Bordeaux Flashcards

1
Q

What is France’s largest AOP output region?

A

Bordeaux

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2
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Does an estate grand vin have to be produced from a single continuous parcel within Bordeaux?

A

No.

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3
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Primary climate of Bordeaux. Provide details.

A

Maritime climate. Winters are short, spring is wet. Summer can reach high temperatures. Becomes more continental towards Pomerol and St. Emilion.

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4
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What is in Bordeaux mixture?

A

Copper Sulfate, Lime, and Water

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5
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What styles of wine are permitted in Bordeaux AOC

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Red, White, Rose and Clairet

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6
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Three major rivers in the Medoc?

A

Gironde, Garonne, Dordogne

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7
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Five major subregions in the Gironde department.

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  • Medoc
  • Graves
  • Entre-Deux-Mers
  • Right Bank
  • Blaye and Bourg
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8
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Haut Medoc North to South

A
  • Medoc
  • Haut Medoc
  • Saint Estephe
  • Paulliac
  • Saint Julien
  • Margaux
  • Graves
  • Pessac Leognan
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9
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When is rainfall the most challenging in Bordeaux?

A

Spring during flowering and fall during harvest…threat of rot.

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10
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What is Bordeaux on the Winkler scale?

A

Region II

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11
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Main climate differences between Bordeaux and Napa/US Cab producing regions?

A

Not as high of a diurnal shift, rainfall in Bordeaux is almost every month.

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12
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Which current helps to mitigate the weather patterns in Bordeaux?

A

The Atlantic Gulf Stream

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13
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Red and White Grapes authorized for AOP Bordeaux production?

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

Semillon, Sauv Blanc (and Gris), Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc, Merlot Blanc, and Colombard

Additional grapes approved for Bordeaux and Superieur are: Reds: Arinarnoa, Castets, Marselan, and Touriga Nacional—and two whites—Alvarinho and Liliorila—

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14
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Which type of soil does Merlot prefer? Cab Sauv?

A

Merlot: Cool clay soil.
CS: Warm gravelly soil.

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15
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Which is the most widely planted red grape in Bordeaux?

A

Merlot.

right bank, N. Medoc, inland graves, and many second wines are merlot dominant

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16
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Which grape ripens earlier, Merlot or Cab Sauv?

A

Merlot

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17
Q

What is Pressac Noir?

A

Malbec

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18
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Are there any single vineyard or single estate appellations in Bordeaux?

A

No

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19
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Requirements of Cremant de Bordeaux AOP?

A

Traditional Method

Aged minimum 9mo on lees

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20
Q

1855 Classification categories of Sauternes

A

21 Total
Second Crus
Premier Crus
Premier Cru Superieur

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21
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What does Liv-Ex stand for?

A

London International Vintners Exchange

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22
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Who was the first Chateau to do estate bottling? When?

A

Mouton-Rothschild 1924

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23
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What year did estate bottling become required for classified estates in Bordeaux?

A

1972

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24
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Which first growth famously decided to opt out of en primeur in 2012?

A

Chateau Latour

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25
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Most common trellising system on the left bank? Right?

A

Double Guyot

Simple Guyot

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26
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Most common trellising system in Sauternes and sweet wines

A

Cordon training. Produces smaller berries that attract botrytis.

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27
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First classified Biodynamic estate in Bordeaux?

A

Pontet Canet

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28
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What is the name of the forest that borders the Haut Medoc?

A

The Landes Forest

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29
Q

What is Bouchet?

