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1
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Name the 5 1st growths & their commune

A 
Ch. Lafite-Rothschild (Pauillac)
Ch. Latour (Pauillac) 
Ch. Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac) 
Ch. Margaux (Margaux) 
Ch. Haut-Brion (Graves
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Name the 2nd growths in Saint-Estephe

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Ch. Cos d’Estournel

Ch. Montrose

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What rivers & estuaries are in Bordeaux?

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Gironde Estuary which goes into the Dordogne River (separates Entre-deux-mers & right bank) and the Garonne River (separates Entre-Deux-Mers & left bank)

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Name the communes in the Left Bank

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  • MEDOC
  • HAUT MEDOC:
    - St. Estephe
    - Pauillac
    - St. Julien
    - Margaux
    - Listrac Medoc
    - Mouils-en-Medoc
  • GRAVES
  • PESSAC-LEOGNAN
  • GRAVES SUPERIORE (Sauterenes)
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Name the communes on the Right Bank

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St. Emillon
Pomerol
St. Emillon Grand Cru

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What is the climate of Bordeaux

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Maritime with continental towards St. Emillon & Pomerol

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describe the soil of the Left Bank

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Medoc: heavy clay
Haut-Medoc: well-drained gravel
Graves: boulbenes (mix of sand, gravel, & light clay)

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describe the soils of the Right Bank

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St. Emillon: cotes: steep limestone slopes &
graves: gravelly limestone plateau
Pomerol: sand, clay & gravel

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What blend of grapes is Left Bank

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Cab Sauv based with Merlot

W/in Graves Superior: Semillon, Sauv B, Muscadelle

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Describe the blend of the Right Bank

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Merlot & Cab Franc

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Describe the blend of grapes for Entre-Deux-Mers

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Sauv B, Semillon, Muscadelle

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Describe the average aging techniques of the region

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Up to 2 years of New French Oak Barriques for Left Bank, Right Bank & Sauterenes

Entre-Deux-Mers little to no oak, stainless steel

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13
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What is the 1855 Classification

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classification of the most expensive red wines of Bordeaux by Emperor Napoleon

  • the wines were rated by price and are attached to producers not the land itself
  • announced at the Universal Exposition in Paris
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what does “en premuer” mean

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selling futures of wines

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what is a coutier

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wine brokers

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name the top vintages of Bordeaux

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1989, 1996, 2009, 2010, 2015

17
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Name three Third growths

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Ch. Calon-Segur (St. Estephe)
Ch. Lagrange (St. Julien)
Ch. Langoa Barton (St. Julien)

18
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Name the 2nd wine of Lafite-Rothschild

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Carruades de Lafite

19
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Name the 2nd wine of Latour

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Les Forts de Latour

20
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Name the 2nd wine of Mouton-Rothschild

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Le Petit Mouton de Mouton-Rothschild

21
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Name the 2nd of Chateau Margaux

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Pavillon Rouge,

Margaux du Château Margaux

22
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Name the 2nd of Chateau Haut-Brion

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red: Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
(as of 2007, previously Château Bahans Haut-Brion)

white: La Clarté de Haut-Brion (as of 2009 vintage)

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