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1
Q

Primary red grapes from Right Bank

A

Merlot - 70%

Cabernet Franc- 30%

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2
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of wine appellations

A

57

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3
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3 quality levels

A

Bordeaux
Region
Region + Chateau

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4
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Approx. # of wine-producing chateaux

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7000

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5
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7 sub-regions/AOCs

A 
Haut-Medoc AOC
Saint-Estephe AOC
Pauillac AOC
Saint-Julien AOC
Listrac-Medoc AOC
Moulis-en-Medoc AOC
Margaux AOC
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6
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2 main Right Bank AOCs

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Pomerol

Saint-Emilion

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7
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Primary grape of the Left Bank

A

Cabernet Sauvignon - 70%

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8
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Left Bank main AOC

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Medoc

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9
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3 white grapes

A

Semillon
Sauvignon Blanc
Muscadelle

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10
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Entre-Deux-Mers wine type produced

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White wine only

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11
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“Entre-Deux-Mers” translation

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“Between two seas” (which are actually Rivers)

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12
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Year the best chateaux of the Medoc were classified

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1855

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13
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of chateaux classified in the Official Classification of the Medoc

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61

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14
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Chateau from each of the 5 growths in the Official Classification of the Medoc

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1st: Chateau Margaux
2nd: Leoville-Barton
3rd: Palmer
4th: Prieure-Lichine
5th: Lynch-Bages

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15
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Year the Graves wines were first classified

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1959

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16
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2 second-label wines of classified chateaux

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Les Forts de Latour (latour)
Petit Mouton (mouton-rothschild)
17
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3 Classified Chateaux in Graves

A

Chateau Haut-Brion
Chateau Carbonnieux
Chateau Olivier

18
Q

“Chateaux” definition

A

An estate under single ownership

19
Q

Climate

A

Maritime

20
Q

Saint-Emilion classification levels

A

Premier Grand Cru Classe A
Premier Grand Cru Classe B
Grand Cru Classe

21
Q

Grand Cru meaning is _____ between the 2 Banks

A

Different

22
Q

Sub-region Chateau Lafite is produced in

A

Pauillac

23
Q

Chateau Cheval Blanc

A

A wine producer in Saint-Emilion
Translates to “white horse castle”
1 of 4 to earn highest rank in the classification

24
Q

Left Bank’s best vintage

A

1996

25
Q

Chateau d’yquem region

A

Sauternes

26
Q

5 major grapes (red and white)

A 
Sauvignon Blanc 
Semillon 
Merlot 
Cabernet Sauvignon 
Cabernet Franc
27
Q

% of red wine produced

A

89%

28
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Enter-Deux-Mers AOC

A

Large subregion of Bordeaux in SW France

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