A

Cab Franc

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30
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Lafite Rothschild

A

1st- Paulliac

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31
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Growth and Commune:

Chateau Latour

A

1st- Paulliac

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32
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Growth and Commune:

Chateau Margaux

A

1st- Margaux

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33
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Growth and Commune:

Chateau Haut Brion

A

1st- Graves

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34
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Mouton Rothschild

A

1st-Paulliac

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35
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Cos d’Estournel

A

2nd-Sainte Estephe

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36
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Growth and Commune:

Chateau Montrose

A

2nd- Saint Estephe

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37
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Pichon Longueville-Baron

A

2nd- Paulliac

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38
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Growth and Commune:

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

A

2nd- Paulliac

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39
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Growth and Commune:

Chateau Leoville Las Cases

A

2nd- St Julien

40
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Leoville Poyferre

A

2nd- St Julien

41
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Leoville Barton

A

2nd- St Julien

42
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Growth and Commune:

Chateau Gruard Larose

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2nd- St Julien

43
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Growth and Commune:

Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou

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2nd- Saint Julien

44
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Rauzan-Segla

A

2nd- Margaux

45
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Rauzan Gassies

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2nd- Margaux

46
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Dufort Vivens

A

2nd- Margaux

47
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Lascombes

A

2nd- Margaux

48
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Growth and Commune:

Chateau Brane-Cantenac

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2nd- Margaux (Cantenac)

49
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Calon Segur

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3rd- Saint Estephe

50
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Lagrange

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3rd- Saint Julien

51
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Langoa Barton

A

3rd- Saint Julien

52
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Malescot-Saint Exuprey

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3rd- Margaux

53
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Growth and Commune:

Chateau Desmirail

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3rd- Margaux (Cantenac)

54
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Ferriere

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3rd- Margaux

55
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Marquis d’Alseme Becker

A

3rd- Margaux

56
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Kirwan

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3rd- Margaux (Cantenac)

57
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau d’Issan

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3rd- Margaux (Cantenac)

58
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Boyd-Cantenac

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3rd- Margaux (Cantenac)

59
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Cantenac Brown

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3rd- Margaux (Cantenac)

60
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Palmer

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3rd- Margaux (Cantenac)

61
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Giscours

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3rd- Margaux (Labarde)

62
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau La Lagune

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3rd- Haut Medoc (Ludon)

63
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Lafon-Rochet

A

4th- Saint Estephe

64
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Duhart Milon Rothschild

A

4th- Paulliac

65
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Saint Pierre

A

4th- Saint Julien

66
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Talbot

A

4th-Saint Julien

67
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Branaire Ducru

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4th- Saint Julien

68
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Beychevelle

A

4th- Saint Julien

69
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Growth and Commune:

Chateau Marquis de Terme

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4th- Margaux

70
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Pouget

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4th- Margaux (Cantenac)

71
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Growth and Commune:

Chateau Prieure-Lichine

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4th- Margaux (Cantenac)

72
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau La Tour Carnet

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4th- Haut Medoc (Saint Laurent)

73
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Cos Labory

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5th- Saint Estephe

74
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Pontet Canet

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5th- Paulliac

75
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Batailley

A

5th- Paulliac

76
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Haut Batailley

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5th- Paulliac

77
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Haut Bages Liberal

A

5th- Paulliac

78
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste

A

5th- Paulliac

79
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Grand Puy Ducasse

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5th- Paulliac

80
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Lynch Bages

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5th- Paulliac

81
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Lynch Moussas

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5th- Paulliac

82
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau d’Armailhac

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5th- Paulliac (Known as Mouton-Baronne-Phillippe from 1933-1988)

83
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Pedesclaux

A

5th- Paulliac

84
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Clerc Milon

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5th- Paulliac

85
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Croizet Bages

A

5th- Paulliac

86
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Dauzac

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5th- Margaux (Labarde)

87
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau du Tertre

A

5th- Margaux (Arsac)

88
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Belgrave

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5th- Haut Medoc (Saint-Laurent)

89
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau de Camensac

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5th- Haut Medoc (Saint-Laurent)

90
Q

Growth and Commune:

Chateau Cantemerle

A

5th- Haut Medoc (Macau)

91
Q

Bordeaux Barrique size?

A

225L

92
Q

What are jalles?

A

Drainage channels preventing the Medoc from becoming swampland

93
Q

Are all Medoc AOP wines red?

A

Yes

94
Q

Furthest north communal appellation of the Haut Medoc

A

St Estephe

95
Q

What is boulbenes?

A

The mixture of sand, gravel, and light clay that is a main soil type of graves