Bordeaux

Question 1

Bordeaux is 2nd in volume of production, behind _____

Answer 1

Languedoc

Question 2

Dry white wines in Bordeaux are generally labeled ____

Answer 2

sec

Question 3

Earliest grape to ripen

Answer 3

Merlot

Question 4

A couple practical reasons for blending

Answer 4

Varying soil types + various ripening lengths of the grapes

Question 5

This grape prefers clay-based soils

Answer 5

Merlot

Question 6

This grape performs best in gravel

Answer 6

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 7

This grape excels in Limestone soils

Answer 7

Cabernet Franc

Question 8

t/f: limestone-based soils promote acidity and freshness

Answer 8

true

Question 9

What does Cab Franc contribute to the Bordeaux blend

Answer 9

herbal spices + red fruit aromatics

Question 10

t/f: merlot contributes a fleshy, juicy texture when blended with Cabernet Sauvignon

Answer 10

true

Question 11

Left bank Bordeaux blend is comprised of roughly ___ Cabernet Sauvignon

Answer 11

2/3rds

Question 12

Where are you more likely to find Petit Verdot: Left bank or right bank?

Answer 12

left bank

Question 13

What does Petit Verdot contribute to the blend?

Answer 13

color, depth, and an exotic perfume

Question 14

What is Cru Artisan?

Answer 14

Classifcation that acts as a mark of distinction for small-time “artisinal” Chateaux in the Medoc

Question 15

The 3 levels of Cru Bourgeois

Answer 15

cru bourgeois exceptionnels
cru bourgeois supérieurs
cru bourgeois

Question 16

What does cru bourgeois classify?

Answer 16

wines of the medoc

Question 17

The 8 Medoc AOCs

Answer 17

Medoc
Haut Medoc
Listrac
Moulis
St Estephe
St Julien
Pauillac
Margaux

Question 18

How often is the Cru Bourgeois classification revisited?

Answer 18

5 years

Question 19

This commune AOC has 0 1st growths 5 classified growths overall

Answer 19

St.-Estephe

Question 20

This commune AOC has 3 1st growths

Answer 20

Pauillac

Question 21

Name the 1st growths of Pauillac

Answer 21

Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Chateau Mouton Rothschild
Chateau Latour

Question 22

t/f: St.-Julien contains 2 1st growths

Answer 22

false. 0 1st growths

Question 23

How many classified growths do Listrac & Moulis have?

Answer 23

0 each

Question 24

How many 1st growths does Margaux have?

Answer 24

1

Question 25

The wines of Margaux are often described as ______

Answer 25

feminine: emphasis on floural boquet, exotic character and finesse

Question 26

In Graves the soil is similar to the Medoc but ____ in the south

Answer 26

sandier

Question 27

The mixture of sand, light clay, gravel you find as you go south in Graves is known as ______

Answer 27

boulbenes

Question 28

Graves wines were first classified in ___

Answer 28

1953

Question 29

How often is the classification of Graves revisited and what are the levels?

Answer 29

No revisits; one level: cru classe

Question 30

t/f: all but one cru classe chateau is found in Pessac Leognan

Answer 30

false: every cru classe chateau is within Pessac Leognan

Question 31

t/f: Pessac Leogan does not allow dry whites

Answer 31

false

Question 32

Name 3 sweet wines AOCs not including Graves Superieur

Answer 32

Barsac Cerons Sauternes

Question 33

French term for noble rot

Answer 33

pourriture noble

Question 34

Sauternes lies at the conflux of the _____ and Garonne rivers

Answer 34

Ciron

Question 35

The wines of Sauternes were classified in 1855 and divided into these 3 subcategories

Answer 35

Premier Cru Superieur 1st growths 2nd growths

Question 36

t/f: the wines of Barsac may be labelled as either Barsac AOC or Sauternes AOC

Answer 36

true

Question 37

St.-Emilion contains a diversity of soils broadley categorized into these two types

Answer 37

The cotes and graves

Question 38

St.-Emilion's hillside cotes are steep _____ slopes

Answer 38

limestone

Question 39

St.-Emilion's graves is a _____ limestone plateau resembling the soils of the Medoc

Answer 39

gravelly

Question 40

t/f: all Grand Cru Classe in St Emilion must meet the requirements of St Emilion Grand Cru

Answer 40

true

Question 41

What must St Emilion Grand Cru AOC wines do to seperate them from St Emilion AOC?

Answer 41

+.5% ABV + extended elevage

Question 42

The classification of St Emilion has these 3 categories

Answer 42

St Emilion Premiers Grands Crus Classe A St Emilion Premiers Grand Crus Classe B St Emilion Grand Crus Classe

Question 43

Which is larger: St Emilion or Pomerol?

Answer 43

St Emilion

Question 44

Cabernet Franc is known as ____ in Pomerol

Answer 44

Bouchet

Question 45

Chateau Lefleur lies within _____

Answer 45

Pomerol

Question 46

Chateau Le Pin lies within _____

Answer 46

Pomerol

Question 47

The soils of Pomerol

Answer 47

sand, clay, gravel

Question 48

Four satellite AOCs of St.-Emilion

Answer 48

Puisseguin St.-Georges Montagne Lussac

Question 49

Where is the Cotes de Bourg AOC?

Answer 49

Right bank, about 12 miles NW of the town of Bordeaux

Question 50

Where is Blaye AOC?

Answer 50

north of Cotes de Bourg AOC (right bank)

Question 51

The 5 subzones of Cotes de Bordeaux

Answer 51

``` Blaye Castillon Sainte Foy Francs Cadillac ```

Question 52

Two parent grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon

Answer 52

Sauvignon Blanc | Cabernet Franc

Question 53

Sauternes is typically __-__% ABV

Answer 53

12-14

Question 54

This grape is typically the last to ripen in Bordeaux

Answer 54

Petit Verdot

Question 55

Chateau Lascombes is classified as __ Growth

Answer 55

2nd

Question 56

T/f: Bordeaux has the most hectares under vine of any French wine region

Answer 56

true

Question 57

This IGP encompasses Bordeaux

Answer 57

Atlantique