeaux region?p

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61 million cases

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What 2 rivers meet to form the Gironde estuary?

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Garonne (Left bank and Dordogne (Right Bank)

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Which area the two main areas of the Left Bank that lie above and below the city of Bordeaux?

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Medoc, Graves,

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Which areas are considered Right Bank?

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Blaye/Cotes du Blaye, Bourg/Cotes du Bourg, Fronsac/Canon Fronsac, Libourne area AOCs (Pomerol/Lalande-Pomerol, Saint Emilion/St.-Emilion “satellites”), Castillon/Francs/St-Foy Cotes de Bordeaux

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6
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Which topographic feature provides shelter from Atlantic Ocean?

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Landes forest

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7
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What are the leading red grapes of Bordeaux?

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

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What are the leading white grapes of Bordeaux?

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Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Muscadelle

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9
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How many AOCs in Bordeaux?

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~40

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10
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What are the 3 largest AOCs covering entire region?

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Bordeaux, Bordeaux Superieur, Cremant de Bordeaux

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How much production do the three largest Bordeaux AOCs account for?

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55%

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What are the main AOCs on the Left Bank in Medoc area?

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Haut Medoc, Medoc, Listrac-Medoc, Moulis-en-Medoc, Margaux, St. Estephe, Paulliac, St. Julien

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What are the main AOCs of Left Bank/ Graves?

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Graves, Graves Superieur, Pessac-Leognan, Barsac, Cerons, Sauternes

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14
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What are two unique features of Entre-deux-Mers AOC?

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1) Majority is approved for dry white only, 2) Coolest climate region in Bordeaux

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Which other AOCs are in the Entre-Deux/Mers?

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Entre-Deux-Mers/Haut Benage (*Bordeaux AOC), Graves de Vayres, Premiere Cotes de Bordeaux, Cadillac, Loupiac, St.-Croix- du-Mont, Cotes du Bordeaux St. Macaire

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16
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Which 4 areas lie just outside the Bordeaux AOC to the East and South?

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Bergerac, Cotes du Duras, Cotes du Marmandais, St. Foy Cotes de Bordeaux

17
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Which AOCs in the Entre-Deux-Mers AREA are approved for dry red production?

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Graves-de-Vayre, St. Foy-Cotes du Bordeaux

18
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What are the main AOCs on the Right Bank?

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Bourg/Cotes du Bourg, Fronsac/Canon-Fronsac, Pomerol/Lalande-Pomerol, St. Emilion/St. Emilion “satellites” (Lussac, Montagne, Puisseguin, St. George), )

19
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Which 5 subzones of the Cotes de Bordeaux AOC established in 2009?

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Blaye/Cotes du Blaye, Cadillac, Castillion, Francs, Saint-Foy

20
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What is the Bordeaux Classification of 1855 and how many chateau are included? How many sweet wines were classified and what is their breakdown by level?

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It ranks 61 chateau (mostly Left Bank) into 5 cru levels based on the market price at that time.
27 sweet wines were also classified; 15 2nd growths, 11 1st growths and one grand gru: Ch, d’Yquem

21
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What are the 5 first growths?

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Haut Brion, Lafite-Rotschild, Latour, Margaux and Mouton-Rothschild (awarded in 1973)

22
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What are the “super seconds”

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Cos d’Estournel, Montrose, Pichon Longueville Baron

23
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What is the Graves classification system and how many chateau are included?

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Ranking of 16 chateau, once in 1953 and again in 1959. There is one level (“cru classes”) which includes Ch. Haut Brion, a Bordeaux premier-cru located in Graves

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What is the St. Emilion classification system and when did it begin

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Right Bank classification system started in 1954. Reclassified every 10 years. two levels: grand cru classe (63), and premiere grand cru classe A (4)/B (15)

25
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What are the four Premier Grand Cru Classe A chateau?

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Angelus. Ausone, Cheval Blanc, Pavie

Ausone and Cheval Blanc will leave in 2022

26
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The 40 AOC appellations count for how much of Bordeaux’s total production?

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55%

27
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What are the six communal AOCs of Medoc?

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St. Estephe, Pauillac, St. Julien, Margaux, Listrac-Medoc. Moulis-en-Medoc

28
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What are the four communal AOCs of Graves?

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Pessac-Leognan, Cerons, Barsac, and Sauternes

29
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What are the seven communal AOCs of Entre-deux-Mers?

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Graves-de-Vayres (red), Haut Benage, St. Macaire, Cadillac, Loupiac, St. Croix-du-Mont, Saint-Foye

30
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What is unique about the soils and vineyard parcels in Margaux?

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High gravel content and dispersed vineyards (mixed in with classified parcels) so winemaking technique/grape selection trumps terroir

31
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How many chateau can use the “Grand Cru Classe de Graves” labeling from the Graves Classification of 1959?

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16
https://www.wine-searcher.com/graves-classification

32
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Why are the white wines of Pessac Leognan so ageworthy?

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Oak aging

33
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what is minimum required % of Sauvignon Bland in Pessac-Leognan whites?

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25%

34
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What is considered the oldest WINERY on Bordeaux?

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Ch. Pape Clement circa 1252

35
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Which AOC has highest temps on Left Bank?

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Pessac-Leognan

36
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What is unique about terroir in Pessac-Leognan?

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Gravel/Stone in North, acidic (due to pine forests) clay/limestone in South

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