Bordeaux

Question 1

What are the two rivers in Bordeaux

Answer 1

Garonne (left) and Dordogne (right)

Question 2

What can springtime frost do?

Answer 2

Leads to Coulure and millerandage

Question 3

What is the BDX mixture

Answer 3

Lime, Copper, Sulfate and water

Question 4

What is the landes Forest

Answer 4

Man made to protect against the Atlantic winds and weather

Question 5

when did it become compulsory for estates to bottle their own for classified estates ?

Answer 5

1972

Question 6

When did classified growths start producing 2nd wines

Answer 6

1982

Question 7

Soil types and grape preferences

Answer 7

Merlot - Clay
Cab Sav - Drained Gravel
Cab Franc - Limestone

also is Crasse de fer (iron pan and rich clay in pomerol

Boulbenes - mixture of sand, gravel and light clay

Question 8

What are the other names for Cab Franc / Malbec on the right back

Answer 8

Cab Franc - Bouchet

Malbec - Pressac

Question 9

What are the new grapes allowed for blending

Answer 9

Whites: 
Alvarinho, Liliorila 
Reds: 
Arinarnoa 
Castests 
Marselan 
Touriga Nacional

Question 10

what AOP are the new grapes approved for

Answer 10

Only Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superior wines

Question 11

What the Barrel sizes

Answer 11

225

Question 12

How many properties in the 1855 Classification

Answer 12

61

Question 13

What is the break down of growths into the 5 ranks

Answer 13

1st - 5 2nd - 14, 3rd - 14, 4th - 10 and 5 - 18

Question 14

Name all 5 1st growths

Answer 14

Latour - Pauillac 
Lafite - Pauillac
Mouton Rothschild - Pauillac 
Margaux - Margaux 
Haut Brion - Passac Leognan

Question 15

Name all 14 2nd growths

Answer 15

In Margaux 
Rasuan Gassies 
Rausan Segla 
Lascombes 
Dufort Viven 
In St Julien 
Leoville Poyferre 
Leoville Las Cases 
Leoville Barton 
Gruard Larose 
Durcu Beaucailou 
In Pauillac 
Pichon Longueville Baron
Pichon Longueville Comtesse de lalande 
St Estephe 
Montrose 
Cos d'Esournel

Question 16

Name all 14 3rd growths

Answer 16

St Julien -
Lagrange
Langao Barton

St Estephe
Calon Segur

Margaux 
Ferriere 
Marquis D'Aleseme Becker 
Malescont St Exupery 
Desmirail 
(in Cantenac in margaux) 
Cantenac Brown 
Kirwarn 
D'Issan 
Palmer 
Boyd Cantenac 
Giscours - Labarge in margaux 
La Lagune - Ludon

Question 17

name all 10 4th growths

Answer 17

St Julien 
St Pierre Savaistre 
Talbot 
Branaire Durcu
Beychevelle 

Pauillac
Duhart-milon

Margaux
Pouget
Prieure
Marquis de Terme

La tour Carnet - St Laurent

St Estephe
Lafon Rochet

Question 18

name all 16th 5th growths

Answer 18

Pauillac 
Pontet Canet 
Batilley 
Haut Batailley 
Grand Puy Lacoste 
Grand Puy Ducasse 
Lynch Bages 
Lynch Mouassas 
Armilhac 
Haut Bages Liberale 
Pedesclaux 
Crosiet Bages 

Margaux 
Dauzac 
Due Tertre 
Belgrave 
Camensac 

St Estephe
Cos Labory

Macau
Cantemerle

Question 19

name the 5 villages in Margaux

Answer 19

Soussan, Margaux, Cantenac, Labardd, Arsac

Question 20

Name the 5 villages in Sauternes

Answer 20

Sauternes, Barsac, Fargues, Preignac and Bommes

Question 21

Name the vintages that Yquem have not released a wine

Answer 21

1910, 15, 30, 51, 64,72,74,92,2012

Question 22

First vintage of Ygrec

Answer 22

1959, made intermittently until 2004 when it started annual

Question 23

4 satellite appellations in St Emillion

Answer 23

Lussac, St Georges, Montagne, Puisseguin

Question 24

What is Crasse de fer

Answer 24

Subsoil of iron pan and rich clay found in pomerol